Video Transcript for Setting Up Your etrailer Hard Tonneau Cover - 2022 Toyota Tundra

How's it going, neighbors This is Ed here with etrailer.com and we're taking a look at the etrailer Quad Folding Tonneau Cover on our 2022 Toyota Tundra. Now in general, when you're adding the tonneau cover to the back of your vehicle, it's for an extra measure of security. And there are some studies out there to say that you can get additional fuel economy. However, you do pick up better aerodynamics by not having that void in the back of your vehicle. So let's take a closer look at the etrailer cover and see what's special about it. The etrailer cover is actually four panels of UV resistant materials.

The panels, the hard panels are actually a fiberglass composite that's put together, that's designed to not only give you a nice finish and not fade, but it will support up to 200 pounds evenly distributed. And you can release your cover using this latch and it's the same on both sides, and it allows you to flip your cover up. Now just taking a look at the track itself, it installs on your OEM Toyota tracks using this bracket. And I've seen a few different versions of this that we came up with. And this one is the easiest install I've seen, and it gives you a nice sturdy base.

Something to note, each section is gonna have that same release when you're folding up. And it is a quad panel, but it only folds three of the four panels. When you want to have access to your bed, you can just fasten it in right here and you get a good portion of it. However, if you do need to remove it, I can show you how those clamps clamp underneath to take it out entirely. You're gonna just loosen this knob on both sides, and you have a little bit of hardware back here.

You have a bolt cover, you have a wing nut, and you have another knob. You just untwist those things and the cover comes right off. If you need to remove the tracks, generally you won't have to if you have to take the cover out. You can just leave them right in place and then drop it right back in. What I like most about the installation, you can do it completely by yourself.

If you have another set of hands, it makes it a little easier to handle the cover, but a single person can get this installed. I would say once you're set up, maybe about 20, 30 minutes. So let me show you how to get it done. We're gonna start by putting together the assembly that works with our track and our bed for the five and a half foot model. Essentially what you're gonna need, you're gonna need the clamp, the track bracket adapter, and your bolt. And they go together just like that. Last part of your clamp is your knob and it threads right in the bottom. And then you're just gonna take your black part of your adapter and just slide that into the track. It is kind of tight back there, so it does take a little bit of wiggling, but then you can get it out. And if you kind of pull against it to work it around the bolts inside of your track, you can get it up here to the top. So I'm gonna slide the other two on the track just like that. I found when installing the cover, the caps on your track system right here on the bulkhead will get in the way. So since you're already over here, just go ahead and pop them out. Now, making sure you're paying attention to the orientation of your tracks. You're gonna install the right over here on the passenger side. That has to do with the, you know, orientation right and left is based off of being in the driver's seat. And we're just gonna push that all the way up and you can kind of see that bracket on the end. And you can see how removing the clamp on our track allows the bracket to slide into place. We wanna make sure your track is flush right here at the edge of the tail where the tailgate closes in. And we're gonna slide this into the track. You can see a opening here, and we're gonna work it into the track. We're gonna do that the same way at the other opening at the top here. We're gonna secure it using our five millimeter Allen key and the knob at the bottom of our bracket. So my bolt is just kind of like a set screw, it's gonna hold it in position in the track. And then the knob sets it underneath on the track. So it gives you a nice sturdy base for your cover. And I found that pulling the track up a little bit during this part gives you a little bit of more clearance. The knobs are super tight as far as getting a grip on them, so you kind of have to work with what you can in that space. However, once you get it to seat, it is very sturdy. And we're gonna align this at the top of our bed. Also, wanna make sure your weather stripping is on the outside. And that way it'll keep some of that moisture outside of your bed. Once we have it on top of our tracks, I'm gonna get in the bed and then we'll hook it up with our hardware. Now we're gonna take our bolt that's on the track here. I'm gonna slide it over into our bracket. I'm gonna do the same thing on the other side. Now we're gonna insert our spacer on our bolt and just feed it back through. You wanna make sure you're in the center of the space or otherwise it could shift around when you're on the road. And I'm just gonna lightly tighten it like I did the first one, and then do the same on the other side. Add my wing nut. And now that I installed the other side, we're just gonna cap this thing off. Put our bracket in the track and align it with our threaded hole. And then we're gonna use our Allen key and set the set screw on the track. We should be able to just roll her right out. And the real test, yeah, that sounds solid. So with your truck bed locked, you have some pretty decent security. Overall, the installation is super easy, and the materials are nice and rugged. In general, I am a little bit more critical on etrailer products, just to make sure that it holds up to the quality, and just so you can get an idea of what it's really like to touch it before you make that purchasing decision. So this is Ed with etrailer.com, taking a look at the etrailer Quad Hard Folding Tonneau Cover on our 2022 Toyota Tundra. Have a great day.