4-Panel Cover Class 2 Installation
If your truck does not have a locking tailgate (like provided on many full size Fords, Toyotas and Nissans), you will need to purchase an aftermarket tailgate lock (i.e., Pop’ N Lock, Bully Tailgate Lock, etc.,) to be able to lock the tailgate shut and to secure your truck bed. These lock sets basically replace your existing tailgate handle and convert it into the equivalent of a factory installed locking tailgate. Changing these tailgate lock handles is the equivalent of changing a “door knob” in that you simply loosen the 2 bolts on the inside of the tailgate, remove your non-locking tailgate handle, and replace with one that locks. These install really easily without any drilling and you can buy these at any truck accessories store. Once the cover is closed (and latched), you just simply lock the cover, then lock up your tailgate handle and you now have a really secure trunk!
NISSAN TITAN / TOYOTA TACOMA - In the case of the 04 thru Current Nissan TITAN with a Utili-Track or a the 2005 thru Current Toyota Tacoma with the Deck Rail System (or other similar tracking systems) instead of clamping to the side rails, all hardware has been created to specifically bolt into that particular rail or track system so no modifications whatsoever need to be made to your truck to install this cover.
All ’05 thru Current NISSAN FRONTIER OWNERS – Your Utili-Track is much different from the TITAN in that there is just enough space below your side rail to install the cover normally. In this case, the hardware clamps just above the Utili-Trac without impeding or using any of the track at all.
TOOLS REQUIRED:
– Scissors (to trim D shaped seals)
– Vice Grips (2 works best if available).
– 5/16” Hex Driver (screwdriver handle with a 5/16” socket on the end). (the instructions formally call for a “ratchet,” but we prefer a hex driver as with a ratchet you can “over torque” the stainless steel bolts and this can, in some instances, cause them to break the head off as stainless is a much “softer” metal than carbon steel.
– 3/8” Box End Wrenc.
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