| toyota Tacoma rear Drivers Side View
There comes a point in time, as a truck owner, when you're tired of worrying about the stuff in the bed. We have all done it at least once; you park at a fast-food joint and proceed to stuff everything from the bed into the cab so you can secure it. To save our sanity, and our cargo, we looked into getting a tonneau cover for our Tacoma tester.We use this truck a lot and figured it was time to put the bed on lock-down and improve the smooth looks, as well.
We contacted ARE, so we could check out the company's first completely smooth tonneau, the LoPro. All of the other tonneaus this company makes have a type of body line molded into them, while the LoPro, on the other hand, is as slick as they come. It's a traditional smooth cover that hangs over the edge of the bed, just enough to hide the black, plastic-cap netting and giving you a smooth monochromatic look.
| 1. What's in the box?
The tonneau has some cool features that make it very user-friendly, like the unique kick-up props. These automatically open the cover a few inches, which allows you to open the tailgate without raising the tonneau all of the way. It also has a Click and Go quick-disconnect system that allows you to remove the assembly with a flip of the little handle. Also, reinstallation is as easy as snapping it back into place. The LoPro and its painted finish are backed by a lifetime warranty from ARE, for the life span of the original pickup truck it is installed in.
If you are interested in keeping all of your gear safe and sound, and smoothing out the lines of your truck, then read on, and we will show you the finer points of how the LoPro went on our Tacoma.
2. So, here is what to expect when you order the LoPro from ARE, a slick piece of fiberglass, molded into a tonneau, coated in OEM paints fully assembled onto the rail/hinge system. To install the cover, you must unbolt it from the supports in the box and flip the Click and Go handle to pop the hinges free from the rails. Once you get the cover out of the way, you will find these parts: the mounting rails (A), the clamps (B), the Kick-up props (C), a pack of shims (D), OE-style keys and a bottle of touch-up paint (E). The only tool you will need for this install is a set of standard Allen keys, not included (F).
