Gladiator specific Tyger roll up cover.

[Rocksalt]

roll up works for me

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[gouacats]

Just reread your Gladiator specific thread. I had read it before but did not realize it was the same cover I was asking about. So "thru caution to the wind" and ordered it. Direct from Tyger they threw in a bottle of cleaner/protectant and a 5% off code, so $236.xx. So does it actually have 3 brackets per side and since you have actually gone through the install, any tips or warnings? Any issues popping open by itself? If mine looks as good as yours, I'll be more than satisfied!

Yes, correct - 3 brackets per side. No huge tips other than expect the rails to look odd until you roll the cover down. They do taper towards each other as you get closer to the tailgate. As long as you install the "A" bracket at the "A" location on the railing and do the same with "B" and "C" it will turn out well.

 

[gouacats]

Just noticed the plate in your pics. I'm in East Mesa. If close maybe we could meet for a coffee and compare bed covers lol. Nice Mohave. Sport S w/Max Tow here. Had a 2014 JK Rubicon until Nov. 1st when a young girl made a left turn in front of me. Totaled the Rubicon but at least I am healing up pretty quickly. Pretty lucky really!

Glad to hear you're healing quickly! I'm in the Tucson area, so if you're in so AZ anytime soon let me know and we can meet up.

 

[Bobba]

As long as the end result looks and functions ok. Can't help but wonder why the tapered rail mounting. Maybe something specific to the shape or dimensions of the Gladiator bed. Perhaps they found it improves the latching. A heck of a lot of Colorado covers are installed (without the rails being tapered) on Gladiators with no major issues reported as far as I know.

 

[Bobba]

Tyger Gladiator specific cover arrived yesterday and installed this morning. Took about 45 minutes total and no adjustments needed after install! Looks good to me . Very impressed with the quality. Thanks to all who posted.

 

[Bobba]

Well it appears I may have been a bit premature in my new bed cover joy! Apparently when I was getting everything lined up, I knocked the foam strip that sticks to the front bed rail loose and found it hanging between the bed and the cab. It wasn't really thick enough (3/8") to seal the gap anyway. Ordered and already received some 1" x 3/4" foam off Amazon. MUCH higher quality than the Tyger provided stuff. Unfortunately install of the foam strip requires starting all over! Will report my results tomorrow probably.

 

[OVERLORD]

Well it appears I may have been a bit premature in my new bed cover joy! Apparently when I was getting everything lined up, I knocked the foam strip that sticks to the front bed rail loose and found it hanging between the bed and the cab. It wasn't really thick enough (3/8") to seal the gap anyway. Ordered and already received some 1" x 3/4" foam off Amazon. MUCH higher quality than the Tyger provided stuff. Unfortunately install of the foam strip requires starting all over! Will report my results tomorrow probably.

I replaced mine with a product from the French Store, Ho Me' De Pot. A section of gray pipe insulation - pool noodle. Had to stick my pinkie up upon install. No cover removal.

 

[Minty JL]

I have the trifold version arriving in the next day or two

 

[Bobba]

The foam thing is just a little disappointing considering this is their Gladiator specific cover. My guess is that their choice for the relatively thin foam (3/8") is they only considered the thickness of the plastic trim rails on the sides of the bed but did not account for the additional gap created by the protective foam they attach to the bottom of their side rails and cover. The gap on mine measures exactly 5/8", so I am hoping the 3/4" should do it. As a side note, I did spray and wipe the cover down with the Tyger Cleaner/Preservative they included. Pretty strong floral like smell but it did seem to leave a nice streak free protective coating. Probably similar to a 303 protectant.

 

[IPRoutes]

Appreciate the info on the Gladiator specific tri fold fit but I am kind of sold on the soft roll up covers. It does seem like the tri folds are the more popular choice though. Having never had a truck before, let alone a bed cover, maybe I am missing some

Why don't you go for Bestop? Closest to OEM but much lower price.

 

[gouacats]

As a side note, I did spray and wipe the cover down with the Tyger Cleaner/Preservative they included. Pretty strong floral like smell but it did seem to leave a nice streak free protective coating. Probably similar to a 303 protectant.

Interesting. I didn't get that with mine. It does collect a lot of dust. Would a protectant help with that or make it worse? I've been assuming it would make it worse.

 

[Bobba]

The Tyger cover has been reinstalled with the new foam and it's perfect. What Tyger should have supplied in the first place! The 3/4" foam leaves no gap and the adhesive is probably 10 times as strong. Foam is much denser than original but compressed just fine by the cover. CloudBuyer 1"x 3/4" comes with 2 6.5 foot lengths. $17.97 off Amazon.

 

[Bobba]

The Tyger Cleaner/Preservative was included in my cover purchase as a promotional thing. Of course in my case the $20.00 value of it was offset by having to buy $20.00 replacement foam to seal the front of the bed lol. Only a couple short trips ( no freeway) and it's a little dusty but this is AZ, dust capital of the world!

 

[Bobba]

I do not want to appear critical of Tyger or my new bed cover. The quality of the vinyl cover itself, the mounting rails and hardware, the latching mechanism and even the packaging and instructions is excellent. The reasonable price was just a bonus. While I agree with the whole made in China thing, I would not have even considered installing a cover at all at 2 or 3 (or 4) times the price.

 

[BigDKY]

I’ve got the Tyger roll up on mine really like it easy to roll up gives you access to bed easily when rolled up. Very durable and sturdy I recommend it

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