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Modification to Allow the Soft Roll–Up Tonneau Cover to Actually Lock

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Seems like a lot of work for someone with a knife to just cut and get into the area if they want. Personally I think youre good with the tonneau cover closed. Most thiefs are opportunists that will take advantage of a grab and go situation. I leave stuff in the back of mine all the time with the tonneau closed and don't think twice about stuff getting stolen.
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Seems like a lot of work for someone with a knife to just cut and get into the area if they want. Personally I think youre good with the tonneau cover closed. Most thiefs are opportunists that will take advantage of a grab and go situation. I leave stuff in the back of mine all the time with the tonneau closed and don't think twice about stuff getting stolen.
This is EXACTLY what I was thinking. An awful lot of work for a soft cover someone could defeat by simply cutting open with a pocket knife.
 

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When my Jeep is locked I can't lift up the Tonneau. I'm sure if I had a crowbar or a big knife and I tried really hard I could do it, but I don't see the point to any of this now that I have my JT.
 
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When my Jeep is locked I can't lift up the Tonneau. I'm sure if I had a crowbar or a big knife and I tried really hard I could do it, but I don't see the point to any of this now that I have my JT.
And you have the soft roll up tonneau? It actually doesn't take a great amount of force to pull it up. It's just a rubber weather seal smushed up against the tailgate that holds it down.
 

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c'mon guys! don't poop on my dreams of soft cover engineering! :crying:

Yes - totally you are both correct. But vandalism is a far stretch from simply pulling up a loose cover.
I guess my point is that mine isn't loose.
 

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And you have the soft roll up tonneau? It actually doesn't take a great amount of force to pull it up. It's just a rubber weather seal smushed up against the tailgate that holds it down.
Yep.
 

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That’s interesting, if there are some that actually hold down firmly...
anything is possible. all the ones i've seen in person (2) can be opened with just a little bit of lift with your fingers.
 

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This is EXACTLY what I was thinking. An awful lot of work for a soft cover someone could defeat by simply cutting open with a pocket knife.
depends on your definition of "awful lot of work".

I'm going to build an overlanding top that comes on/off every time I go "overlanding".

having to turn a turnbuckle a few times and unclip a caribeaner to stop somebody from flipping my cover open isn't an awful lot of work for me personally.

Somebody stole a stainless steel work cart that was outside my house, but they didn't break in to my garage to steal my $10,000 in tools.

opening a top with fingers vs knife is 2 different kind of thieves.
 

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When my Jeep is locked I can't lift up the Tonneau. I'm sure if I had a crowbar or a big knife and I tried really hard I could do it, but I don't see the point to any of this now that I have my JT.
Mine is also this way. When the tonneau cover is correctly latched it would take some effort to pry it up. The problem id the instructions are not clear on the correct way to latch it, it took the salesperson and I a few minutes to figure that out. Once the cover is completely unrolled you have to push down on a spot about 6" forward of the end of the cover until you hear a click. It is at that point it is locked into place and does not just lift up with your fingers.
 

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Mine is also this way. When the tonneau cover is correctly latched it would take some effort to pry it up. The problem id the instructions are not clear on the correct way to latch it, it took the salesperson and I a few minutes to figure that out. Once the cover is completely unrolled you have to push down on a spot about 6" forward of the end of the cover until you hear a click. It is at that point it is locked into place and does not just lift up with your fingers.
that's so weird, i pushed all over the tonneau in that area based on a facebook video, can't seem to get it to "click" and @BestopTeam hasn't commented on it.
 

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that's so weird, i pushed all over the tonneau in that area based on a facebook video, can't seem to get it to "click" and @BestopTeam hasn't commented on it.
I wonder if the brackets need to be adjusted? Maybe they are too low to fully seat the latch?
 

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that's so weird, i pushed all over the tonneau in that area based on a facebook video, can't seem to get it to "click" and @BestopTeam hasn't commented on it.
You have to make sure the cover is pulled tight towards you and then the "hooks" go into their slots. I'll try to take some pictures later. It takes no effort for it to click in now that I understand how it works.
 
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