Which tonneau. BAKFlip MX4 or Fold-A-Cover G4 Elite?

Controller23 · March 23, 2019

The BAKFlip allows more complete access to the bed by folding up against the back window. The Fold-A-Cover however allows access from the front of the bed. They are both about $900-1000. I’m having a tough time deciding.

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Bgctrading · March 23, 2019

I bought the mx4 because the reviews on the elite said the handle would freeze in the winter and you couldn't open it. I also bought mine from truckalterations.com for 755.00 with free shipping just email them and ask for their best price.

OnTheReel · March 23, 2019

I was very happy with the MX4 on my last truck. It was basically water tight and well made. I went to the Revolver on this truck and it’s also very good quality.

hardloaf · March 23, 2019

I had Elite for over 4 years. Very dependable, well-made and not a drop got through over that time, but looks kind of meh.

Now I have MX4. Looks way better, but it's not waterproof and can't be due to construction - some water gets inside. Not much, but enough to notice. Also it doesn't look like anybody took pride in making them - metal shavings, rough edges everywhere and overall workmanship is not impressive for the price.

I went with MX4 this time because after Elite I know that unrestrained access to the full bed length is more important for me. If fold-a-cover would make a cover of the same style as MX4 I'd go with them though.

UGADawgs · March 24, 2019

I'm leaning towards the bakflip mx4. Neighbor has the bakflip g2 on his tacoma and he loves it and it looks great.

Edited March 24, 2019 by UGADawgs

bcato · March 28, 2019

I'm having an Undercover Ultra flex installed this coming saturday. Will post up pics afterwards.

Eds240z06 · March 28, 2019

I have the Backflip MX4. Looks and works great. It’s easy to install and remove if needed. The only thing I didn’t like is water gets into the bed. Not from the cover itself but from the cheap seal they give you for the front of the bed. I replaced it with a rubber seal from Lowe’s and no more leaks.

parthery · March 28, 2019

I have an MX4 as well.

PROS:

Sits flush and looks good

Keeps 99.9% of the water out. (I get a little water around the tailgate, but not at the top.)

Can use virtually the entire bed if you fold it up against the window.

Installation is easy. It took me less than 30 minutes to install it.

CONS:

Rails were bent out of the box. BakFlip replaced them - but (this leads to concern number 2)

BakFlip's customer service leaves something to be desired. I had an issue where one of the panels was delaminating. Reached out to BakFlip customer service who asked for pics. I sent pics and they responded that it was defective and would be replaced under warranty, but not until "I demonstrated in video that I was removing the cover from the truck and then destroying the cover." Since I didn't want to be without a cover for a week I went back to 4 wheel parts and after some arm twisting, got them to get it swapped.

z1boss · March 28, 2019

1 hour ago, bcato said:

I'm having an Undercover Ultra flex installed this coming saturday. Will post up pics afterwards.

I have the Undercover Ultra Flex too and love it

bcato · March 28, 2019

5 minutes ago, z1boss said:

I have the Undercover Ultra Flex too and love it

I had originally been shopping for hard tonneau's - but there's not much available for 2019's. I'll probably like this much better anyway, being able to remove if needed, etc.

Does yours leak?

z1boss · March 28, 2019

7 minutes ago, bcato said:

I had originally been shopping for hard tonneau's - but there's not much available for 2019's. I'll probably like this much better anyway, being able to remove if needed, etc.

Does yours leak?

There was a little leak but I cut some pieces from the foam strip that they provided in the package to seal those areas and now it barely leaks at all

bcato · March 28, 2019

i was looking around when I had a 2018 Denali, the tonneau dealer pointed out all the holes around in the bed - I had never noticed. This 2019 doesn't seem to have all of the openings, or maybe they all have the plastic plugs in them. They actually sold a big bag of foam made to stuff in the openings....

mfbearded · March 29, 2019

i have the bakflip. had a soft roll upon my 2015silverado so i decided to try something different. so far i love it. i felt that acessing the bed was tedious with soft cover haveing to roll it and unroll it from each side. i went thru winter with the bakflip with no issue. if u get a firamount of ice it takesa little work to clear it off and open it. it also complements the look of the truck very well. ill seehow it performs over time as i use the bed more. as far as water...ive no issues. if your getting significant water, i suggest checking ur install and make sure everything is lined up.

CmackR56 · March 29, 2019

I've got the Bakflip G2 on my 19 Denali. Well built, relatively water tight, easy install. I'd definitely recommend it. Had one of those high dollar Retrax on my Lariat and like the Bakflip better. Plus the G2 was less than half the cost as the Retrax.