2024 Ford Ranger Raptor Tonneau Cover install. BAK X4S from Realtruck
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 17 มิ.ย. 2024
- I bought this thing to keep my stuff dry and relatively safe in the back of my truck. I went with the X4S without the T-slot rail system because i am going on a camping/road trip in a week and the X4ts was going to take 2+ weeks to arrive. I am happy that this leaves the 3 mounting hard points on each bedrail accessible for future bed rack install.
The little end caps came broken on my cover which was a bummer but RealTruck.com already put in the ticket to ship out new caps for me at no cost. - ภาพยนตร์และแอนิเมชัน
I have the same Tonneau cover on my Raptor Ranger except I got the X4TS with T Slots so I can mount tents and such on it. I have a set of Go Rhino Crossbars under my Thule Tepui Explorer Rooftop tent and the setup works flawlessly for anyone looking for some overlanding advice for these trucks!
Great install video!
yeah, i am going to put a rack on the back but i wasn't too confident in the security of mounting a couple hundred pounds to the rails of a tonneau cover that is just pinch clamped to the bed rails. I plan on finding a rack that mounts directly to the mouting hardpoints on the bed rails. I'm sure it will be fine on a tonneau but i just feel more comfortable mounting directly to the bed.
I really have to laugh every time I watch one of your videos because you do exactly what I do. When I first got the truck I did a line x spray in bedliner, which I would highly recommend for you before you destroy that bed and I had the same tonneau cover installed, Thie biggest difference between you and me is I have to pay people to do the work because I am not mechanically inclined. On a side note, my truck did that thing again last night with the engine. It has happened after driving the truck on a very hot day for about a half hour, shutting it off, and then trying to start it again within an hour or so. Keep the videos going!!! You also are like me in that I do something and then realize I should have done the steps in a better order :)
man, that sucks about your start up issue happing again. hopefully it is something simple that the dealer can fix without keeping the truck for an extended period. Good luck getting it sorted out. I ended up moving the straps to one of the threaded holes in the bed that are further back and it is working perfectly the way i want now... this thing gets hotter than fire in the VA sun... i can barely touch the freaking thing!
What is your truck doing on start up? Is it a rattle noise for a few seconds? If so it's the cam phaser issue some people have been reporting. How many miles?
@@scottstaniewicz688 Thanks for inquiring. The truck has 1834 miles on it. So, upon start up, the motor shakes violently and goes in to limp mode, the check engine, wrench, check 4x4, and pre-collision not working lights come on. After sitting for a considerable time, the truck starts with no issues and only the check engine light remains on. We pulled the code, and it is P2112 for the throttle body stuck closed. It's actually at the dealer now because it did it a third time. The ordered a new throttle body and if that doesn't totally fix it, they will have to replace the PCM. The only thing the issues had in common was it was a very hot day, I would drive for approximately 30 minutes, turn it off and then try and restart it again within half an hour to an hour. I almost wondered if the heat caused an issue, but the dealer can't confirm. It is a bit disheartening. The truck is an awesome beast otherwise.
@rentalcarman wow, that sounds not good. Sorry that you are experiencing that on your new beast. Hope everything is fixed quickly so you can go back to enjoying the Beast!
This seems to be one of the best options. Just be aware of the design from a security perspective. Most of the covers with that cable-pull design can be easily opened with a coat hanger. Most people that use these types of covers know that they are not very secure, but thought newbies should be aware of just how easy they are to open.
Yeah, I thought about that and you are totally right. I will probably keep valuables in the cab and just my camping stuff in the bed. Thanks for the note though, it is a great point
I have the same cover on my F-150 Raptor and i love it. looks great, install was easy and it keeps the water out of the bed pretty well in the rain
that is great to hear. i dont expect it to stay completely dry because there are big old gaps in the tailgate itself away from the tonneau but it'll be better than nothing... i'll just keep all my stuff in tubs back there to make sure it all stays dry.
Very nice. I just realized how much easier it is to get the weather strip to stick when you dont have the spray in bedliner. They have an awesome warranty if you end up breaking anything. Also, I put additional clear silicon caulk over the clips on my end piece that broke on yours. I saw that as a potential weak spot on previous videos and did preventative maintenance.
that's a great idea... right now i have it held on with a small little plastic rivet but i dont think that will hold long term so i may do exactly what you did! thanks for the idea.
