Video Transcript for Installation Guide for the Bestop EZ Fold Folding Tonneau Cover on a 2023 Ford F-150

How's it going, neighbors This is Ed here with etrailer.com, and we're taking a look at the Bestop EZ Fold Soft Tonneau Cover on our 2023 Ford F-150. Having our tonneau cover on the back of your truck is gonna allow you to get better fuel economy and less wind drag, so it'll help your, you know, gas go a little bit further along. If you're looking for something that's gonna give you higher security, it's a okay option. Nonetheless, anytime you have a fabric, you can cut through it, so that would be a drawback to it. However, it's super lightweight with the aluminum frame where it's easy for one person to remove it and take it off as needed. As far as your quick latches, these are gonna allow you to quickly take down your cover and expose 3/4 of your bed while it's in the folded position.

Another great thing about this, a lot of tonneau covers that are tri-fold, they fold upward and block out your taillight, I'm sorry, your rear view mirror and your back window, whereas this one, it's gonna fold flat and allow you to be able to maintain that visibility. And as you see, the underside, you're gonna see you have cross rails that are gonna give you that stability on your fabric over the time of your usage going down the road. And when you get to a point where you're needing a portion of your bed open, you can use the straps to contain the cover to the back of the truck. Out of all the covers that I've fit to this vehicle, I would say that this is gonna be the easiest to handle by yourself without needing assistance, and it's one of the most lightweights that are available. Removing it is definitely a one person job just like installing is if you have a little bit of patience and take advantage of the resources around you like using your bulkhead to kinda give you additional support.

If you're looking for a lightweight soft cover option for your truck, this is gonna be one of my best picks for your vehicle. Now, let me show you how you install it on the back of your truck. So now, we're gonna take our EZ Fold out of the box and install it on our F-150. It's already pre-assembled and designed to install super easy. Now that we've unboxed our EZ Fold, we're gonna extend it across the bed.

I like to use the bulkhead to kinda guide it across. Wouldn't be a bad idea if you had an extra set of hands to give you some help, but it's definitely doable solo. So once I have it over, I'm gonna lower the handle and align it where it fits underneath the ridge of the bed. So I'm gonna twist it up. (tonneau cover clanking) I found that it was actually easier to just hop in the bed.

And that way, you can make sure you get everything lined up correctly to fasten it down. And we're gonna do the same with the second set. If this we inchesre a permanent installation, the first step we would've done was remove the weather stripping, double-sided heat adhesive that's on the back of the cover. Since this is just a test fit for demonstration purposes, we're gonna skip that step. Now that we have everything fastened in, we're gonna unbuckle both the driver and passenger's side, and we're gonna get our first flip. And then we're gonna move to the second, and we're gonna make sure we're aligned in a way where we're not gonna interfere with the tailgate. And we're gonna repeat the same process of fastening our latches. All right, and we're just gonna twist this last latch into position under the lip of the bed, and extend it, so it locks into place. You also wanna make sure with positioning that you give yourself enough room, so your bed can close and not have a gap. (truck bed door thudding) Thanks for taking some time to watch the video here on the Bestop EZ Fold Tri-Fold Cover on our 2023 Ford F-150. This is Ed with etrailer, and you have a great day.