Hard Tonneau

If you are looking to add a touch of class to your truck, you may want to add a hard tonneau. These truck bed covers are usually made of fibreglass and are painted to match the color of your pickup truck. The hard truck cover is hinged at the cab end and lift up from the back of the truck.

Although these covers are a little heavy, opening and closing them is easy with the help of shocks that make the job very easy.

The exception to the back end opening is a lid that opens on either side of the truck bed in a butterfly style and which is called the Butterfly Tonneau by Gaylord’s. This type would be great for anyone using their cargo area often and need easy access to all areas of the cargo bed.

The smooth epoxy finish of the fibreglass tonneau makes for a smooth paint job which will be as shiny as the rest of your truck. When your truck is all washed and waxed including the cover it will look very classy.

The hard tonneau has been around for a little while now and have been known to help save fuel consumption. With the price of fuel today, and the way truck’s are known to gobble it up, we can use all the help we can get.

Without a truck bed cover, wind goes over the cab and drops down quickly and bangs into your tailgate holding the truck back and making the engine work harder. The cover gives the truck a more aerodynamic shape allowing the wind to pass over the truck with less resistance. The more you drive and the higher speeds you use will determine the amount of savings a tonneau will bring you.

The hard tonneau comes with locking capabilities which also adds a great deal of security for your cargo. Not only will the lid protect your cargo from thieves, it will keep the weather off your cargo as well. You will not have to cramp your cab area with items during bad whether situations.

The fibreglass lids are a little expensive and there is an alternative to the fibreglass lid if you want a hard tonneau. The Undercover tonneau is a very tough truck bed cover with a lot of advantages over the fibreglass cover, including the price.