Question about tonneau's and utility rails

[Saltymedic]

I'm looking for available tri-fold tonneau options and while searching for installation information I cannot find but one which even mentioned utility rail compatibility. If you have utility rails and a tonneau please post what you have and how well it works.

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[Mr._Bill]

I had the Trail Rails and a Mopar soft tri-fold tonneau cover. They worked together with no issues. The Rails were factory installed and the tonneau was installed by the dealer when the truck was purchased. I later replaced the tonneau with a RSI Smartcap that attaches to the Trail Rails. Any Mopar option should be compatible with the Trail Rails.

 

[Joe_G]

I have had this one for over year and I like it. Comes with brackets for the bed rail system that work well. I installed the bed rails after the top and like that with the bed rails the top latches no longer push up on the plastic bedside covers. Overall I’m very happy with this topper.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B082S8MBFC/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&th=1

 

[Saltymedic]

I have had this one for over year and I like it. Comes with brackets for the bed rail system that work well. I installed the bed rails after the top and like that with the bed rails the top latches no longer push up on the plastic bedside covers. Overall I’m very happy with this topper.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B082S8MBFC/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&th=1

This is mostly the idea I have. It's a very similar tonneau to the one's I've been looking at. I'm not going overboard on a Mopar when there are others available for half the price.

Do you have pictures of the mounting brackets at work?

 

[Joe_G]

Here you go.

 

[Saltymedic]

Here you go.

Oh, nice! Thanks for that.

 

[Joe_G]

 

[Joe_G]

 

[Saltymedic]

So I followed that link you posted and it says that it's not compatible with the Gladiator. Even that link didn't say anything about it being compatible with the utility track nor did it mention that those brackets are included. Most others don't mention it either but the ones that do say that they are not compatible with the utility track. I wondered where I could find mounting brackets like the ones you have but for the most part I couldn't. I did, however, find this mounting bracket from Tyger which can be purchased separately. They're the only ones I could locate on the interwebs.

 

[Joe_G]

That’s the top I bought and it came with the brackets. Not sure why it says different now. I sent the link from my Amazon purchase.

 

[firemedic2714]

So I followed that link you posted and it says that it's not compatible with the Gladiator. Even that link didn't say anything about it being compatible with the utility track nor did it mention that those brackets are included. Most others don't mention it either but the ones that do say that they are not compatible with the utility track. I wondered where I could find mounting brackets like the ones you have but for the most part I couldn't. I did, however, find this mounting bracket from Tyger which can be purchased separately. They're the only ones I could locate on the interwebs.

I bought this one from Tyger back in 2019 knowing it would be stored in my basement most of the time. I have it for long trips to keep luggage dry. It's well built for the price and has worked great for me. The aluminum Trail Rail brackets are sturdy and have remained installed for almost five years. The only thing I would recommend is to coat the Allen head retaining screws with anti-seize compound.

Tyger Auto T3 Soft Tri-fold Truck Bed Tonneau Cover Compatible with 2020-2023 Jeep Gladiator JT | 5' (60") Bed | TG-BC3J1060, Black https://a.co/d/1tl2JQS

 

[cranbiz]

My buddy picked up a Mopar soft roll up tonneau cover for free but it did not have any hardware with it. Currently he is using modified C Clamps to hold it on but they are marginal at best.

What is a good replacement? My aftermarket tonneau came with clamps that work great but the vendor will not sell me any replacement clamps. Most we see have a bolt at the top of the clamp you use to tighten the clamp and it is not known if they will actually work on a Gladiator. The first set he tried won't. My clamps use a torx head screw countersunk in the clamp.

Anyone have any suggestions on something that will work?

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