Bakflip MX4 Tonneau cover, four year review and tips for keeping water out of the truck bed.

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Koolbob2

2 жыл бұрын

I've had several Bakflip covers and I won't own a truck without one.

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@lonestarcollectiblezcom2602 27 күн бұрын

Great video and appreciate how thoughtful and thorough this video really was!

@jerryrobins3812 8 ай бұрын

Well done! And thank you for showing us your upgrades.

@I_Tie_Flies 4 ай бұрын

great description - particularly on the drain hole! Thanks.

@cheddarmac7935 Жыл бұрын

Nice video! I was very surprised to hear how great there customers service is. These days hard to believe companies that still care. I will be looking in to buy for my truck. Thanks for the review!

@user-fi5mg3cf5k 9 ай бұрын

I’m in the market for a tonneau cover and your video just solidified my decision to get a Bakflip MX4 👍

@jamesrowe6389 4 ай бұрын

Great Video. I just ordered my Bakflip today. Will be delivered Wednesday. Looking forward to getting this on my truck. I have a Fold-a- Cover now and have been very pleased with it but am needing some replacement items for it and found out they are out of business. Glad to hear such good things about Bakflip customer service.

@alizevalentino Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the awesome video!!!!, I'm about to start my shopping for a 2021 or 22 Ridgeline, watching your video really got me excited, I like the look and the usefulness of the Cover, thanks again!!

@Koolbob2 Жыл бұрын

Glad to know the video was helpful! I really have enjoyed my Ridgelines and hope to buy another one in a few years.

@isaaconigman5421 Жыл бұрын

This video has convinced me to keep my Bakflip MX4. Came with the truck which I got used. Thank you very much!!

@Koolbob2 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching and congratulations on your new truck!

@HTown88 9 ай бұрын

Best review I've seen on this cover. Sold me on getting a Bakflip. Thanks for sharing. 😀

@Koolbob2 9 ай бұрын

Thanks, glad you found it helpful1 Please circle back and let us know how you like the Bakflip.

@gregory2709 10 ай бұрын

Excellent video, thank you! I'm going to go with the MX4 for my 22 Ridgeline after watching this.

@Koolbob2 10 ай бұрын

Awesome, glad to hear the video helped!

@touchesbyluz9068 Жыл бұрын

I had a Ridgeline for 11 years I loved it!! Now I own a Ram Rebel...Thanks for the info, very helpful!!

@negative7proxy 6 ай бұрын

I just got a 2024 Toyota Tundra and I was looking for a good tonneau cover. I've had factory installed folding tonneau covers before, but the last 1\3 section near the cab didn't move. Thanks for the video, I'm really liking the BAK MX4.

@edmanzini3664 9 ай бұрын

Thank you for this detailed review of the Bakflip cover. I had a 2019 Ridgeline with the factory cover which I liked. I just bought a 2023 Ridgeline and went with a Bakflip MX4 cover as It allows more use of the truck bed by folding up to the window. Now that I have seen your video I will make the same modifications as you did. You have done a great service for us handymen.

@Koolbob2 9 ай бұрын

Congrats on your new Ridgeline and thanks for watching!

@MVMike62 Жыл бұрын

Very informative. Thank You. I've been searching for a flush mount tri-fold for weeks now and I think you've just sold me on the MX4 ( It was already on my short list ). Im also concerned about better security and found a simple idea for drilling and pining the latches in the back panel to keep a crook for opening it with a coat hanger. Thanks Again !!

@Koolbob2 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching and taking the time to leave a comment. I hope you are as pleased with your MX4 as I am with mine. It should be relatively easy to drill a hole through the edge of the MX4 and into the drip rail and slip a pin or bolt into the hole preventing anyone from lifting the cover, even if the release cable is pulled. Of course, you will have to open the tailgate and remove the pins or bolts to open the MX4.

@johncaruana6406 Жыл бұрын

Well done video. Thank you.

@EverydayATV Жыл бұрын

Glad you had a good experience with yours. I just did a review on my F1 cover from BAKFlip and it’s awful. The first was half-ass replaced under warranty and the second one suffers from the same heavy panel issue due to water absorption. Their customer service was awful in trying to get the side rails replaced after they replaced the cover.

