Pace Edwards UltraGroove Retractable Tonneau Cover w Overland Truck Bed Rack - Vinyl - 200 lbs

Video Transcript for Pace Edwards UltraGroove Retractable Tonneau Cover and Overland Truck Bed Rack Installation - 2022 R

Hi, I'm Matt with etrailer, and today we're gonna be talking about the Leer Tonneau cover and ladder rack set on the back of our 2022 Ram 1500. This is gonna be a really nice option for you if you plan on hauling a lot of deer in the back of your truck. It's really gonna open up a lot of space, because whether if you wanna put any accessories on top of here, anything like ski carriers, or snowboard carriers, or if you wanna put a rooftop tent in the back, you're gonna have that option too. Now, if you wanna put ladders, or anything longer like that, keep in mind, when you are putting 'em in here, you're gonna be very limited on space because of how high this ladder rack system sits. It's not higher than the front of your cab, so if you have anything longer than six feet, then it's gonna make contact with that cab. Now this is gonna be comprised of three parts, and that first part is gonna be our 69" crossbars.

Now, it's gonna have a T-channel on top, and that's gonna be for your T-channel accessories. I'd recommend using that, since a lot of clamp-on accessories won't fit on here, 'cause this is a pretty wide bar. But as you can see today, we do have a clamp-on accessory that does still accommodate it. Well, it's gonna have two more channels on the bottom, and that's gonna be how these towers install. Now you can also use this for if you have any light bars you wanna put underneath here.

So, if you need a little bit extra light when you're working at night, you're gonna have that ability too. And we're gonna have this end cap at the very end, and this is gonna double as two things, that's gonna double as not only a load stopper for if you have anything sliding around on top, but it's also gonna have this built-in anchor point. That built-in anchor point's great if you need to tie anything off, kinda like a kayak. So what I would recommend doing is flipping this around for a few cases. So, if you have anything like ski carriers, if you want that closer to the edge, it's gonna be better to have it facing down so it's easier to get those skis or snowboards off, or if you have that rooftop tent, 'cause that rooftop tent will have a piece that extends out, and if this is facing up, that's gonna interact with it and prevent it from folding completely.

Going to our towers now, the way this is gonna seat into our tonneau cover is we're gonna have two bolts underneath, with some nuts that hold it into place. And the way those bolts are gonna sit in here is we're gonna have our tonneau cover that has this T-track that runs down, and that's where those bolts are gonna sit in. The system we have today comes in two options, that's gonna be the 200 pound configuration and the 400 pound configuration. We have the 200 pound one today, and the only difference between the 200 and 400 is the 400's gonna come with these additional clamps, and that's just gonna make it more sturdy. As for the material, the crossbar is gonna be constructed from aluminum, so it's gonna be very lightweight and corrosion resistant, and our towers are gonna be made from steel with a black powder coat finish.

So these are gonna be very durable, and that finish is gonna help it be more weather resistant. Now moving over to the tonneau cover itself, this is gonna be a canister style, so instead of folding in on itself, it's just gonna roll up to the center, and you can pull it out really easy, giving you this really nice, clean look to it. And it's not gonna sit up too high, if we just look at the rails, that's gonna sit up, at most, an inch, so it's gonna be very low profile. It's a great option if you're looking for the extra coverage, if you have anything in the back that you don't want getting wet, and it's gonna be really nice for storing any additional items. And earlier when I was talking about the towers and how they install onto your tonneau cover, I pointed out this T-channel. This is also gonna be great, because maybe you don't want the legs on here, the ladder rack on here at all, you can take 'em off, and use this T-channel for any other accessories too. You're gonna have this clean seal on the side, that's gonna prevent any water from seeping through. You're also gonna have one on the backside, and one by your tailgate. Underneath is actually this locking mechanism. If I turn that over to the side, (lock clacking) you'll hear it click into place. And this locking mechanism is what prevents this from pushing back at all. But with it unlocked, (cover sliding) you'll notice you have the ability to push it now, and at this point right in here, you can see one of the locations it locks to. We're gonna have one of these every 12 inches, so you don't have to open this up fully if you don't want to. The reason why you might not wanna open it up completely and have it lock into place is if you have anything you want to be covered, like this tote back here, I don't wanna risk that getting wet, but I do need something I do need to access, like this tote right next to me, if I'm working outside, it's gonna be a lot easier to reach in and grab this. Now, there isn't a set weight capacity for your tonneau cover, but I recommend don't loading it up too heavy. Now, it should be okay if you're walking outside, you're working outside, you need to set your cup down, it'll be fine for that, or if you have any light tools, it'll be fine putting that on here too. And we're gonna have some drains installed on the tonneau