Bought a fold-a-cover new when I bought the truck new, I always bragged about my cover, Loved it.
Now after four years all the panels have gone soft and floppy.
I contacted them and was told it's out of warranty. No kidding.
Love the concept, but the materials didn't hold up too well. They offered to sell me a new one at dealer cost plus shipping, Not a great deal. So it seems like the cost of owning a Fold-a-cover is about $200/yr.
I have been thinking about finding some corrugated aluminum panels to replace these with.
Or bite the bullet and buy a different mfg top.

Do any of these folding cover have a decent life span?

 

The Bakflip is now offered in aluminmum. I've had the G2 for a few years now and like it. No real problems to speak of but I'd love to have the HD.

http://www.bestinauto.com/bakflip-hd...FQ8MDQodhhevcw

 

I was looking at the Bak flip, One of the down sides I saw was the top fits inside the box not on top, so I'm going to loose a couple of inches of box height.
And for some reason my bed rail covers have turned milky white, so I'm going to have to change those out when I go to a different style of top.

I most likely will end up going to a Bakflip.

 

I'm not sure I follow you. You mean box height from the floor of the bed to top of rail? If so then you dont lose any.

The rails sit inside the bed so the cover sits flush. When you fold it all the way up you'll lose a couple of inches. I can still get my sport quad in and close the gate though.

 

Fold-a-cover sits on top of the rails not between. So if I change covers to one that is flush with the rails I'll loose bed to top clearance.

 

well, yeah you might lose like about an inch of clearance at the most.

I had an Advance folding cover on my last 04 truck for 5 years, it sat on top of the rails. It actually held up pretty good. It had aluminum panels just like my new Bakflip HD cover on my new 09 truck.

I really like the HD alot more. Time will tell how it will hold up, I've only had it since March of this year.

Email me if you want to know where to get one cheap.

 

FoldACover is black powdercoated aluminum! Are you sure your old cover is a FoldACover?

 

Yes and it is black powder coated aluminum with a foam core. The aluminum and the core is no longer bonded. It's saggy and coming apart.
I asked if they still made them with a foam core and they said yes.

 

I've never seen a FoldACover do that. That really sux and I sure would not be happy.


You might also consider an Extang Solid Fold which is make of black powdercoated aluminum. It has NO hardware to install and you can completely remove or install the cover in 60 seconds.

 

Floppy and saggy happens when you get old son.... take a blue pill.. Oh you mean the bed cover. ah, yes, my bad...lol

You should write a letter and send it to their home office and protest it; seriously. Don’t take the word of an hourly pee-on worker who answers the phone. Throw a fit. They should stand behind their product and it’s obviously not common since nobody else seems to have the problem. They can part with replacement panels. I did this with Dodge on a different matter and got great results.

 

Actually, when I called them the girl that answered the phone said I should take pictures and email them to her and she would turn it in to upper management, since it was out of warranty. I did. Their marketing director e-mailed me this offer, dealer cost plus $78 shipping.
I emailed him back twice and said dealer cost and no shipping charges. He never responded to either email. So I'd save about $80 by buying another top from them. Big deal.

 

You and kozmic do understand how a timeframe warranty works right? You had no complaints and no problems with the cover within the timeframe of the warranty, which is 1 year, right?

Where should they draw the line? 13 months? 15 months? 24 months?

Fold-A-Cover is a business. The only purpose of a business is to make money. How are they making money if they are replacing everyone's cover out of warranty after 4 years?

You agreed to the 1 year warranty when you purchased and used the cover. It sucks that it malfunctioned, but that is the way it goes. I don't see where you have much room to complain since it lasted 3 times longer than the warranty.


Why not call Ford and tell them your bedcaps have turned color and they should send you a new set even though the warranty is out. What was the cost of owning those caps $7000/year?

 

I do understand how a warranty works. That was a stupid statement. I used to make my own parts and I used my customers complaints and feedback to make a better product not to swindle people out of their hard earned money. Products that are still in service and running strong 5 years later. I also understand his issue is not common to this product from what I have read and people who think like you make it possible for companies to continue to make crappy products with no reprecussion.

Call and complain kozmic1520. Nobody is saying your going to get a freebie or even a better discount but if you don't do it some other poor sap is going to get stuck with a crappy product too. A bed cover is an exterior product and should last longer than that. Hell, even tires last longer than that and they are made to wear out.

And people DO have their caps replaced for that very reason so that is a bad example.

 

I'm not sure I follow you here. You say that you know it isn't a common problem with this product and in the same sentence you say they are continuing to make crappy products because noone is complaining, as though it is a common problem??????

People who think like me??? Because I have been in business for 15 years selling truck accessories and have to deal with all manner of warranty issues everyday? Or because I understand that this guy really has no complaint since the cover far surpased it's warranty term and the company made a more than reasonable offer to make it right with the guy?


Again it surpased the warranty period 3 times, the industry standard warranty is 1 year for this type of cover. Warranty term is the accepted/expected life of a product. When you buy a product you agree to these terms if you are expecting the product to outlast the warranty (which is reasonable) and you get 3 times that, where exactly can you complain?

The motor went out on my F-150 at 104,000 miles, that is just under 3 times the warranty so I guess I should expect Ford to give me a new motor for cost?

 

Do some research on the 2.7L Dodge V6 that they put in their Stratus Sedans from 2001-2007. Yes, if your engine craps out after only 100K I think Ford should make you one hell of a deal on a new one or repair of the old one unless its your fault for not taking care of it. Would you expect Ford to help you with your plug issue if the plugs in your 5.4L broke off? Hell yeah you would. I haven’t seen one thread on here of anyone that is happy to pay for that cost. And some of those are in warranty!

Come on, nobody deserves to get a mere 100K from an engine and you know this. Would you pay another 20-45K for a truck that is only good for 100K? No, you wouldn’t. If you’re in the business I can guarantee you have made better deals for some than you have for others. If you say differently, then your lest trustworthy than you sound. Feedback and complaints is what makes companies make improvements. As a business, you do right by your customers so they keep coming back; you don’t screw them. I’m not saying they should give him a free one but 80.00? That’s a rip off especially if he paid over 600.00 for it.