Hard tonneau cover recommendations

I've heard that the fold up tonneau covers don't hold up well to the elements for more than a couple of years. Anyone had one for 3 years +?
 
DwightSchrute said:
I've heard that the fold up tonneau covers don't hold up well to the elements for more than a couple of years. Anyone had one for 3 years +?
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I’ve had my Bakflip MX4 on my Tacoma for a year and half and it’s still great. I had a Bakflip G2 on my 2007 Tundra for years and it was still working great when I sold it.
 
OR17TRD said:
The new design on the Bakflip MX4 stops it before it leans on the truck. 2min in he talks about it
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Do you happen to know if anyone makes a hard fold covered with vinyl covering in which the first section next to cab props up, and doesn't break the bank?
Need to keep it under say $650 at the max.
I was about to get either a Gator brand bi-fold (hard) or Pro-z bi-fold (hard) or Pro-z tri-fold (hard) ------- BUT then I learned you have to drill a hole though the bed liner for a drainage tube. How do you feel about doing that?
You can probably tell this is my first cover and myself don't really want to put a hole in my bed liner that does not have a single hole in it already.
So doesn't that mean the water will be draining under the bed liner and resting in the bed until it gets out? Like I said I don't know anything about this yet, but only knowing what I know at this point and time I would rather just get a hard vinyl covered one so as not to worry about it leaking as much as the hard ones or having to drill a hole for the drainage tube.(NOTE: my bed cover does not have the drain-plug that I am seeing in the install videos in which a hole can be drilled, so I suppose that hole will be there forever.) If it did, I might just go ahead and drill because it could of course be replaced if needed.

Anyway, I have not found the first one yet that is made of aluminum and folds back with the vinyl covering over it that PROPS UP at the window. Everyone I have seen thus far are hard w/o vinyl and have drain hoses with the exception of the Bakflip. But again, it's really more than I want to pay for one.
Probably a long shot, but just figured I would ask. Thx
 
Christopher Scott said:
Do you happen to know if anyone makes a hard fold covered with vinyl covering in which the first section next to cab props up, and doesn't break the bank?
Need to keep it under say $650 at the max.
I was about to get either a Gator brand bi-fold (hard) or Pro-z bi-fold (hard) or Pro-z tri-fold (hard) ------- BUT then I learned you have to drill a hole though the bed liner for a drainage tube. How do you feel about doing that?
You can probably tell this is my first cover and myself don't really want to put a hole in my bed liner that does not have a single hole in it already.
So doesn't that mean the water will be draining under the bed liner and resting in the bed until it gets out? Like I said I don't know anything about this yet, but only knowing what I know at this point and time I would rather just get a hard vinyl covered one so as not to worry about it leaking as much as the hard ones or having to drill a hole for the drainage tube.(NOTE: my bed cover does not have the drain-plug that I am seeing in the install videos in which a hole can be drilled, so I suppose that hole will be there forever.) If it did, I might just go ahead and drill because it could of course be replaced if needed.

Anyway, I have not found the first one yet that is made of aluminum and folds back with the vinyl covering over it that PROPS UP at the window. Everyone I have seen thus far are hard w/o vinyl and have drain hoses with the exception of the Bakflip. But again, it's really more than I want to pay for one.
Probably a long shot, but just figured I would ask. Thx
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Sounds like you know more about them then me. I don’t know much about the tonneau covers you’re talking about. There are others on here that have installed them. I have the Bakflip MX4 and it fold against the window. It has drain tubes that you can drill into the bed liner for drainage. I didn’t I just have them sitting under my bed mat next to the OEM drain holes that are already in the bed. It’s worked fine for me up to this point. I got mine off amazon for $750 on a wearhouse deal. You might check Craigslist or let go or other selling sites for used ones if you don’t want it pay more than $650. There are lots of covers out there for less. I had a Bakflip G2 on my Tundra and really liked it so when I bought this Tacoma I knew what I wanted. I was ready to pay $1000 for one. I just happen to look on amazon and they had the one I needed in wearhouse at the time.
 
Christopher Scott said:
Do you happen to know if anyone makes a hard fold covered with vinyl covering in which the first section next to cab props up, and doesn't break the bank?
Need to keep it under say $650 at the max.
I was about to get either a Gator brand bi-fold (hard) or Pro-z bi-fold (hard) or Pro-z tri-fold (hard) ------- BUT then I learned you have to drill a hole though the bed liner for a drainage tube. How do you feel about doing that?
You can probably tell this is my first cover and myself don't really want to put a hole in my bed liner that does not have a single hole in it already.
So doesn't that mean the water will be draining under the bed liner and resting in the bed until it gets out? Like I said I don't know anything about this yet, but only knowing what I know at this point and time I would rather just get a hard vinyl covered one so as not to worry about it leaking as much as the hard ones or having to drill a hole for the drainage tube.(NOTE: my bed cover does not have the drain-plug that I am seeing in the install videos in which a hole can be drilled, so I suppose that hole will be there forever.) If it did, I might just go ahead and drill because it could of course be replaced if needed.

Anyway, I have not found the first one yet that is made of aluminum and folds back with the vinyl covering over it that PROPS UP at the window. Everyone I have seen thus far are hard w/o vinyl and have drain hoses with the exception of the Bakflip. But again, it's really more than I want to pay for one.
Probably a long shot, but just figured I would ask. Thx
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If you’re wanting to spend less and get a trifold take a look at this one.
I bought the Rugged Liner for $268. It’s a good cover and only takes about 5-10 minutes to put on. It can be removed and doesn’t weigh very much.

Rugged Liner E3-T516 Soft Vinyl Tonneau Cover for Toyota Tacoma Double Cab Pickup (5 Foot Bed with Utility Track) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B019E4FNWM/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_9XeIBb747BCSA
 
I installed the Entang 2.0 also, no leaks, looks great and pretty solid cover! Diamondback are awesome but I couldn't find myself hashing out that kind of $$$$
 
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