What is the difference between this cover and other folding tonneau covers?
This cover is the second generation of the original folding tonneau cover. The biggest improvements over that cover revolve around the removal of the surface mounted rails and the mounting of all of the latching and bracket hardware under the cover (so none of this is visible when the cover is closed). To explain this further, with our cover, you do not install additional side rails onto your pickup truck rails. This cover sets right on top of your truck bed rails with all hinge and latch brackets located under the cover (on the inside rail surface in the truck bed). In the 4 panel configuration, the two rear hinges are locked by a sliding latch mechanism which secures to brackets that are mounted UNDERNEATH the cover. These brackets are mounted along the inside rail of your pickup and not on top of the rail, and are engaged by a low-profile rod which is depressed when it is completely closed. In other words, when the cover is closed (whether it is locked or not) you cannot open or lif
