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[Tar]

Why wouldn't you put your groceries in the compartments?

I mean big toilet paper thing won’t fit, bottles of wine etc will all go horizontal and slush around instead of being hung on the hooks etc.

I dunno I’m pretty newish to this. I have had a gen 1 taco in the last 3 months and 3500 miles. Still learning how to do things better on this one

All good points, also curious to see what solutions exist. Those cabinets should just be bins that hinge in the middle of the bed and have hooks in them and watertight locking lids.

[razr390]

Taco doesn’t have a drop in liner - bed is composite inner, metal outer.

I’ve got a vinyl tri-fold on mine and it needs no cutting of anything on the truck. Easy to remove if needed, too.

Also, do the full hood. Ain’t nobody got time for paint protection film lines.

I can’t I have stickers on the hood where the scoop is. about lines as most people aren’t tall enough to see it anyways.

Btw fun drum brake factoid
70-0 in a Tacoma 170 feet
70-0 in a gladiator 185 feet



Is your tri fold oem Toyota ?
In terms of bed material, sure looks like just plastic on top of the bed what composite bed? The bed is metal with plastic thing sitting on top of it secured by several screws

Get a full hood if doing PPF. The line will cause dust/debris/gunk to form and it will not only become visible but it will look like shit. PPF is like a vinyl wrap. You can wrap it around everything, including a hood scoop.

[ChrisoftheNorth]

When it's "up" it's still covering ~1/3 of the bed.

I guess that doesn’t really bother me, if I’m purchasing something that large, is leave it home or whatnot or put it in the back seat.

I guess.

I end up needing the space randomly when not anticipated, but that's a specific use case.

Example:

Yesterday we decided to randomly stop into a furniture store while out doing errands to look for a couch (we sold our old one with the house) not expecting to find anything. Sure enough, they had it there and ready to go...so we bought it, I rolled up the tonneau, and threw is in the bed. With a tri fold tonneau, I would have had to screw around with removing the thing, and then find a place to put it along with the couch. Sure, could have gone home first, but it was a 20 minute drive...so 40 minutes round trip just because of the tonneau? No. Could have paid $100 to have it delivered, that's what the is for.

[ChrisoftheNorth]

So these exist also ...

A good option except you can't see out of the rear window. Hence my preference for a rolling one.

[ChrisoftheNorth]

Why wouldn't you put your groceries in the compartments?

I mean big toilet paper thing won’t fit, bottles of wine etc will all go horizontal and slush around instead of being hung on the hooks etc.

I dunno I’m pretty newish to this. I have had a gen 1 taco in the last 3 months and 3500 miles. Still learning how to do things better on this one

Bottles of wine and smaller things you don't want rolling around I put in the back seat or rear floor no problem. That's the case with most of our grocery shopping, we just use the bed for big stuff like TP/paper towel things, dog food bags, etc.

[Desertbreh]

A tonneau was originally an open rear passenger compartment, rounded like a barrel,[4] on an automobile and, by extension, a body style incorporating such a compartment. The word is French, meaning 'cask' or barrel, cf. “tun”.[5]

Was going to ask this then answered by own question. We should really just call them "bed covers"

[max225]

This shit wouldn’t fit in the new old one to the rescue

[ChrisoftheNorth]

A tonneau was originally an open rear passenger compartment, rounded like a barrel,[4] on an automobile and, by extension, a body style incorporating such a compartment. The word is French, meaning 'cask' or barrel, cf. “tun”.[5]

Was going to ask this then answered by own question. We should really just call them "bed covers"

Well, they're technically called "tonneau covers" and originally referred to covering that open air compartment on a a vehicle. The term is used throughout the industry for various covers...it's how I've always referred to them professionally.

Americans struggle with speaking and writing French, it's amazing how many misspellings and botched pronunciations I've seen/heard over the years, so yes...for us idiots "bed cover" is probably more appropriate.

[Melon]

https://www.motortrend.com/cars/ram/150 ... A14E6F167C

[max225]

https://www.motortrend.com/cars/ram/150 ... A14E6F167C

Can’t wait till my buddies comes in. He has had one on order for a month. 92k doe is poorsche pricing

[Johnny_P]

This shit wouldn’t fit in the new old one to the rescue

You need some ratchet straps in your life. Lay the tailgate down, put that flat in your clown truk bed, and strap it down using the tie down cleats. Done.
Or keep gate up, and just rest it in at an angle, and again strap the front. It won't go anywhere.

