In-Depth Review of the Mountain Top EVO-M Retractable Hard Tonneau Cover with Truck Bed Rack
Vložit
- čas přidán 12. 09. 2024
- Click for more info and reviews of this Mountain Top Tonneau Cover:
www.etrailer.c...
www.etrailer.com
Don’t forget to subscribe!
/ etrailertv
Full transcript: www.etrailer.c...
Why not enable your truck to do a lot more if you have the Mountain Top EVO-M and the accessory crossbars you're gonna be able to do a lot more than just a basic truck. This can either come in a kit, you can buy them both together or you can buy them separately. All you need to do is just go on the center, at the top of our website and use our fit guide, put your vehicle's, year, make and model in. So you get paired up with the right kit for your truck. If you're wanting to cover the contents of your pickup truck's bed and also have extra T-slots up top for more accessories, the Mountain Top EVO-M is gonna be a great option for you. The one thing that sets this tonneau cover apart from all the others is, this 450 pounds of evenly distributed weight up on the tonneau cover.
It's gonna be able to handle that. It's gonna come in handy quite a bit. One just for those bulkier items, maybe you don't wanna get 'em on the ground or get 'em wet, you can put 'em up on here. You could open up our tailgate and we're gonna take it off top and then put it down low like this. You don't really get that with a lot of tonneau covers.
And I think that is pretty neat. The top of the tonneau cover is gonna be made of aluminum slats. The cool thing about these slats is they are tongue and groove, and they have a small little rubber seal in between each one of them. So you'll see, as I kind of move this in, they work pretty well with each other. That's really what gives the tonneau of cover its rigidity.
It's gonna snap into place. So it all fits in this little tiny canister and it's all aluminum. So you don't have to worry about it rusting away over time. The canister's a lot smaller than some of the others that we have on our site. So you still have a lot of room underneath to canister.
And I'd say it's about 13 inches to the, from the bottom to the bottom of our canister. But the lowest point I guess, is gonna be over here which is just on the sides. And that's about 12 1/2 inches. So there's plenty of room to be able to put some totes and stuff back here. So you can still utilize almost your whole bed. And those measurements are for our truck right now. It may differ a little bit but that's a give you a rough idea of how much room you're taking up. With canisters, they typically collect a little bit of water but on both sides we're gonna have a little drain tube here that you just drill through the bulkhead of your bed. And it's just gonna route all that water out. So there's no stagnant water in your canister. This is pretty much gonna work with any type of truck that you have. If you do have a bare bed like ours, it's gonna work fine. It just connects to the rails on the inside of the bed of your truck. But if you do have a spray in liner that'll be fine as well. If you do have a drop in liner, you may have to maybe trim out the sides a little bit to make these clamps fit. All tonneau covers attach with these type of clamps. And I've never really had an issue with them. Accessory T-slots on your tonneau cover is amazing because we do cover up our steak pockets. We just need to remove this cap here. There's a little button on the inside. I tried to do it with my fingers, and it's just a little too big, but I take just an Allen key just push this little tab in and should slide it right out. And that exposes this our little T-slot. So you're gonna have to remove that cap to put anything on or take anything off and you can use different brands if it is the same size, I'd say about three ace tall. And the overall width of the truck is a little shy of one inch. In my opinion, accessories on top of the cab of the truck, doesn't really look that cool. We have all this space right here which isn't going to affect our aerodynamics near as much as something up on our roof. I think this is gonna be great for your cargo boxes, cargo baskets, you can get a rooftop tent on here or even just some bike racks. If we are planning on putting accessories up here and driving with them, we are gonna have a capacity of 165 pounds, but don't let that scare you away from a rooftop tent set up, that's gonna be a stagnant weight. It's gonna be able to handle that amount of weight. The bars are made of aluminum black powder coated finish. So you can keep them on here and you don't have to worry about them rusting away over time. For your wraparound accessories, the bars are pretty small, so I think all of the wraparound accessories are gonna work. It's gonna have a width of two inches and an overall height of an inch and 1/2. Unlike some other kits online, this one is gonna come with locks, so you
I wish Tonneau manufacturers would develop a better locking mechanism. Would be thieves can easily slim-jim the pull handle, and external locks are easy to pick, punch, or jam open. Renegade has the best locking system, however I personally do not like flip top covers.
Agreed why do these covers all use a pull string to unlock it. I have a GM sourced cover that uses a twist handle inside a little groove that seems at least a bit more secure. Renegade Covers are getting some bad reviews and a tremendous wait time otherwise I would be all over that one.
The sad fact is that locks are for keeping honest people honest and nothing else.
yeah it's a shame but I think all things being equal and i'm just going to bite the bullet and buy the renegade with the wait
Does this cover lock anywhere or only fully open and fully closed?
Have a question i was installing the unit. That long plastic piece that snaps into cansiter . Well i broke it. Is it needed.
What other types of crossbars can you use? Yakima/Thule/Rhino?
Does the 2023 Chevy Silverado 2500HD models fit the new 2024 Silverado trucks
The tonneau you'd looked at fits up to the 2022 1500 model with the 5-1/2 foot bed. What's the bed length of your 2024?
How much of water ingress would occur
Although some do a better job of keeping water out than others, no tonneau cover is 100% waterproof. If you're loading something in the bed that absolutely can't get wet, wrap it in plastic first. This being said, the Mountain Top EVO tonneau cover is a high quality cover that will keep the vast majority of the water out, as long as the truck bed is square and the installation instructions are carefully followed.
www.etrailer.com/Tonneau-Covers/Mountain-Top/MNT25FR.html
Do these fit 2016 silverado 1500 5.5' bed?
Hello, this version is designed for a different make/model. You are looking for this www.etrailer.com/Accessories-and-Parts/Mountain-Top/MNT76FR.html it is designed for Chevy/GMC full specs are on the page.