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You can install this retractable, hard tonneau cover on your Ford Ranger in about 10 minutes, and you can completely remove it just as quickly for full bed access. Aluminum and vinyl deck has strength of a hard cover and seamless look of a soft cover.
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The Switchblade retractable hard tonneau cover provides you with security and weather protection for your truck bed, easy accessibility to your cargo, and the flexibility to haul large items that require full bed capacity whenever needed. You can install the cover without assistance in approximately 10 minutes, and you can completely remove it from your vehicle's bed just as quickly. The tonneau deck is constructed of a vinyl fabric top sheet that is bonded to rigid aluminum panels, combining the seamless appearance of a soft cover with the security features of a hard cover.
Simple, 1-Person Installation
To install the cover, set the canister on the bulkhead of your truck. Make sure that it's square with your bed. Bolt the side rails to the tabs on the canister.
Secure the rails to your truck bed side rails using 2 clamps per side. Slide the clamp onto the rail, flip the pivot arm up so it is under the bed rail lip, and tighten the clamp in place with the twist knob. Shims are included for trucks with tapered beds.
Each clamp at the tailgate end of the rails has a supplemental kickstand to help level the rails and prevent overtightening during installation. To install the kickstand, simply slide it into the grip handle at the bottom of the clamp. Rotate the kickstand so the foot rests squarely against the side wall of the truck bed, and tighten in place.
Mount the top cover plate to the canister with the included hardware. Attach the drain tubes to the canister and route each tube out of the OEM drain holes in the floor of your bed.
To hold the pull strap off the floor of your truck bed, apply the adhesive hook-and-loop fastener strip onto the underside of a rail at your desired location.
Remove or Reinstall in 10 Minutes
After the initial installation, the tonneau cover can be completely removed or reinstalled in approximately 10 minutes. The Switchblade is great for whenever you need to haul large items that require full bed capacity from front to back and side to side. After your large haul is complete, you can easily reinstall the cover to protect your truck bed again.
To utilize your entire truck bed, detach the canister from the side rails by removing the bolts on either side with a wrench. Then take the side rails off your truck by removing the clamps with the same wrench. Wrap the pull-strap around the canister and use it to lift the canister off your vehicle.
Retractable Cover with Built-In Pull Strap
To retract the Switchblade, simply squeeze the pinch grips located underneath the cover near the center of the tailgate to activate a heavy-duty tension spring. The spring automatically retracts the cover into the canister at the bulkhead of your truck bed. This provides quicker, easier access to your truck bed when compared with manual retractable covers that have no spring-loaded assist.
A built-in pull strap helps you extend the cover over your bed. As you pull, the tonneau will glide smoothly along tracks in the side rails until it reaches the tailgate and secures in place. You can also use the rear plate of the tonneau cover to pull it closed.
Compact, Angled Canister
The cover retracts into a canister located at the front of your truck bed, giving you unrestricted visibility out of your rear window. The canister also protects the stored cover from the elements. And the compact, angled design allows for maximum clearance for your tools and cargo.
Water Management System
The Switchblade rails feature a water management system that channels excess water into the canister. This prevents water from getting into your bed or freezing in your tonneau cover rails during cold temperatures. Drain tubes attached to the bottom of the canister remove water through the OE drain holes in the floor of your truck bed.
Flush-Mount Design
The black powder-coated side rails sit 1/8" above your truck bed rails for a flush appearance. This low-profile design is aerodynamic to reduce wind drag, and it helps to improve gas mileage when the cover is closed.
Stylish and Heavy-Duty Construction
The Switchblade deck is constructed of a vinyl top layer bonded to heavy-duty aluminum slats. This ArmorTek deck looks like a soft tonneau cover with no visible seams, but has the strength and security of a hard tonneau cover. A large seal at the rear of the bed closes the gap between the cover and tailgate to create a barrier to prevent water from entering the truck bed.