cover. As for when it is raining outside, and things get are getting wet, it's gonna leave a point for that water to run off through, and go through this drain, and leave your vehicle. We're gonna have four points, we're gonna have two on the tailgate end, and then we're gonna have two on the cab side. (cover clacking) You'll be able to see it, it comes right underneath this canister on both ends. Now we can get some measurements on how much space is it gonna take up in the bed of your truck, and that's gonna be about 13 inches. (tape measurer clacking) And you are gonna have some space underneath this, but that's gonna depend on how much space you have in your bed. Now, for the distance from the top of the tonneau cover to the bottom of our crossbar is gonna be 16 inches, so that kind of gives you an idea of how much space you're gonna have in the back. And if I pull it back in, (cover clacking) we take a closer look at that material. So we're gonna have this black vinyl, that's gonna help make it more to aerodynamic, and give this nice clean finish. And that's gonna be connected to this aluminum panel, which is gonna be very sturdy, and be weather resistant. Overall, this system is a great option if you do plan on going overlanding, especially with that ability to put a rooftop tent on top, and if you want to put any of your gear or supplies in the back where it's gonna be protected by this tonneau cover, that's awesome. Now, having a ladder rack in conjunction with a tonneau cover isn't that common, and it's great that you have the ability to use 'em together. Let's start off the installation, we're just gonna lay everything out. So, we're gonna have the rails for the driver's side and passenger side. Along with that, we're gonna have our drain tubes. And we're gonna have our top cover foam. And our clamp extensions, along with the hardware for it too. You're gonna have some recommended tools that it says in your instructions, your utility knife, some masking tape, needle nose pliers, a allen key, and Phillips screwdriver, and a socket wrench. Now we don't have the tonneau canister over here at this moment, since it is pretty large, but you'll see it in one of our next steps. Now we've got our tonneau cover out, and you'll notice we have this plywood on either side, and we're gonna have to remove that. So you're gonna take a socket wrench, and that's gonna be a three-eighths one, and you're just gonna remove these bolts (socket wrench cranking) that are holding it in place. And you'll do the same thing for the other side. (socket wrench cranking) The next step is gonna be grabbing a friend and putting it in the bed of your truck. You can do this by yourself, but it is gonna be more difficult. When we are placing it in the bed, what's recommended is putting something inside so it has something to rest on. As you can see, we use some totes on either side to keep it elevated. Now we're gonna come over to the tailgate end of our bed, and we're going to grab one of our steak pockets, we're gonna remove this white plastic on the back of it, and then you're just gonna lay that over this hole. And with that covered, you'll just repeat that same process on the other side. Now we're gonna install the rails, and the way we wanna put this on, what I like to do is line it up with your own bed rails to make sure you got the right one. We wanna make sure that this rounded edge is facing the tailgate side, and then we're gonna have a flat side too. And we want this facing your cab side. You're gonna have a passenger and a driver's side, so just make sure it fits around the contours of your bed rails. And once you have that done, we can start installing it onto the tonneau cover. What I like to do before I install this rail is, you'll notice we have this tab at the very end of our tonneau cover, what you wanna do is push this in, so just out of the way, 'cause this is gonna catch on the rail if you try to install it. And then you're gonna grab this rail. And if you notice, we have this tab here, we wanna line that up with the gutters over here. We're gonna go in between the third and fourth one, so one, two, three, four in between these two. Once it's lined up, I'm gonna push in, and angle it until it catches. Once it's caught, we're gonna push, you might have to apply pressure from the backside. You wanna make sure this is flush, and push against it. (rail clacking) Sometimes you might have to come underneath, check if everything's fitting well. In my case, mine was a little bit off, now that I've adjusted for that, I'm gonna push some more now. (rail clacking) Now that I've pushed, I'm gonna tilt it. Once everything's looking flush, and is caught on the edge of that rail, I'm gonna push it down until it's flush, and push against it until it makes the all the way across. (rail thudding) You might have to push a little bit, and it's gonna stick out a little bit past the back of it. What we wanna do is make sure that, underneath, it's lined up with this hole where a bolt's gonna go through. And now we're gonna grab this bolt and run it up through there. We're just gonna use our Phillips screwdriver to get it on there all the way. Now we're gonna set the tonneau cover on top of our bed rails, and so that's gonna involve moving those totes out. So I recommend grabbing a friend again to help you do that. So, we're just gonna lift up, pull these boxes out, and let it rest. Our next step is gonna be grabbing our canister cover. So, I want to come over to the tonneau cover itself, and we're gonna come over to this place where we're gonna make that connection, screwing in our bolts. And if we take a closer look