Checking in to see if you had the chance to caulk your bed caps, and what the new verdict is on water resistance. We do recommend using silicone in cases where leaking in odd places occurs, so I'm sure this method would do the trick.
Haven't tried to seal the bed caps yet. One day I'll get there...
Do you have any pictures of how the tonneau rails sit on the cap with the additional weatherstripping? I have the same issue with Sentry CT and it’s driving me nuts.Like others have said, I would get with your cover manufacturer to start with if water is leaking through the panels. One area not mentioned is the bed caps are not level, they are sloped at the front and back which can present an issue when installing the cover rails where they contact the bed caps. I had to install an extra piece of weatherstripping along the edge of the bed caps to seal where the rails make contact. I purchased weatherstripping that was 5/16 wide by 1/4 tall. This solved the issue with water leaking from the under the cover rails. I have the TruXedo Sentry CT cover, but I would think most covers only have rail weatherstripping that is less than 1/8 inch thick based on the various other covers I‘ve had. Also, the stake pockets leak water and need to be sealed. If you put a straight edge on the bed caps you will see about a 1/4 inch gap at the front and back.
I had a trifold cover in the past where the water got under the aluminum and soaked the styrofoam and ruined the cover. So I definitely would try to handle this while the cover is under warranty.
Noticed you have a sprayed in bed liner, I installed the Bed Rug impact mat which closely matches the color scheme of the sprayed in bed liner. I’m comfortable putting my golf clubs in the back with the impact mat installed. Mostly have the golf clubs in the back when we travel.
Good luck solving the water intrusion issue and have fun golfing.
It will still leak water through the stake pocket caps and some through the sides of the trim even after sealing all those holes.
This is why the Rangers bed gets wet. It’s best to take the plastic covers off and seal all the holes with vinyl.
You are definitely right.
That's what I did and it worked. I used blue painters tape - masked the trim pieces and masked the top edge of the bed, and carefully applied neutral curing black silicone in the gap. I then carefully filled the gaps in the 6 stake pocket caps.
OK thanks so much. What tonneau do you have that covers the stake pockets? Can you post a couple pics of how the silicone and gorilla tape looks?
I have the tonneau from the thread linked below. There's pictures of mine in that thread, if you zoom in you can see the black silicone between the trim and bed. The gorilla tape isn't visible, it's way up near the bulkhead covering the large openings on the left and right. Some people say they've shoved a tennis ball in the openings to prevent water and dust from coming in.
