Ford F-150 Becomes a Fastback with the Aero X Cover

Cool new F-150 accessory offers this advantages of a bed cap without the clunky design.

Adding a bed cap or a tonneau cover to your Ford F-150 makes hauling cargo safer, enclosing your items in a covered bed where they are safe from the elements and thieves. However, each of those options has its shortcomings, as a tonneau cover limits the height of your cargo and a bed cap is fairly unstylish, but we found a solution at last week’s SEMA Show that combines some function of a bed cap and some function of a tonneau cover while introducing a very cool fastback design.

Aero X Bed Cover

The Ford F-150 shown here was on display at SEMA 2018 in the Michigan Vehicle Solutions (MVS) booth and it is outfitted with a product called the Aero X bed conversion. As you can see in the pictures, the Aero X transforms the half-ton pickup into a slick fastback pickup with a design that is very much like that of the Mustang, but this is far more than just an aesthetic upgrade.

The main attraction with the Aero X conversion is, of course, the fiberglass bed cover. It fits just like a traditional bed cap, but as you can see, rather than extending the roofline straight to the back of the truck, it tapers down to the top edge of the tailgate, creating the fastback form. Like a proper fastback car, the Aero X-equipped F-150 has rear window louvers, quarter windows on the side and a low profile spoiler at the rear. It looks great and offers superior aerodynamics to any bed coverage option on the market today.

Next, the Aero X package adds full carpeting through the bed, along with a carpeting headliner, giving the cargo area a more interior-like feel. Thanks to the system of water channels in the cap, this storage compartment is waterproof and with the louvers on the huge back window, the contents of your bed are safe from the sun’s harmful rays.

Cargo Functionality

So, the Aero X conversion for the 2015-and-newer Ford F-150 looks great inside and out while also offering improved aerodynamics, but the real advantage here is cargo capabilities. With the unique tapered roof design, this bed cover allows owners to haul large cargo at the front of the bed, similar to the functionality of a full-sized bed cap.

Since the Aero X opens like a hatchback, the opening is huge, making it easy to load large cargo and, like most caps, this product has a front sliding window that allows pass-through access from the interior of the truck to the cargo area.

So, if you have been longing for a bed cover that offers more cargo space than a tonneau cover without the clunky design of an old school cap, the Aero X is ready to transform your F-150 into a slick fastback pickup.

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Patrick Rall

"Before I was old enough to walk, my dad was taking me to various types of racing events, from local drag racing to the Daytona 500," says Patrick Rall, a lifetime automotive expert, diehard Dodge fan, and respected auto journalist for over 10 years. "He owned a repair shop and had a variety of performance cars when I was young, but by the time I was 16, he was ready to build me my first drag car – a 1983 Dodge Mirada that ran low 12s. I spent 10 years traveling around the country, racing with my dad by my side. While we live in different areas of the country, my dad still drag races at 80 years old in the car that he built when I was 16 while I race other vehicles, including my 2017 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat and my 1972 Dodge Demon 340.

"Although I went to college for accounting, my time in my dad’s shop growing up allowed me the knowledge to spend time working as a mechanic before getting my accounting degree, at which point I worked in the office of a dealership group. While I was working in the accounting world, I continued racing and taking pictures of cars at the track. Over time, I began showing off those pictures online and that led to my writing.

"Ten years ago, I left the accounting world to become a full-time automotive writer and I am living proof that if you love what you do, you will never “work” a day in your life," adds Rall, who has clocked in time as an auto mechanic, longtime drag racer and now automotive journalist who contributes to nearly a dozen popular auto websites dedicated to fellow enthusiasts.

"I love covering the automotive industry and everything involved with the job. I was fortunate to turn my love of the automotive world into a hobby that led to an exciting career, with my past of working as a mechanic and as an accountant in the automotive world provides me with a unique perspective of the industry.

"My experience drag racing for more than 20 years coupled with a newfound interest in road racing over the past decade allows me to push performance cars to their limit, while my role as a horse stable manager gives me vast experience towing and hauling with all of the newest trucks on the market today.

"Being based on Detroit," says Rall, "I never miss the North American International Auto Show, the Woodward Dream Cruise and Roadkill Nights, along with spending plenty of time raising hell on Detroit's Woodward Avenue with the best muscle car crowd in the world.

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