I just purchased a fold-a-cover and was hoping for some tips for installation. Does anyone have any tips for installation. Do the rails have to be drilled as the instructions say?

 

If it's Fold-A-Cover and not advance cover the bed rails do not need to be drilled. The fold-a-cover uses the stake pockets to clamp onto with bolts. My advice is just to take your time and make sure it is aligned nice and straight and tight. I've had mine about a year and a half and really enjoy the ease of use. Oh and it really helps to have a hex key with an offset ball on the end.


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I am a novice, what is a hex key with an offset ball on the end, and how do use?

 

Its an allen key with a little ball on the end that lets you tighten an allen screw from an angle.