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

OnTheReel · April 27, 2019

I have the same issue here. Not with the Bakflip but with the website. Seems like if I leave the window open long enough it’ll eventually finishing loading and let me post. Just to type this I had to wait like a minute before I could start typing.

Maize & Blue · April 28, 2019

On 4/27/2019 at 11:59 AM, UGADawgs said:

Anyone else with a MX4 for their 19 short bed that has this issue or is it good on yours?

Mine looks goods. The rods on mine measure 17-5/16 from end to end if that helps.

Edited April 28, 2019 by Maize & Blue

Maize & Blue · April 28, 2019

The only issue I had installing my MX4 was finding the sweet spot between having it far enough aft to have a sufficient water seal vs having the remote tailgate release work. I had to move it about 1/8” forward for the remote release to work and now I’m not sure the water seal will be that great at the tailgate.

Edited April 28, 2019 by Maize & Blue

UGADawgs · April 28, 2019

1 hour ago, Maize & Blue said:

Mine looks goods. The rods on mine measure 17-5/16 from end to end if that helps.

Your knob bracket is in a different spot than mine. Maybe that's what's off.

UGADawgs · April 28, 2019

57 minutes ago, Maize & Blue said:

The only issue I had installing my MX4 was finding the sweet spot between having it far enough aft to have a sufficient water seal vs having the remote tailgate release work. I had to move it about 1/8” forward for the remote release to work and now I’m not sure the water seal will be that great at the tailgate.

Yeah, I had to move mine a bit closer to the cab too so the tailgate auto closer works. The gate is barely touching the second fin of the three when it closes successfully. When it engaged with all three fins, it would beep and lower back down.

Maize & Blue · April 28, 2019

4 minutes ago, UGADawgs said:

Your knob bracket is in a different spot than mine. Maybe that's what's off.

Yep, I just looked at your pics again. Mine sits flush against the locking frame. Looks like yours sits about 1.5-2” below. That would do it.

Cpl_Punishment · April 29, 2019

On 27/04/2019 at 4:03 PM, UGADawgs said:

I also have issues on desktop. I've been able to identify the issue it seems if the ad loads at the top, I can reply or quote, but if the ad doesn't load, I can't. It also appears some banner ads are wider than the forum on mobile. I've seen that issue on other forums too. Not sure if it is the same web developers or not, but these bugs shouldnt be hard to fix.

Now that you mention it, that's the issue I'm having too. If I leave it, eventually it loads and I can comment normally.

This is still the best truck forum I've been on to date, both in terms of how it's laid out and in terms of the quality of the info and the members' helpfulness.

UGADawgs · May 3, 2019

So Bak said on Monday they sent all my details and pics to engineering and I pinged them Wednesday and Friday and haven't heard anything back. I will be calling them Monday.

UGADawgs · May 3, 2019

Just noticed they are open until 7pm, called and they are sending a whole new cover.

UGADawgs · May 12, 2019

So I got the new MX4 cover today.

Good news:

1. The knob bracket is in the correct place finally.

2. They now include plastic end caps and prop rod snap holders. I kept the existing rails and slid these new pieces off the new rails and used them. I didn't want to install a third set of rails.

Bad news:

1. The straps on the new cover to hold it open are too short. So I pulled them off the original cover and swapped them.

The company that makes these have zero QA department. It's like they are run by prison inmates who don't give a crap about doing anything correctly. They fix one thing and then screw up another.

I'm finally good to go, but this was a jacked up experience.

UGADawgs · May 12, 2019

UGADawgs · May 12, 2019

OnTheReel · May 12, 2019

11 hours ago, UGADawgs said:

So I got the new MX4 cover today.

Good news:

1. The knob bracket is in the correct place finally.

2. They now include plastic end caps and prop rod snap holders. I kept the existing rails and slid these new pieces off the new rails and used them. I didn't want to install a third set of rails.

Bad news:

1. The straps on the new cover to hold it open are too short. So I pulled them off the original cover and swapped them.

The company that makes these have zero QA department. It's like they are run by prison inmates who don't give a crap about doing anything correctly. They fix one thing and then screw up another.

I'm finally good to go, but this was a jacked up experience.

Good that they finally sort of made it right. Right enough I guess after you fixed it.

I’d suggest going with another brand next time, but this company makes like half of the big name covers on the market, and even some of the GM ones!

At4Rotation · May 13, 2019

First time poster, great information on here. Is there a definitive answer for, which cover allows the Sierras power tailgate to operate both up and down?