at this, this actually has the ability to go up and down. I'm gonna pull 'em both closest to me, or down, just so it's consistent on both sides. And then I'm gonna grab that canister cover, and place it on top of there. You wanna make sure that the holes are facing forward closest to our cab. (cover clacking) And what we wanna do at this point is line everything up. Once it's lined up, we're gonna grab one of our black bolts, and just lightly screw it in. We don't want to screw it in all the way, because we wanna wanna make some adjustments after this. And when both sides are loosely on, we wanna pull on it all the way forward, make sure both sides are even, and then we wanna come over and look at the back. And see how we have this gap here that I can get my finger between We wanna get rid of that and make it flush. And we wanna make sure both sides are even. And when both sides are flush, then we can tighten this down the rest of the way. We're gonna come over to our tailgate side now, and you're gonna notice we have multiple notches, and what we wanna go to is this notch furthest away, or closest to our tailgate. And I'm gonna grab this included tool, use this thin point we have on it, and we wanna make sure this is able to fit in between there, and it's flush. We don't want it to be too far away, where we have a gap, and we don't want it to be too close either where we can't get it to fit under. So, once you've adjusted that just by pulling on it either side, the next step is gonna be installing this foam, and how we're gonna do that is by pulling back this tonneau cover. Now, I'm gonna grab some masking tape, and this is gonna be used to mark where our tonneau cover was sitting. So now that we have this placed, and I put this on the other side too, then we can pull this back some. Now, I want to have that gap. We can line up where this foam is gonna sit. This is gonna be used so it prevents any water from getting in. We're gonna lay out this foam on top of this sill. And when you're doing this, you're gonna remove this paper so it sticks to it and you don't have to worry about sliding around. But since we're just doing this for demonstrations today, we're just gonna lay it on top. And then afterwards, when you have everything marked out, you're gonna come by with your utility knife, and just cut this where it meets the end of the rail. And I'm just gonna lift up on this and place it on top of that foam, and I'm gonna line it back up with that tape. Now I wanna grab our clamp extenders, and you wanna make sure you put these in the right locations. So, FL is gonna go on the front left, or your driver's side front, FR are gonna go on the front right, front passenger, BL for the back left, and then BR for back right. When installing the clamp extensions, we want to make sure it's lined up with this rail underneath here, and we want this side clamp with that foam side facing towards the outside of your vehicle. Now, when you are putting this on here, the directions want you to kind of slide it on, or rotate it on like this. I find it easier if you just go to the very back, and line it up with this rail underneath, and slide it on. And sometimes it can be a little bit difficult, because it'll catch. And if it does catch, or if it's really hard to slide on, you can come underneath here to where that hole is, and just loosen that bolt up just a little bit so you can slide it better. When you have it on here, you want to push this, the back ones, the one closest to your tailgate, to this point where we meet this divot, and we wanna get right at the beginning of it, but not overlap it. Now, when you're working on the front side, instead, you're gonna push this extender all the way down past it (extender clacking) to where it sits on the front side of it. Now we're gonna tighten this all the way, and the do that, we're gonna come to the front of this extender, we're gonna grab our 5/32" allen key, and find a hole at the very front of it, match it up to a bolt that's inside of it, and tighten it. You'll wanna tighten this the rest of the way, and repeat that process for the rest of the extenders. Now we're gonna grab our clamp grips. And how you put this together is just by lining these two up until it slides in place like this. And now I'm gonna line up these two tabs and slide it on to that extension. And this can be a little bit tricky sometimes to get on, (clamp clacking) so the trick I like to do, if I'm having issues with it, I'll just remove the second half, slide this part on, and then come back around, and slide that back half on. And with that in place, we're gonna grab our next items, and that's gonna be this knob with this bolt at the very end, along with this piece right here. And we're gonna align this to this rounded section here, slide that bolt through until this makes connection, and bolt them together. This is what's gonna apply that tension. (bolt clacking) You wanna make sure this is all the way tight. And then you repeat that process for the other ones. And now we're gonna install our kick stands, and you're gonna have two of these, and they're both gonna go on the tailgate side. Now we're gonna have this bolt position, where it goes through that hole right there, and the way we want this installed is we wanna make sure that this sits squarely, and applies pressure to our bed wall, so to get it on there better, we're gonna put on these washers, and then we're gonna come by with this wing nut, and tighten this on first. And once this is nice and tight, and that kickstand is positioned facing towards our bed wall, we're then gonna tighten that down. (bolt clacking) Wanna get