[max225]

This shit wouldn’t fit in the new old one to the rescue

You need some ratchet straps in your life. Lay the tailgate down, put that flat in your clown truk bed, and strap it down using the tie down cleats. Done.
Or keep gate up, and just rest it in at an angle, and again strap the front. It won't go anywhere.

Any reccos on the ratchets?

[CaleDeRoo]

You need some ratchet straps in your life. Lay the tailgate down, put that flat in your clown truk bed, and strap it down using the tie down cleats. Done.
Or keep gate up, and just rest it in at an angle, and again strap the front. It won't go anywhere.

Any reccos on the ratchets?

Knowing how to use then and put them away without twisting or tangling them is more important than the actual brand. Is there any sort of storage under the rear seat?

[max225]

Any reccos on the ratchets?

Knowing how to use then and put them away without twisting or tangling them is more important than the actual brand. Is there any sort of storage under the rear seat?

Yes and a small little storage box in the bed also

[CaleDeRoo]

Knowing how to use then and put them away without twisting or tangling them is more important than the actual brand. Is there any sort of storage under the rear seat?

Yes and a small little storage box in the bed also

Perfect. The real killer of straps, whether they are cheap ones or expensive ones, is somebody hastily racheting them up to put them away.

Your clown bed got me thinking. When you buy a drop in bed liner you also get a tailgate piece that is screwed or bolted into place (for most trucks at least) and I wonder if there's an option that can "extend" the bed length similar to the new GM tailgate. This to me is more desirable than a large tubular option that splits the bed when you're not using it.

[max225]

Yes and a small little storage box in the bed also

Perfect. The real killer of straps, whether they are cheap ones or expensive ones, is somebody hastily racheting them up to put them away.

Your clown bed got me thinking. When you buy a drop in bed liner you also get a tailgate piece that is screwed or bolted into place (for most trucks at least) and I wonder if there's an option that can "extend" the bed length similar to the new GM tailgate. This to me is more desirable than a large tubular option that splits the bed when you're not using it.

The tubular version exists for sure this one I don’t think so. I feel like tacoma tail gates are flimsy. I feel like the gen1 can not support a linebacker, I can see the metal flex.

The gen 3 is a bit better. But still wouldn’t want to load it with too much stuff

[max225]

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/oem ... ll.444415/

Post that explains the cutting

[max225]

https://youtu.be/P4pHNK26HB4

This is interesting. I don’t like that it weighs 100lbs and seems rather difficult to remove.

Thoughts from y’all ?

[CaleDeRoo]

but this is my favorite tonneau cover out there right now.

https://bakflip.com/p/bak-revolver-x4-t ... bak-79506/

[max225]

but this is my favorite tonneau cover out there right now.

https://bakflip.com/p/bak-revolver-x4-t ... bak-79506/

Not bad.


So my “mod” list is:
1. Bed lock
2. Rubber mat
3. Cover
Such lift Kit much mud terrain

[Johnny_P]

You need some ratchet straps in your life. Lay the tailgate down, put that flat in your clown truk bed, and strap it down using the tie down cleats. Done.
Or keep gate up, and just rest it in at an angle, and again strap the front. It won't go anywhere.

Any reccos on the ratchets?

Really any. Home Depot even sells them.

[max225]

https://youtu.be/deLIj42SYGc

To those that said it doesn’t need cutting check out this video, the bed caps (plastic) need to be cut to allow for the mounts to be placed

Bed caps ≠ bed liner.

Correct. I thought the whole thing was one unit initially.

[fledonfoot]

Knowing how to use then and put them away without twisting or tangling them is more important than the actual brand. Is there any sort of storage under the rear seat?

Yes and a small little storage box in the bed also

The rear seat backs also fold forward for more storage. If you have JBL audio the subwoofer takes up one of them.

[D Griff]

Any reccos on the ratchets?

Really any. Home Depot even sells them.

I have HF ones and they’ve been around for years and are quite durable. Definitely a must for

[max225]

Yes and a small little storage box in the bed also

The rear seat backs also fold forward for more storage. If you have JBL audio the subwoofer takes up one of them.

You still don't know about my