Hey guys, John here with realtruck.com, and today I wanna show you how to install the
Extang Full Tilt Toolbox Tonneau Cover on this Ram 1500.
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All right guys, as you can see here, we've got everything out of the box.
It comes complete with everything you need to get this thing together and onto the truck.
So what we have here is we have, of course, our cover itself, our crossbows, and the really
cool thing about it is that these are designed so you really can't mess 'em up if you're
paying attention, because like this one, I don't know if you can see it, but it says
"Center", and so you know exactly where they go.
So that's helpful and handy.
Comes with your L-brackets, it comes with all your side brackets that have all your
snaps and such attached to 'em, and the seals, your prop rods, your brackets for attaching
everything on, corner braces, bolts, optional corner foam, and your instruction sheet.
So the only thing left to do at this point, guys, is get this thing together and onto
our truck.
So the first thing we're gonna do is take this L-channel, and you can see here it's
the big flat one with the rubber seal on the back side of it there, and we're gonna put
on here.
Now you wanna make sure that you put it with the rubber seal pieces down, and then we're
just gonna slide it right up against the toolbox and make sure that it's centered on there.
And then we're gonna get our lower L-channel, and we're going to attach our L-bars to it
and then put it on here as well.
So let's get that.
So then we're gonna take our lower L-channel and we're gonna take our L-bars, and we're
gonna attach them to that.
Now the way we're gonna do that, these [SP] just slide in.
But make sure though, guys, that when you put these on, that you can see here how the
L-channel was designed, and we're gonna put these on so as this piece is down when we
put it onto the truck.
So we're gonna slide this in this side.
You might have to back these little hex screws out a little bit to get that in there because
that's what's gonna tighten this down onto here to hold it in place once we have it where
we want it.
And just make sure that you're just back far enough you can slide it in there.
Put this one in this side, like so.
And then once we have this in place, we'll go ahead and put this up on the truck.
Okay, so we've got this ready to go on.
But before put this actually up on there, what I wanna do is peel this paper off of
our foam seal.
And it's not a sticky seal, it's just plain straight up foam, and we'll just toss that
outta the way.
And then we're gonna take this and we're gonna set it right up on here, just like so.
And what we wanna do then is get this all centered on here.
And once we have it all centered in place, where we're gonna want it, then we wanna make
sure that these mounting brackets on the front are as far back as we can possibly put 'em,
and I think they're pretty good where they're at.
So I'm gonna go over and get the other side and get this thing centered in here, and we'll
be ready to start putting the clamps on.
All right, so we're ready to attach our clamps, and as you can see here, guys, we have our
rear piece of our clamp, and it's the part that has the orange [inaudible 00:03:51] strip
on it.
So what we're gonna do is make sure that that part is actually up under here because that's
gonna go against our truck bed and it's to keep it from actually damaging our truck.
And the piece on the bottom down here is actually gonna fit in some notches on the bottom of
this L-bracket hinge.
So what we're gonna do then is we're gonna...just gonna put it up in place up here just because
it's not wanting to fit in there just exactly where we want it.
So I'm just gonna push down on it just a little bit and right there it is.
So we'll put our screws in.
Now we have these hex bolts and washers.
You wanna make sure you put a washer on each one of your bolts and attach them into here,
just like so.
Now, leave these just finger-tight to start with, and I will show you why here in just
a second, as soon as we get this one on.
It looks like it's gonna lock onto the bottom.
Okay, good, put our bolts in.
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Okay, so we've got all that in place.
Now, what I wanna do is just make sure that I have this pushed all the way tight up against
my toolbox, so that way my seal is actually sealing like it's supposed to.
And then once I have that, then I'll tighten 'em down.
Okay, and then once we have this side, then I'll just go over and do the exact same thing
on the other side.
And when I get that done, then I'll come back and show you guys what we're gonna do next.
All right, so the next part we're gonna do is the...is our upper rail, and we're going
to actually take this, and you can see how this part of it is rounded, and that's actually
gonna go right down into this channel on the piece we just put on there, and that's our
lower rail.
So we're gonna take this, and we're just gonna kinda turn it a little bit and just roll it
right down inside that channel area there.
We'll flip this up out of the way here.
And set it in place, just like so.
And once we have that, the next thing we're gonna do is attach our side rails and our
back rails, so let's get those.
All right, so the next thing we're gonna do is attach our side rails.
And if you look on these, you can actually see they're marked "Driver" and "Passenger".
If for some reason yours aren't marked, then it's real easy to know that your lock handles
go to the back.
So as long as you have that that way you're gonna be in the right area of doing it.