The small pieces, i think are bumpers so when its rolled up the cover doesn't smack your window.
interesting. that makes sense to me. the way this thing hinges at the very end, it cant roll far enough to hit the window though... it is bolted down to the rails and the last 4-5 inches of the cover are solid and. each thing can only articulate so far... either way, it is working really well and i like it a lot... but it sure does get hot as heck in the sun! can barely touch the dang thing.
@@flaberdoopin Roll the cover open. Than stick those bumpers on, to prevent the roll from touching the cab. You'll see where they have to be attached....Mine keep falling off into the bed and will have to get some kind of glue to keep them in their place permanently.
I would have helped you, same process as the X4TS I just installed, the endcaps are something they re-engineered for the X4TS so they didn't come broken and shouldn't break as easily. Like someone else said the extra weather strips are for bumpers to protect the glass when the cover is rolled up. I left them off too as it seems like it won't be able to hit the glass.
Gotcha. I managed it on my own but it would have gone so much faster with a second person (or now that I know how to do it I could probably do it pretty quickly
Nicely done. I must say that those end-caps shipping broken is not a great confidence-booster for that tonneau cover. I see those being the weak link in that cover. I assume they have to come on and off in order to remove or stow that cover. I would buy extra if I were you, you're gonna need them. I am sure they had to really think those caps out, but maybe a better design would have been to incorporate them into the cover end and let them just roll up with the whole cover. The cover does look nice though; hope they resolve that qc issue for you.
they are sending new ones but i am already working on getting them attached with a little plastic rivet and it seems to be working pretty well... i'll keep an eye on it... other option is to drill a second hole in the cap piece and use a small zip tie to hold it down and then add some hot glue or black silicone to the top above the zip tie to keep it water tight. Either way, i'll keep on the company until they send out some new ones, but until then i'll make it work!
My wife works for Real Truck..she says thank you
Awesome! Tell her I say thank you right back. Great supplier for all things truck related. I got my dad to order his tonneau from them too
You definitely chose the right one!
Thanks! i really like it... just gotta get the little end caps squared away
You need to stop posting these videos. You are costing me way too much money!!🤑🤣😩
HAHAHAHA... tell me about it. i keep seeing awesome stuff and i just have to get it too! I'm currently browsing amazon and other shops for onboard compressors and 4 wheel inflation hose systems haha. there goes another several hundred bucks but it will save me time every time i get out to the trail and it is just fun to have cool stuff like that
Hello, finally, my RR is scheduled to build on 8/19. I hope they won't push it. I'll order X4St, which is new with T slot rails, so you can install crossbars for example rhinorack.
i looked at that one as well... i am going to go with a bed rack that connects directly to the stake holes in the bed rails, the X4S leaves them completely accessible. I just feel a little more secure with that with some of the offroading, that's a lot of weight getting tossed about if you put a shower and a roof top tent up there to have connected to the tonneau cover that is held on with the aluminum pinch clamps but that is just my over engineering brain telling me that i should go that way, i know plenty of guys and gals that installed their systems in the T-slot rails on tonneaus with no issues. Hopefully your build goes quickly and you get your truck earlier than expected!
@@flaberdoopin I found that Rhion Rack makes crossbars easy to put in amd out. Only base must be secured by screws to T slot, bracketas are removing by press clip.
I need crossbars for Thule box, wasn't planing anything else. I would be happy if someone makes crossbars with fast in and out wich will be installed in bed slots.
When did you put in ur order, and how many days did it take to receive a build date? I'm on day 42 of confirmed order but no build date as of yet.
@@TheGreatNomad Ordered May 14, recived schedule on June 14.
I got the same cover for my Ranger. The clips came broken for mine as well. Kind of a terrible design for those corners to be held by tiny little plastic clips…
How long did it take to get new caps? Or did you just stick them on with silicone or something?
thanks for the interesting video
My pleasure
Both of mine broke during installation and they sent 2 new sets. So after repairing it, I have a spare set. Does yours seem to have a little bow to the panels? Mine does
yeah, i figure i'll make the broken ones work and keep the new ones as spare for down the road. it doesn't bow yet but it does flex more than i thought it would to be honest. but i do like the versitility over the BAKflip trifold that blocks the read window when all the way up.
I’m hoping that you will do a freeway mileage test, say a 100 mile loop at 70mph to show MPG with and without the cover.
that's a great idea... i'm taking a 4000 mile road trip in 2 weeks so maybe i'll do some of it with the tonneau rolled up and some with it down to see the difference.
Do you plan on getting a spray on bedliner?