@Koolbob2 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching, I'll be sure to check out your video! I'm sorry you are having problems with your F1 cover, I just checked BakFlip's website and the F1 isn't available for the Ridgeline so that may be why I've never hears of any problems with the F1 on any of the Ridgeline forums I hang out on. I will say that I bought my first BakFlip second hand and the BakFlip customer service was just 'ok' when I called them to buy replacement parts. I sold that first cove when I sold my truck ad ordered a new BakFlip directly from BakFlip when I got my second truck and the customer service was fantastic. I wonder if the customer service is better if the cover came directly from them?

@johnreagan2106 Жыл бұрын

As a new RL owner, I've been looking for a honest review of covers. Love the trick with the butyl and the drain lines.

@Koolbob2 Жыл бұрын

Congratulations on your new RL! I'm glad to hear the video was helpful.

@jamesmcgraw4584 Жыл бұрын

Just joined the club too.

@cpenrose64 Жыл бұрын

Have exact same cover for my 2018 Ridgeline. Nice enhancements you made! I added a bed rug to keep things from sliding around. So nice.

@Koolbob2 Жыл бұрын

Hey Craig! I had a BedRug in my first generation Ridgeline. The BedRug was awesome for things like moving furniture and was so easy on my knees but I haul a lot of pine straw and the needles get entangled with the BedRug and are impossible to wash out or remove by sweeping. I considered a BedRug for my second gen Ridgeline, but decided to make do without one.

@georgesangilan2845 Жыл бұрын

@@Koolbob2 i have the same issue, just got a 23 and the mx4 and the bedrug, i often get hay for the chicken coop, i wull just throw a tarp down, that should solve the problem.

@Koolbob2 Жыл бұрын

@@georgesangilan2845 LOL, that's exactly what I ended up doing! I kept a canvas painter's tarp in the trunk for when I had to get pine straw and didn't want to spend an hour plucking pine needles out of the Bedrug. As much as I enjoyed the Bedrug, I decided not to get one on my new Ridgeline.

@WorksportLtd 3 ай бұрын

We would love for you to do a review on our AL3 Pro!

@user-me2pv3pk5i 4 ай бұрын

@Koolbob2 Thanks for the informative video. Could you please advise as to whether the Bakflip cover allows the bed trunk to open fully when the cover is folded back? If not, I have a few additional questions: how much of a reduction is there? Does it hamper your ability to access the spare tire, for example? Do you have (or can you suggest) any workarounds?

@Koolbob2 4 ай бұрын

Every rigid bed cover requires a pair of rigid rails to be attached to the sides of the bed. All bed rails will prevent the trunk lid from opening 100%. The reduction in the opening of the trunk lid is minimal (10-15%). I can still access the spare tire and everything in the trunk. The only downside I've experienced is the lid no longer opens completely past the lights inside the truck bed. It partially blocks the lights when fully opened with the BakFlip installed. So at night the lights do not illuminate inside the trunk as well. That's why I added a pair of LED lights to my trunk lid and wired them into the OEM bed lights.

@eutimiochavez415 6 ай бұрын

Great video thank you ?❤

@CerealDust-nStuff Жыл бұрын

That’s a sharp looking truck!

@Koolbob2 Жыл бұрын

Thank you! And thanks for watching!

@jerrycoon2797 5 ай бұрын

Nice clear video

@kevinjulievan Жыл бұрын

Great video

@derongreen9591 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video! I just bought a 2023 Honda Ridgeline RTL and am interested in the Bakflip MX4. I have read from a few forums that the trunk in the bed does not open all of the way. Do you see that as a problem with your truck? If it doesn't open all the way, how much is blocked by the rails?

@Koolbob2 Жыл бұрын

As far as I know every rigid and roll up tonneau cover has rails that intrude slightly inside the bed and prevent the trunk lid from opening fully. I find that I can open the lid far enough that it will stay up and I can easily access the trunk. The lid does partially obscure the lights in the sides of the trunk, that's one of the reasons I added lights to the trunk lid on my truck.

@Air-Bambi Жыл бұрын

Thank you for an excellent detailed video. I am considering either the MX4 BAKflip or BAK Revolver X4s. Can you tell me how much size of each panel? With the first two panels open, how much of the bed is covered. TIA, I have enjoyed your very informative videos. I have a '22 RTL-E

@Koolbob2 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching, it's good to know these videos are helpful! The panels vary slightly in width and there's a double hinge between the second and third panel of the Bakflip so it will fold properly. I measured and with the first panel flipped up there's a 15" long opening between the tailgate the the rearmost part of the Bakflip. With two panels open there's a 31" long opening between the tailgate the the rearmost part of the Bakflip.With all three panels open and the backflip up against the cab there's a 51" long opening between the tailgate the the rearmost part of the Bakflip. I too considered the Bak Revolver, but chose the Bakflip because it does not intrude into the cargo area below the bedsides and I like that it folds up to protect the rear window from shifting cargo.

