RetraxPRO MX Hard Tonneau Cover - Retractable - Aluminum - Matte Black

Video Transcript for RetraxPRO MX Hard Tonneau Cover Installation - 2005 Toyota Tundra

Today on our 2005 Toyota Tundra, we're going to be taking a look at Retract Pro retractable MX hard tonneau cover, Part Number RT80822. This tonneau cover is really good if you're looking to keep things in the bed of your truck secure. Things like luggage or sporting goods, but also maybe you've got a fifth wheel hitch that you'd like to keep secure in the bed and you don't want it to be visible by everyone. This is going to do a really good job of covering those things up and keeping them safe. It's also very good because it's easy to operate and it doesn't take a lot of effort. You can use just one hand and lock it into whatever position you need to have it locked in. As you can see, it keeps a very nice flush clean look.

The highest part on this tonneau cover is going to be here on the rails on the edge of the track and the cover for the lock here. As you can see it does stay very flush and low to the top of the bed on the truck. That's going to help maintain a very clean look so that it doesn't add too much bulkiness to the rear of your vehicle. One of the best features about this tonneau cover is that it's very heavy duty and durable. It features a 500-pound capacity, so if you need to put anything up top here on the aluminum cover, it will be able to hold it up to about 500 pounds. Another great feature of this tonneau cover is not only is it nice to look at but also it's very secure and easy to operate. Right here you've got the integrated lock which...

it comes with keys in order to operate it. You can actually lock it in almost any position when you've got it partially open or partially closed, depending on where you have it. In order to open it you push down on the button there, it'll pop that up and you can begin the slide in. It's very easy to do with one hand. You can just walk it all the way up and resecure it. You can lock it in any position along the way.

Another really nice feature about this tonneau cover is that it's a simple installation. It simply clamps onto the bed rails, both front and rear, and most of the assembly of this is done outside the vehicle. Once it's assembled you put it into place, clamp it on, and then you may need to make minor adjustments. A really nice feature about this tonneau cover is that when the tonneau cover is fully closed, you can still operate the tailgate by itself. If you want to get something out or put something in without needing to take the tonneau cover off, you can do that. Once you're done you simply close the tailgate back up. Another thing that's nice about this tonneau cover as opposed to some of the other ones that are available is that this one doesn't have any pull straps or hook and loop along the side, anything like that that you have to deal with.

It has those bearings that are in the tracks along the side, so it's very easy to just slide back and forth. Now that we've gone over some features, let's show you how to install it. First thing we'll need to do is remove some of the packaging that's on here to help protect it when it ships. That's going to be this nylon sleeve here and what we're going to do, we just need to pull that out because it wound in here just to help protect. We can set that out of our way. Next thing we'll need to do is take this little white bracket out. We'll remove this screw using a Phillips head screwdriver and then we'll just need to lift up a little bit and then we can pull that out from there. We'll need to do the same thing on the other side. Now we can grab our driver's side track and what we'll be able to do is we've got our two holes that our screws will be going through to mount it to the entire unit that contains the cover itself. We've got the track right there. You need to slide this up and get our cover started in the track until we can get these lined up to put the screws in. Before we can begin to slide the track onto our cover, we're going to need to make sure it's unlocked. If you need to, you can use the key, but you push down on that button, it'll pop up and that will unlock it for you. That will allow our track to slide on. With the cover pulled out a little bit we begin to feed it in the track there. Once it's started in the track, we'll need to come back and make sure that our tabs get lined up on the inside of our casing here. That screw hole there will line up with this hole on our casing and then there's one more on the tab under here. It'll line up right there. We can take it and slowly feed it back in there until we get it into position and once they are, we can take the provided Phillips head screw and start them into our holes. Then we can get our screws tightened up. Then we'll move back over to the other side and repeat the same process for installing that rail. Now we can take the front cover for our canister here and slide it into place between the bedrails until the holes line up with the holes up here. On each side you'll install one of these little hex head screws. Once we've got both of them started, we can take the provided 1/8 inch allen key and tighten them down. Here on the bottom side we've got a hole that's both on the driver and passenger side and we're going to be taking this drain tube, along with a little rubber washer that comes in the kit with it. Put that rubber washer on and then installing until it clips into place. We're going to do the same thing on the other side and this is what is going to allow any water that may get collected in here from rain or snow to drip out the bottom so it doesn't corrode what's inside the canister. Now for this part you will definitely need an extra set of hands. What we'll do is we'll take it and we're going to lift it up into place and put it into the bed of the truck. You want to take it forward as far as you can to make sure that you'll have clearance with the tailgate. We'll be able to check that spacing later. Then all the way across on the bulkhead here of the bed, we're going to need to make sure that this weatherstripping is pulled up and not caught underneath. If it's caught underneath, it's not going to keep out water properly. We want to make sure it's out all the way across. Now we need to take our drain hoses and route them out through holes in the bed. On this one, it's previously had a tonneau cover. They cut a little slot right there in the bedliner. We'll put it right back down through there. We'll do that same thing on the other side. Now with the tonneau cover put up into position but not secured yet, we can close the tailgate and then using one of the white keeper tabs that we took off at the beginning, the end here is about 1/8 inch so we're going to use that to check our spacing because that's about the distance we want to have between the bottom of our rail here and the tailgate. We'll be able to move this back a little bit until it fits properly. Now, with the move back, we can check the fit again. That's pretty close so I like it right there. Now we'll be able to grab our clamps and begin tightening it down. Now we'll start with these front clamps. We're going to take the smaller end that the bolt goes through, put it up underneath, and the larger end, the foot part, will go right between the two adjustment screws there. I can take a 9/16 socket and begin to tighten it down and then I'll put the front one on in the same position on the other side. Then we can come to the rear and install a clamp on either side between the two adjustment screws back here. Again, we'll do that same thing on both sides. Now we've got our tonneau cover in place and clamped down. The next thing we'll need to do is we'll need to take measurements, the inside to inside, on both the rear, in the center, and then at the very front of the bed so we can make sure that it all lines up so that it will roll properly. If they're not, we'll be able to use the adjustment screws that are here towards the rear and the front on each side in order to make adjustments as needed. We're just under 57-1/2. In the center we're right about 57-1/4. Up at the front again about 57-1/4. We'll need to use the adjustment screws in order to make the rear of each bedrail a little bit closer together. Now we can take the provided allen key, the larger one, and turn them in order to make an adjustment. We'll do the same thing on the other side, turn them just a little bit and then we'll take that measurement again. That's right about 57-1/4. Now the rear is lined up with the rest of it. Now we can test to see how well it rolls. We'll pull it back here. Make sure that both sides are even because when it's new they can stick a little bit because of the weatherstripping that's in the channels there. It does latch. We'll close the tailgate and make sure we've got a good fit. Retract recommends letting it sit in the closed position for about 48 hours in order to let that weatherstripping that's inside the track there properly seat. Once it's seated, the cover should be a lot easier to operate and roll nice and smooth for you. Once you're done with that you're ready to hit the road. That's going to complete our look at the Retract Pro and Max Retractable hard tonneau cover, Part Number RT80822 on our 2005 Toyota Tundra. .