I do intend to do that... at first i thought i needed to do it ASAP to avoid scratches then i realized i can scratch it to hell because the bedliner will cover it anyway, i just need to make sure it doesnt rust before the bedliner gets sprayed in. that is near the top of the list of things to get done.
@@flaberdoopin Have you thought about a bed rug? They have two different ones, one that only covers the bottom of the bed and one that goes up all the sides. I had one in my Lightning and loved it! I am going to order the one the only covers the bottom of the bed, that is if my RR ever gets released fron QC jail...
@@rhite3783 yeah, i have looked at the bedrugs... honestly i think my plan will be a spray in bed liner with the floor only bed rug... kind of both protections becasue i have already beat up the truck bed and scratched and dented it a bit so the spray in will help it from rusting and the rug will help protect the stuff i throw in there. any thing i am missing why this might be a bad idea?
So did the refit of the old one not work or something? Just wondering why you decided the one from the older ranger you bought wasn't good? Or was it just the space it took up in the bed?
This video was from before the retractable and i wasn't too thrilled after a few days thinking about the broken parts on the BAK and a comment about how anyone with a coat hanger can reach in and open the tonneau. When i found the good one for $200 i couldn't turn that down.
@@flaberdoopin ohhh so currently you have the retractable one on.
Indeed! I like it but I can’t use my truck bed tent anymore
I’m trying to decide between a hard folding or roll up. Leaning towards are hard folding LOMAX.
Forgot to mention you can remove the LOMAX easily if you need more space.
my only concern with the fold up was that it blocks the rear window when it is all the way up but if it comes out really easy that wouldn't be a problem. I like the idea of the rollup and it looks really good... i have had the trifolds in the past as well and they are super strong for sure but like i said, i like to see out the back window and if you have stuff in the back that forces the tonneau to be all the way open you cant use the rear view mirror... not a big deal to most people but it was a deal breaker for me personally.
Good to know thanks. Yeah I’m also considering the tuxedo hard roll up too. Too many options! I don’t like the cheap flimsy pieces on the Bak.
The bad thing about the truxedo that I saw was that the hard rollup doesn’t secure all of the slats like the BaK does, at least it didn’t look like it does from what I could see, that was the only reason I went with the BAK over the Truxedo
Did you ever go out and try parallel and perpendicular parking on your ranger or with your ranger?
I haven’t. I don’t ever think about it when I am out and about to be honest. I do plan to do it but I just keep forgetting because it doesn’t seem like anything I will ever use
@@flaberdoopin I know what you mean. I just got my Ranger XLT & I am going to go out to our local school sometime soon to see how it works & does.
Just installed mine. It has a little dip all the way across near the cab. Did you experience this?
I didn’t notice any sag/dip unless there was any weight on it
Dude, I'll be your friend!
that's what i'm talking about! i got some beers in the fridge if you are ever out in Virginia! cheers!
@@flaberdoopin Hell yeah! I do miss living around there. Spent almost 6 years in DC-VA-MD area. I don't miss the Beltway traffic. Can't beat a good New England IPA though. If you're ever up here, I'll hand you a Heady Topper or Treehouse.
@@erikgutierrez3196 deal! i am not a fan of traffic either haha. my next job is outside the beltway so i'll be in much better shape in that regard for the next three years!
Are you gonna buy retractable?
no, the canister wont work with the tent setup i have at the moment. i do like the idea of being able to slide it into the canister but i need that space when camping so it wouldnt' work for me.
@@flaberdoopin oh alr
I don't like !! Leer or R/C Hard cover Stand up the only way to go. Sorry
okay, you probably should not get the BAK then and maybe just stick with Leer or Rough Country i guess.... not sure what a stand up cover is but if you are talking about the folding covers those are a non starter for me, i do not like the fact that when it is up it blocks the back window. everyone has a preference and yours is not anywhere close to mine but that's cool... do what you want and i'll stick with what i like. Not sure what you are sorry about, but it's okay!
@@flaberdoopin Yes Leer or R/C , what I'm saying is when you need to use the hole bed to carry stuff , you just stand it up and go. Works great.
Yes you can't see out the back, but you can use your side mirrors to see or turn your cameras on to see. Works fine. I want to use all of my bed if needed with out removing the cover. It's just a better option on my 2024 Tremor. Have a Good Day !!
Should have gotten a Roll-n-lock!
i didn't want the big canister under the cover. i wanted that space under for my bed tent... i still need space for the mattress to go up there and either feet or head when sleeping since the tent is only 6'6" and i'm 6'3". if i had a big canister for the roll n lock or other similar retractable cover it wouldnt' work.