Who is installing the tonneau cover?
Most soft tonneau covers can be installed in 30 minutes to 1 hour by someone with limited mechanical skills. Hard tonneau’s generally can be installed in 30 minutes to 2 hours by someone with limited mechanical skills. However, most covers work best only if they are properly installed. If you don’t line up a rail correctly on a roll-up tonneau if may be more difficult to close. If you missed the correct seal placement on a hard tonneau it may not be as water tight. Soft tonneau covers tend to be more forgiving on the installation than a hard tonneau. • Do you want to have the tonneau on your truck all the time or just occasionally? Most tonneau covers are a clamp on style installation. This generally requires a hand tool or two. However, soft tri-fold tonneau covers install with hand clamps which allows this style of tonneau to be installed or completely removed in econds. Well, 30 seconds to unclamp and perhaps 2 minutes to re-attach to the truck bed. • How tall is your truck? If you