@Air-Bambi Жыл бұрын

@@Koolbob2 Thank you!

@paulkeplinger3565 3 ай бұрын

thank you

@curlytop242923 11 ай бұрын

Some great ideas !! I have a question for you !! Is your truck a RT, RTL , RTL-E ? Thank you !!

@Koolbob2 11 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching! My Ridgeline is an RTL-E.

@kf9944 Жыл бұрын

I noticed that you still have the top tie downs installed. When they installed my MX4 on my 2023 Ridgeline they removed all four top tie downs and didn't reinstall them after they installed the bed cover. do you think the bolts are long enough for me to reinstall them?

@Koolbob2 9 ай бұрын

Sorry for the late reply, I just now noticed your question. I reinstalled my tie downs with the factory bolts when I installed the cover. Unless Honda shortened the bolts you should be fine reinstalling the tie downs.

@Donuts4Life152 11 ай бұрын

How does this cover work with the bed storage compartment. I have seen some that limit the height you can open the lid. The lid doors hit the cover rails. Your video was very thorough but this wasn't mentioned...Your thoughts on this would be wonderful.

@Koolbob2 11 ай бұрын

Yea, I really wish KZfaq would allow us to edit videos after they are uploaded. I definitely should have shown how the trunk lid is affected. All rigid bed covers require aluminum rails to be mounted on the sides of the bed and they do reduce how far the lid can be opened by a couple of inches. I did make another video showing how to add LED lights inside the trunk and you can see how far the trunk lid opens in that video. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/b8eWnq2Xyb6udKs.html

@Donuts4Life152 11 ай бұрын

@@Koolbob2 after I commented I saw the other video. Looks like it opens pretty far. Thank you for the reply!!

@disaar3679 Жыл бұрын

Hey bob, what is the height of the space between the cover and the floor of the bed? I'm trying to clear 42 inches and wondering if this would be a fit, thank you.

@Koolbob2 Жыл бұрын

The least amount of clearance is 14.75" from the top of the ridges in the bed floor to the bottom of the BakFlip latch. The clearance is 16" from the top of the ridges in the bed floor to the underside of the BakFlip cover panels. Cargo that is 42" high is going to be higher than the sides of the bed and only a camper shell would cover anything that high.

@philwell76 9 ай бұрын

Hahaha man I had to laugh too hard at the trash in the bed story haha…

@Koolbob2 9 ай бұрын

I had a 69 ford F100 back in the 70s and occasionally I would park it and discover trash in the bed, good to know some things never change! LOL!

@ralphg7665 Жыл бұрын

Hi. Have had any issues plugging up the two front drains like water getting forced in in somewhere else? Thanks

@Koolbob2 9 ай бұрын

Sorry for the late reply, I just now noticed your question. The hoses are working great, no clogging or overflow that I'm aware of.

@realdavidreyes 5 ай бұрын

Hello there, i enjoy your videos. Any issues with the in bed trunk opening all the way?

@Koolbob2 5 ай бұрын

@realdavidreyes Great question! Every rigid bed cover will need a pair of rigid rails to be attached to the sides of the bed. All bed rails will prevent the trunk lid from opening completely. The reduction in the opening of the trunk lid is minimal and the only downside I've experienced is the lid no longer opens beyond the lights inside the truck bed. So at night the lights do not illuminate inside the trunk as well. That's why I added a pair of LED lights to my trunk lid and wired them into the OEM bed lights.

@realdavidreyes 5 ай бұрын

@@Koolbob2 thank you for responding so quickly. I'm going to research the OEM one and see how that one works.

@Lucaserdg Жыл бұрын

Can you tell me if the in bed storage door opens all the way up when the tonneau rails are installed.

@Koolbob2 9 ай бұрын

Sorry for the late reply, I just now noticed your question. The trunk lid opens about 90-95% of the way before it makes contact with the Bakflip rails that attach to the truck bed. It's no big deal and it's a tradeoff you will have with any cover that installs with similar rails.

@skirkpatrick855 7 ай бұрын

How do you remove and install new rubber hinge? my cover looks like the rubber hinge shrunk or moved towards the other side of the bed allowing water to drip inside from the gap. Not sure if butyl tape will work for this type of problem.