So we're gonna set that up on there like so, and then it just snaps right in place, just
like that.
And then we're gonna go put the one on the other side, and then we'll be ready to put
the back rail on.
So we're gonna to put our rear rail or our tailgate rail on.
And it goes on just the same way, just put it in the slots, just give it a little pop,
and it snaps right in place, just like that.
So once we have our rear cross rail on, the next thing we're gonna do is put our L-channels
or our corner braces rather, on the sides.
And we're just gonna take these bolts out that are in...on each of the four corners,
remove those, and we're going to use these to attach our corner braces.
Now, when we put these on, it's important to keep in mind that we don't want to tighten
them down just yet because we're gonna wanna square this to make sure that it's nice and
square and on the truck right before we get that far along.
And just gotta get that one lined up.
So what I'm gonna do is just leave those finger-tight, go around, put all four corners, and then
I'll come back and I'll show you guys how to square this.
Okay, so what we're gonna do now once we have all these in place, is square our framework.
And the way we're gonna do that is just measure across here.
And you can do this yourself if you're pretty steady at it or you get somebody to hold one
side for ya.
And we're just gonna get a measurement to the corner, and that's 79 inches to there
on that one.
And we're gonna go and measure across this way, the same thing from that corner over
there to over here, and just a little bit, move it just a little.
And there we go, 79.
So we're good, and once we have those all in place to where it's supposed to be, then
we go ahead and tighten everything down and tighten our corners down here.
And when we get that then I'll [SP] just go around and tighten up all four, and we'll
be ready at that point to put our cross bars on.
Can see here that this one's marked "Center", but since there isn't really quite a center
on here, we're just gonna call this one the front one, just makes it a little simpler
for you guys to understand.
And you can see there's a notch or an indent in the end of these, and these are spring-loaded.
And you can also see that on our rails here, there's a...it has two tabs.
One tab would be for performance and the other one is just for a better, sleeker look.
So we're just gonna put ours right on the bottom one, and we're just gonna put it over
on the other side, insert it on to there.
Now it's very important, guys, that when you do this, that you don't put these in-between
there because they will not work properly that way.
So we're gonna get that stuck on the other side maybe, perhaps, there.
Okay, now this one is gonna be just a little more snug because this is the one that actually
keeps everything all nice and lined up.
Once we get it in place there, we should be all good to go.
And I'm just gonna check on the other side to make sure that I got it in there correctly,
which is always a good idea just to be sure, guys.
Okay, [inaudible 00:11:10] all in place.
So we're gonna do the same thing with the rear one, and we're gonna put it on the bottom
on that side over there.
And since I'm over here, we're just gonna do it over here.
And we're gonna put the rear one on the bottom right here, and boom, all good to go.
All right, double check this to make sure it's in correctly, and it is.
All right, so once we have that all in place, the next thing to do is to attach our cover
and get it all snapped into place.
And I'm gonna get my pad out the way there, and we're gonna fold this out here.
Well, actually, before we get this too far along, we're gonna separate our snaps and
just kinda get our snaps located across our bars here, which is gonna make it a lot easier
when we go to start hooking this up.
Okay, once we have our snaps all located out across there, we just wanna bring our cover
back and across.
Lay it out here nice and neatly.
And what we're gonna do then when we start to snap this on, we wanna do the corners first.
Once we get this corner snapped on...and this corner...this corner right here.
Now when these are new, guys, just so you know, if you wanna...they're gonna be a little
bit snug to pull and get the snaps in place.
But after they've been out in the hot sun for a little bit, it won't be nearly this
tough when you're trying to open this or close this by taking [SP] it away and snapping it.
However, because of the design of this cover, you really don't have to unsnap it to get
into it.
So that's a bonus.
Once we have the corners all in place, then what we're gonna do is we're just gonna go
around and we're gonna get all the center ones all snapped down as well.
So, I'm gonna get this all snapped down.
The next thing we're gonna do is attach our prop rods, and we're just gonna unhook or
unlatch our cover here, and take our prop rods, and we're going to put those on.
Now these are really simple and easy to do.
All you do is take those spots...now make sure when you do this, that you have the cylinder
part down, and you just snap it right on in place there and the same thing on top one
up here, snap it right on in place.
And then we'll do the one on the other side...and there we go.
So, there you go, guys, all done all through, ready to go, you can see it's locks it down
really nice with those rods and gives it a little opening there for ya.
We'll pull it down, we're gonna latch her up...and there you have it.
It's just that easy, guys.
That's how quick and easy it actually is to install the Extang Full Tilt Toolbox Tonneau
Cover onto your truck.
So remember, until next time, happy motoring.
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