Security
The Switchblade provides excellent protection for your cargo when used in conjunction with a closed and locked tailgate. Both the pinch grips and pull strap are located underneath the rear plate, which makes them inaccessible when your truck bed is closed. The heavy-gauge aluminum panels are better at preventing theft when compared with soft covers that can be cut or punctured with a knife. The panels are also more effective at preventing theft than tri-fold hard tonneau covers because the panels cannot be pried open at any point along the rails.
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Hi, this is Scott with etrailer. Today we're taking a look at the Pace Edwards Switchblade line of tonneau covers. We will have one for your truck. Just take a look at the fit guide and make sure you get the right one for you. A tonneau cover is gonna give you a lot of security and it's also gonna give the stuff that you have in the back of your truck a lot of protection from the elements. One thing that's nice about this tonneau cover is it has that look of a vinyl one that's kind of like the soft style, but inside here it's gonna have aluminum panels that's gonna help keep it from being cut into and people being able to just cut into it and grab the stuff that you have in the back.
One thing I like about this tonneau cover that's different from the other hard type tonneau covers is this one is retractable. It's gonna allow you to use the bed of your truck without taking off an entire cap style of tonneau cover. This one will retract. (cover whooshes) When it retracts up into the canister here, it gives you the full access to the bed of your truck, and it also allows this to be put away where you don't have to take a great big cover off and have it in your garage taking up a bunch of space. That's really nice, it's gonna really help you be able to use your truck like you want to use your truck, but also be able to have a tonneau cover when you want to cover it up and have security to the stuff that you have in the back of your truck.
Another thing I like about this one is it all hides up in the cabinet here, and some of the tonneau covers that you can get will actually fold up in panels and then it will fold up and then cover up the back of the window. Nice thing about this one is, is you still have access to see out the back window of your truck where a lot of them will cover that up. It's gonna be really easy to operate. It does have a strap here that you can just hook and loop right up here to the end of your rail. You can just pull it down and just close it right up like this.
Just give it a good pull and it's gonna automatically latch when it hits the back. And with it all closed up, it's gonna have a really nice weather seal here that's gonna keep a lot of your elements out and it's gonna have a seal kind of covers up all around all four corners of it. And it is gonna have a weather strip that goes along the front towards the cab and it also makes it a little more weather resistant. To unlatch it, it does have little pinch grips here. You just squeeze those together and it's gonna allow you to release your tonneau cover and lets you bring it forward.
It does have a spring assist that will also make it easier for it to retract. The canister will set up on top of the edges of your bed rails here. And one of the nice things I like about this system is if you get any water that gets in your canister here, it does come with tubes that will come down and drain out on both sides, so that's really nice to help keep water and stuff out of the inside of your canister. This tonneau cover is gonna have a really sleek looking design. It's gonna sit almost flush with the edge of your bedrails here. Some tonneau covers may stick up about an inch to two inches and it kind of sticks up a little bit. I like how this one sits nice and flat and flush, and if you look at it from the side straight across, you can barely see that it's there. As far as installation goes, this is pretty straightforward. The only tools you're really gonna need is a screwdriver and a wrench. You're gonna have all your brackets and everything that you need in your kit. These are gonna be no drill brackets here. It's gonna have your little kickstand here where you can adjust where your rails sit. And in most circumstances, you're not gonna need to drill any holes. The only holes that you may have to drill, it depends on your model. It will be for the holes, for your drain hoses, for your canister. Me personally, I would go with one like this because I like the security of this one with the aluminum slats in here. I do like the vinyl look too. It kind of gives it that old school look and it still kind of has that pad feeling with the extra security. Another thing I like about this one is it sits low, and it's gonna give me access to the back of my truck so I can use it like a truck. Where with the other ones that you kind of have to fold up and it covers the back window, I'm not a real big fan of that. The way this one looks for me is really the selling point. I like how low it sits. And that was a look at the Pace Edwards Switchblade tonneau covers. I'm Scott and thanks for watching.
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