@Koolbob2 7 ай бұрын

I wish I could help you, but I've never had a problem with mine. Call BakFlip, I found their customer service to be excellent!

@crisgonzalez3937 11 ай бұрын

What do you use for the black trim?

@Koolbob2 11 ай бұрын

When the water stops beading on the paint I wash the truck really throughly with Dawn dishwashing soap being sure to really scrub the plastic trim with a soft brush. Then I use a clay bar to clean the paint and treat everything but the glass with Griot's Garage 3-in-1 Ceramic Wax www.griotsgarage.com/ceramic-3-in-1-wax/ The 3-in-1 makes the plastic and paint look great and bead water. I only use Griot's Garage Ceramic Wash & Coat www.griotsgarage.com/ceramic-wash-coat-48-ounces/ to wash the truck until it's time to strip everything off with the Dawn and start over, usually once a year or so.

@jimfields9491 2 ай бұрын

I had a Bakflip on a Tacoma. Leaked like a sift.

@Koolbob2 2 ай бұрын

Other than 1-piece clamshell covers, I don't know of any tonneau cover that's designed to be 100% waterproof. I get a few trickles of water down the sides of the bed in the front and rear corners if the truck is parked nose downhill, but that's about it.

@jimfields9491 2 ай бұрын

@@Koolbob2 leaked at every piano hinge all the way across.

@jimfields9491 2 ай бұрын

@@Koolbob2 I currently have a ARE 3DL on my Tacoma and it leaks a drop or 2 literally at both front corners in a monsoon.

@DasGonz13 11 ай бұрын

Can you open your trunk with your bakflip installed?

@Koolbob2 11 ай бұрын

Yes. Every rigid tonneau cover I am aware of, folding or roll up, requires that slim side rails be installed on the sides of the truck bed. The tonneau side rails prevent the trunk lid from opening all the way, but it still opens about 90-95% which is plenty. You can see how far the trunk opens with my BakFlip tonneau in another video of mine. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/b8eWnq2Xyb6udKs.html

@duncanmacleod280 11 ай бұрын

Mine doesn't have the rubber stops and it rest against the back window on the ram 1500

@Koolbob2 11 ай бұрын

Yikes, that doesn't sound good. I think I'd add my own rubber bumpers or at least use a pool noodle or some foam pipe insulation between the cover and the glass.

@duncanmacleod280 11 ай бұрын

@Koolbob2 yes a pool noodle! Thank you that's a great idea lol I actually didn't think of that it's either that or maybe ill see how much some 3m rubber stops are on Amazon but pool noodle for now

@garyheurich6835 Жыл бұрын

When the MX4 cover is fully folded back and leaning up against the back of the cab, what is the distance / clearance from the inside of the top of the bulkhead to the rear edge of the opened cover? I have a combo transfer tank with a toolbox on top in my '22 Silverado 1500. I know that the fully opened MX4 cover eats up enough distance from the backside of the bulkhead that I wouldn't be able to fully open the toolbox lid. But, depending on how far rearward the edge of the fully opened MX4 sits, I might still be able to open the lid enough to make the toolbox useful. My second issue might be the height clearance for the top of the transfer tank fuel pump (which sits proud of the top of the toolbox). Right now, the overall height is just about even with the bed rail. If the underside of the tonneau cover itself (not the side rails or hardware, but the inner field of the cover) falls below the bed rail and uses up any of the clearance, I might have a problem. However, it looks like the underside of the cover inner field might actually be slightly above the height of the bed rail. Which would give me a little more "breathing room." I know that bed rail heights vary, so the most useful measurement would be the measurement from the top of the bed rail (same as the bottom of the mounting rail portion that sits on the bed rail) to the underside of the cover inner field. I imagine that this would be less than an inch. My final question is, what kind of issue might there be with the trapping in the closed cover of the inevitable smell of diesel fuel? No matter how carefully I fill the tank and pump fuel, there is the inevitable residue somewhere. From your video, you don't have a fuel tank in your bed, but, do you have any thoughts on that?

@Koolbob2 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching and commenting. Every different truck bed requires a custom sized tonneau cover. I'll give you the measurements for the BakFlip on my Ridgeline, but a BakFlip cover for your Silverado is going to be different. On my Ridgeline the outside lip of BakFlip rail sits just barely higher than the bed rail. The BakFlip cover material is about 1/2" thick and if you open the tailgate and look at the end of the BakFlip rail you can see that it's 'Z' shaped and drops over over 1/2" below the top of the truck bed sides to support the BakFlip cover and provide a drip rail under the BakFlip Cover. Also, each section of the BakFlip has a latch and reinforcing brace that extends about an inch below the underside of the cover and goes all the way from one side of the BakFlip cover to the other. Fully folded against the cab, my BakFlip cover uses about 9" of space. BakFlip does make a custom tool box that could be added under their covers, if you can solve the fuel tank issue then their toolbox might be a good option. bakflip.com/p/bakbox-2-tonneau-toolbox/ Give the BakFlip folks a call, they have been super helpful when I needed help.

