Tonneau covers are an essential custom-truck accessory. A lid adds good looks, trunk-like functionality, and it will help with gas mileage. Tonneau cover companies have been using gas shocks for support and lifting of the lid for decades, but Gaylord's Bed Covers has just released its new electric opening and closing feature to its already fully-loaded X-2000 lid. The new 150-pound electric actuators can open and close the fiberglass tonneau with a push of a button on the supplied remote. A great feature of the lid is the ability to stop the lid at any point during the opening or closing process, which is perfect for moments when it is raining and you need to throw things in the bed and get inside the truck. On a recent install, we added a Gaylord's X-2000 lid to an '02 F-150 SuperCrew with the 5-foot 5-inch bed. This lid was paint-matched, buffed to a shine, and included several options like the Speedstur wing and LED third brake light. All Gaylord's lids have carpeted linings on the inside of the lid and the X-2000 features a no-drill installation for easy removal of the lid. We drove to Gaylord's installation facility in Santa Fe Springs, California, where Dave performed the install in about an hour and a half. Check out the photos and contact Gaylord's if a powered tonneau could meet your custom-truck needs.
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When we arrived at Gaylord's in Santa Fe Springs, California, the bed on our project Super
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Dave had our lid ready and waiting for the install, complete with these 150-pound electric
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This shot gives you an idea of what comes with the Gaylord's X-2000, including the aluminu
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Dave began the install by mounting the tabs inside of the bedrails.
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He then used a cordless driver to loosely mount the aluminum bracket to the rail. This was
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Here, you can see the scissor-style hinge that allows the X-2000 to pivot from the bracket
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Dave removed the hinges from the lid and moved on to the brackets.
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He placed each hinge on the bracket, in order to get ready for the lid to be set into plac
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With some help from Charlie, the fully-loaded Gaylord's X-2000 lid was lifted into place.
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After crawling inside of the bed, Dave aligned the bolts coming from the tonneau into the
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Before tightening the bolts, Dave adjusted the rail stop to make sure the brackets lined u
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Once happy with the alignment, Dave tightened the bolts and secured the tonneau to the hin
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Dave was then ready to run the wires for the power actuators
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Keeping everything professional, the wiring was just the right length and the relays were
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He then loosely mounted the tonneau latches in order to try the power actuators out.
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One push of a button and the tonneau closed and opened every time.
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Voil! Safety and good looks. It was now time to go try it in the real world.
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Our truck looked better than ever with the new Gaylord's X-2000 power bed cover. Now the b
From The Driver Seat:Rarely does a new part come out and make all of us go "oohh" and "aahh," but the electric tonneau cover had all of us huddled behind the Ford watching it go up and down. Like mesmerized kids at Christmas, the ease of operation was awesome, while the ability to stop the lid at any point was just too cool. The dual 150-pound actuators handle the fiberglass lid without any problems and the automatic light mounted on the underside of the lid makes perfect sense. It's easily the nicest lid we've installed on any project truck to date.
YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED:
| Time Spent Working: | Approximately 1-1/2 hours |
| Degree of Difficulty: | Beginner |
| (But, you'll need two people to lift it) |
| PARTS USED: |
| Gaylord's X-2000 electric tonneau cover painted Ford YZ. | $2,180 |
| (The base price is $1,980, but the wing and third brake light add $200.) |
| Price does not reflect installation |
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