to the point where it won't tighten anymore, and at that point, you are good. Now we're gonna grab our drainage tube and the adapter that goes with it. The way they're gonna connect is this is gonna screw on top of that tube. We're gonna come back over to our rails, you are gonna do this on both sides too, and underneath here, there's a location that has a hole underneath it, that's where that water's gonna come out of. And you want to make sure that you have the open side, line it up with those tabs, until it slides on and clicks into place. And then you're gonna run this tube through one of your factory openings. So, this is a great location down here. If you don't have one, then you're gonna have to make one in a similar location to where this is. And just make sure you run it through and it sits flush with your vehicle. Now we're gonna install the drain tube on the cab side, and this is gonna be a little bit of a tight fit, but what you want to do is grab this, and make sure when you have this, you wanna make sure we have this foam washer. And if you notice, we have these tabs on either side of this. And if you go underneath here, you'll notice that there's an opening with a circle, and two tabs on either side. So what you wanna do is line that up so it meets and fits in that. Once it's fitted in, then you're gonna make sure you take this tube, and bring it open over to one of the factory cutouts on your vehicle, and push it through there. Now you might need to trim this if need be, just be careful that you don't trim it too much. And then after we have this side installed, you can go to the passenger side. Now we're gonna come over to our weather strips, and we're gonna have our sweep seal at the very top, and underneath that one, we're gonna have the wear strip. What we want to do is use a UV lubricant that comes with your kit, and you're gonna lubricate underneath that sweep seal, and then on top of that wear strip. Now, since we're just doing this for demonstrations, we won't be doing that today, but after when you've done that, then you're gonna fully open up your tonneau cover and make sure nothing bends in on itself. (cover clicking) And this is something we do wanna watch out for, so if we come over here, we'll notice this right here is bending in on itself just a little bit. What you wanna do is come in, you can come in with a screwdriver and get underneath there, make sure this is flush. And the last part of the installation for the tonneau cover of this video is gonna be just inserting this hook and loop system. And how that's gonna work is, you're gonna have the one that's already attached to the top of the tonneau cover, which will then attach to this other one. And where you place this hook and loop system, your choice, we're just gonna place it somewhere on the inside of our bed closest to the tailgate so it's easy to access. So now we're gonna grab this tower, and get it ready to put on our crossbars, and the way we wanna do that is by flipping this upside down, and running these carriage bolts through this channel. We just wanna roughly place them where we want our tower to sit. (bolt swishing) (bolt swishing) And with them in place, we're gonna grab that tower, and line 'em up with these holes. (tower clacking) With everything lined up, we're then gonna grab our washers, put 'em in place, and then we're gonna grab our nuts, and thread those on. And now we're gonna grab that half-inch socket and tighten these down, but we don't wanna tighten 'em down all the way, we just wanna make sure they're tight enough so we can still adjust it (socket wrench cranking) but it's not gonna be wobbling all over the place. You're gonna have some additional carriage bolts, and the way you're gonna put 'em in in your track is just lining up that square with the track itself. We wanna put two on each side. And a trick that we are trying is putting on that adhesive strip on these bolts so we already know how to line it up, (bolt grating softly) and roughly placing it where we need it to be. And we're just repeat that process on the other side, and make sure you remove this paper cover so it can adhere to the bottom of the tower. Now we're gonna put our rear ladder rack system on the back of our bed. It's gonna make it a lot easier if you grab a friend. And we're just gonna lift up, and line it up with those bolts we have on our rails. And you might have to do some adjustments so this sits in place. (rack clacking) (rack clacking) But once it's on there, we can start tightening everything up. When those washers are on, I'm gonna grab our nuts, and hand tighten them at first. And once they're hand tightened, I can go back through with the half-inch socket and tighten them down the rest of the way. And one thing to note too, you do have the ability to move this up and down the track at the moment, and that's gonna be great for finding a crossbar spread, and that's gonna be for whatever accessories you have. Before we tighten our crossbars all the way to our towers, what I like to do is get an overhang distance. And once I have that distance, I just like to make sure it's even on both sides. And once it is, I can start tightening it down with my half-inch socket. (socket wrench cranking) And one of our last steps is when we're putting on our end caps. So, when we place it up here, we wanna line it up with those two holes, run our bolts through here, and once they are attached, we can tighten them down the rest of the way with the allen key. And that'll do it for the look at the installation and some of the features of our tonneau cover and ladder rack system on the back of our 2022 Ram 1500.