@garyheurich6835 Жыл бұрын

@@Koolbob2 Apologies for my delayed acknowledgement, but thanks for your reply. It was very helpful. It confirms that I'm down to a game of inches, or an inch. I've got 22-1/4" from the high point (rib) of the bed to the top of the side rail. The top of the pump nozzle protrudes above the rail by ~3/8". With the tonneau panel at ~1/2" thick, which would get my clearance to 20-3/4". Somehow I need to gain an inch (pump nozzle protrusion plus cover thickness). Perhaps the nozzle can be somehow repositioned. Or, I wonder if I could install a 1" to 1-1/2" thick neoprene gasket to the top of the rails, bulkhead top, and tailgate top to raise the entire tonneau by that much. What do you think?

@garyheurich6835 Жыл бұрын

@@Koolbob2 By the way, I'm not sure how clear I was. By raise the entire cover with a neoprene gasket, I mean the entire unit by placing the gasket between the cover frame and the bed rail, front, and tailgate. (Not put the gasket between the cover and the frame rail it sits on.)

@Koolbob2 Жыл бұрын

@@garyheurich6835 Yea, that's what I thought you were proposing. If I were to attempt something like this I'd give some serious consideration to making a U-shaped 'spacer' out of 1" square aluminum tube. Have a look at this website. eagle-aluminum.com/products/tubing-connectors-framing-systems/1-tubing-connectors/ You would need three pieces of PART# E-9215, two the length of the side rails and one the width of the front of the bed and you would need two PART# 5211 90degree corner connecters. You would also need to fill the 1" gap this would create at the tailgate, maybe this is where the foam gasket would come in handy. That being said, lowering the pump nozzle would be the best way to go IMHO.

@garyheurich6835 Жыл бұрын

@@Koolbob2 Copy that, thanks. Will do. And, again, thanks for your help.

@7aramkeda334 Жыл бұрын

So do you recommend this cover for a Tacoma?

@Koolbob2 Жыл бұрын

I'm impressed with the Bakflip cover and so far their customer service has been great. If I had a Tacoma I'd definitely consider a Bakflip!

@7aramkeda334 Жыл бұрын

@@Koolbob2 I have been offered the Bakflip mx4 for $1060 including installation, is it worth it? and does it keep the water out?

@Koolbob2 Жыл бұрын

@@7aramkeda334 That price seems about right. The only cover that keeps 100% of the water out is a camper shell or solid fiberglass lid. If my truck is parked on level ground in a thunderstorm overnight I’ll find a few places where water trickles down the inside of the bed and a couple of tablespoons of water in the corners.

@7aramkeda334 Жыл бұрын

@@Koolbob2 fair enough, thanks again.

@bikebudha01 Жыл бұрын

What I learned from this video: Don't park your truck at the wal-mart....

@Koolbob2 Жыл бұрын

LOL, yea 'People of WalMart' are pretty sketchy.

@dougB4454 10 ай бұрын

Nice video. I like Hondas but a Ridgeline is not a truck. Ha.

@bikebudha01 10 ай бұрын

@@dougB4454 Honda ridgeline is the number 1 mid-size truck in the USA.

@tommyis13 5 ай бұрын

@dougB4454 i dont own one yet, but why us it not a truck?

@bikebudha01 5 ай бұрын

@@tommyis13 people seem to think 'how the body is attached to the frame' defines 'truck'. If it has a bed, it's a truck. (Or at least, it's a 'pickup').

@johnbaber9660 Жыл бұрын

Honda should have a Factory Ridgeline Cover .

@NeverTakeNoShortcuts Жыл бұрын

that car hasn't hauled anything..

@Koolbob2 Жыл бұрын

LOL, I had just washed the truck, including the bed, the day before I made the video. I mostly haul photo gear, furniture, bikes, stuff from the home center and shrubs from the nursery. I put down a tarp before getting a load of pine straw bales or loose mulch because so much material gets into the groove around the trunk and it's a p-i-a to clean up.