etrailer Hard Tonneau Cover - Folding - Fiberglass Reinforced Plastic

Video Transcript for etrailer Hard Tonneau Cover Installation - 2023 GMC Sierra 1500

How's it going neighbors This is Ed here with etrailer.com and we're taking a look at our etrailer Quad Fold Hard tonneau cover on our 2023 GMC Sierra 1500. Adding a tonneau cover to the back of your Sierra is a great way to add to the appearance of your vehicle. It also helps reduce wind resistance. So as far as security, if you have your truck bed locked, you're not gonna have easy access to get into anything that you may have in the back of your bed. Another really cool thing is the fact that it's gonna protect your bed against those elements that are out there. If you have something that you didn't want to get wet or snowy, this is gonna help with that.

Your latch system here, it just pinches and releases both sides so you're able to remove your cover from either side of your truck and it just folds right up. You actually have these foam pads on each one of your four panels that are gonna help keep from making contact with the other side of the panel to keep your cover looking nice and new for a very long time. A real cool feature with this quad fold is it does not obstruct the view of your back window like some of the others that are out there. And it just secures down right here with the two straps on both sides. And on the front of the cover you actually have a integrated seal that's gonna help keep everything nice and dry on the inside of your bed.

There is an included self adhesive strip that goes along the bulkhead. I didn't do it in this installation 'cause it's just a demonstration. However, the install super easy. So let me show you how to get it done. We're gonna start our installation by assembling our clamps.

The clamps are what's gonna hold your rail in place on the side of the bed. So you have two separate parts. The textured point is actually gonna go on the inside and this is what's gonna go along the track of the rail itself. And you're gonna take your included bolt and just thread it through the slot just enough to bite in position so you can squeeze it around the edge of the bed when you're installing it. And you're gonna take your hand knob and put it on the bottom threaded plate.

Now we're gonna put our included extension piece onto the track. The extension is installed using a couple set screws and a latch. So I'm just gonna screw back our set screw a little bit, just enough so we can get it to slide down the track. And we're just gonna make sure we get that in here. And then we're just gonna fasten her down just to make sure we're nice and tight. So from here we're gonna install our rail onto the driver's side of the bed. We're just gonna make sure that we have our bracket right here up against the bulkhead of the bed. From here we're gonna use our assembled brackets, and secure our rail to the side of the bed. We're just gonna slide our brackets right into the precut grooves. Just being cautious that there may be clips that are underneath that hold on the cover for the side of your bed. Now I found on the farther clamp that's close to the tailgate, you're actually gonna have to assemble the clamp in order to get it on because your tie down loops get in the way. So it's gonna kind to fill it out here. So you may want to grab a second set of hands to help you get your cover installed. I have Aiden here assisting. All right, so now let's move on to getting the cover secured to the tracks. Now that we have our cover on top of the bed and we're getting ready to secure it to the brackets on the rail, you're gonna go at the top right underneath your seal, you are gonna fish out this bolt. All right, and you are gonna do this on both sides. And that's just gonna go down into the hole underneath right on the edge of the bracket for your tracks. So we're gonna take our knob and we're gonna thread that onto this long bolt. And this is just one of the three fasteners that you're gonna put on to secure your cover. Now that the front of the cover is secure, we're gonna secure the rear of it using our bracket that goes along our track. So we're gonna make sure that the flat side is pointing upward and we're gonna insert it into the track and slide it down to the bracket here. We're gonna use our included hardware, just fasten it in. So after I do this side, I'm gonna do the same thing on the other side. After making sure that you have everything spaced accordingly and your cover can close and open correctly, give all your fasteners a final tighten just to make sure it is locked in to where you would like it. And then you'll be able to make use of your cover. Now notice that you may have to give it a little bit of persuasion to lock it in, but from there it's nice and secure on the back of your vehicle. This has been a look at some of the features and the installation on the etrailer Quad Fold Hard tonneau cover on our 2023 GMC Sierra 1500. I'm Ed, this is etrailer.com and you have a great day.