Hey, My dealer isn't able to order this until June 24th, so i'd be surprised if anyone that wasn't a retailer already had one for personal use. Unless there was a first round that I missed.
Ive heard of people who have already put tonneau covers on their JT, anyone have any pictures?Hey, My dealer isn't able to order this until June 24th, so i'd be surprised if anyone that wasn't a retailer already had one for personal use. Unless there was a first round that I missed.
There is a post on another thread somewhere - I canāt remember who it is but someone does have one.I wanted to revive this thread. I am starting to shop for the cover I will buy. I talked to BakFlip and they are still in development. Undercover Flex has theirs out and I have one on my Power Wagon now and like it. I looked at the directions for the Mopar hard cover and I like the way it mounts. I did not see any way to stand the 3 panels up like the Bak and Undercover ones. I do use this feature enough that I would have to have it. I like the way the Mopar cover attaches to existing threaded holes though and doesn't require the annoying clamps.
Anybody have the Mopar cover that can shed a little light on this? Maybe some photos of it open?
Thanks
Here is the hard trifold cover. I donāt think I have seen any real world pictures yet. Just this.
https://store.mopar.com//accessorie...ing/hard_tri_fold_tonneau_cover_82215616.html
Yea, I looked around quite a bit. There was at least one other thread where someone had the mopar unit and said they would post pictures but never did.So I might have mixed it up, there are some pictures in this thread of the soft tri fold - which I have to imagine is identical to the hard except for the tops:
https://www.jeepgladiatorforum.com/...ons-answered-on-oem-soft-tonneau-cover.17330/
Notice how the mopar tonneau goes over the bed entirely...
I looked over the instructions. It looks almost exactly like the BakFlip and Undercover. Neither of which you can access from the front without folding up from the rear. I came to the conclusion that they just meant you could open it all the way up to get to the front of the bed and not that you could access the front separately@lhart901 see here for a PDF file of the installation instructions for the hard folding tonneau cover. Sorry no non stock picture but the PDF of the installation instructions may help to answer your questions. I read it and it looks like you should be able to open it up from either ends but I donāt see how you can open it up from the front end. In fact I think the front end may be bolted shut. I would also love see some non stock pictures of this hard folding tonneau cover or a video of it if anyone has that.
The only tonneau that I've found that allows access from the front directly is the Extang Encore Tonno. https://extang.com/encore-tonnoYea, I looked around quite a bit. There was at least one other thread where someone had the mopar unit and said they would post pictures but never did.
I looked over the instructions. It looks almost exactly like the BakFlip and Undercover. Neither of which you can access from the front without folding up from the rear. I came to the conclusion that they just meant you could open it all the way up to get to the front of the bed and not that you could access the front separately
I looked at this style but I have really gotten used to being able to stand up the folded sections to have almost the whole bed.The only tonneau that I've found that allows access from the front directly is the Extang Encore Tonno. https://extang.com/encore-tonno
I reached out to Extang and they said that there are no plans to make that cover for the Gladiator. However, they do make it for the 2019 Chevy Colorado with a 5' bed. There are reports of other Colorado Tonneaus allegedly fitting the Gladiator.
None of the tonneau's we are seeing that fit the Gladiator have a feature like that. It's as you say, you'd have to roll up or fold up all the way to have "full" or "front" bed access.
@lhart901 see here for a PDF file of the installation instructions for the hard folding tonneau cover. Sorry no non stock picture but the PDF of the installation instructions may help to answer your questions. I read it and it looks like you should be able to open it up from either ends but I donāt see how you can open it up from the front end. In fact I think the front end may be bolted shut. I would also love see some non stock pictures of this hard folding tonneau cover or a video of it if anyone has that.
Hello @JeepCares can you please tell us how we can open up the Jeep/Mopar hard folding tonneau cover from the front of the truck? The Mopar site says and I quote:
The front panel also opens for easy access to cargo stored in the front of the bed. Sturdy, flush mount locks (front and rear) secures both tailgate and cover.
End quote
Look at the instructions section 4.2 and it looks like the front end is bolted down. So how do we unlock it from the front and then open it from the front? Can you please post a video of this? And please confirm that this can be installed on a Gladiator that does not have the trail rail system. Thanks much.
Hi Jake,Hello @JeepCares love to have your reply on this. How can we open the cover from the front? Really need to know before I buy this cover. Thanks