I have decided to purchase a Tonneau cover for my 07 SCREW 6.5' bed truck. I have ruled out "soft" covers and have visited a few truck accessory stores to eyeball the products. I have looked at the BAK G2, Extang Solid Fold and the rigid Undercover and believe the choice is now between the latter two.
Extang Solid Fold vs Undercover.
Now I am looking for your input. Do you have one? How long have you had it? How is it holding up? How about being water tight? Your honest opinion....

Thanks all in advance.

After 49 views, not one reply.... Finally decided on the Undercover Tonneau cover which arrived today.
Installed in 30 minutes and fits like a glove. Very happy with the product and the quality. I believe that I made the right decision.

 

My '07 Flareside has a soft cover installed by the prior owner. I wanted a hard cover but could no find any until just yesterday, found the Undercover was available for my flareside.

Looked at one closely, was invited to stand, even jump up and down on it by dealer. Light and strong and I understand it has a wall hook system for storage.

Thinking of ordering one of them Undercovers and maybe sell this Truxedo Low Pro QT soft cover ... it's near new.

 

Undercover is great bang for your buck. Check out the new SE model also.

 

I did, but the SE isn't made for the Flareside, only the Styleside. Looks good though.

 

I've spent the summer installing a new Undercover on my new 2009 5.5' F150. First, the dealer installed my Undercover, but it leaked at the bulkhead when there was water on the cover (such as after a rain). The rubber gasket at the bulkhead rolled under itself and let the water drain inside the bed.

Turns out Undercover has a new hinge for the 2009 F150 (no idea why they don't ship them then!) They promised to ship a new pair of hinges to me immediately upon getting more stock. They didn't, but a second phone call a few weeks later got them shipped out.

Dealer in Canada did everything to avoid retrofitting the hinges, to the point that I did it myself (Undercover compensated me for this, which was nice), and these new hinges now keep the front of the cover much lower on the bulkhead.

However, since this took from mid June until mid September to get to this point, the rubber gasket has now formed improperly and continues to curl under and then leak.

Now Undercover has sent me replacement rubber and glue, but I'll wait until next summer to install it now because it's fairly cold now and I think the rubber may not form properly again. Needs the heat I'm told.

I hope this is the problem, but I'm still left wondering why the correct hinge was not shipped in the first place. The units are ordered based on the model it's for, so it was no secret this was going onto a 2009 5.5' F150. Perhaps that would have prevented a summer of aggravation for me.

When it's down and latched though, not a drop of water comes in, either parked in a deluge, or driving through one.

Other than the wet-cover-leakage though, the cover seems OK. Light, relatively easy to remove (only did it once to drill off the original hinges and rivet on the new ones) so a wee bit of learning curve involved. It's likely light enough for one guy to remove it, but the hinges can scratch the paint, and you'd better have a very large wingspan if you want to try to carry this by yourself. And I'd avoid doing it on a windy day or you might land a few blocks from home!

Looks great (my ride is Flame Blue and the cover matches the black factory trim). I think a coloured glass cover would be too much Flame. And you don't need to worry about scratching it easily. Seems secure enough. I camp a lot so I store some costly gear in the back, and I sled in the winter. Haven't used it over the winter yet, so we'll see, but all my research told me it holds up well and doesn't warp in the cold.

So, make sure you get the right hinges, be real careful with the gasket at the bulkhead, and hopefully that solves the leakage problem.

If you're in the Toronto area, call Undercover to get their dealer recommendation. They sell to everyone, but not everyone is "listed" by them, and mine apparently wasn't. That doesn't mean an unlisted dealer is no good, but you'll be sure they won't recommend the one I unfortunately used.

 

Thanks all for the feedback,,, I installed my Undercover a while back and could not be more happy. No water leaks of any kind. I have also removed it a couple of time and it went on and off with no problem. The minute I finished installing it the first time, my son asked if it would support weight. Before I got the "yes" out of my mouth, he was on top checking it out. Very impressive that it will support weight where fiberglass will not. I have also seen too many "folding hard covers" with visible wear at the hinge areas.

 

Good to hear that you like it. I heard that they support up to 500 lbs. and I have stood on mine several times, and no I'm not 500lbs., with no worries.