MOLLE Bed Panels Coming Soon (from American Adventure Lab)!

[AdventureLab]

Oh man! That looks amazing! I love the raw aluminum look. Thank you very much for sharing those photos! I will get them added to the product page.

Did you end up using the rivet nuts on the bulkhead panels?

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[donkey]

Oh man! That looks amazing! I love the raw aluminum look. Thank you very much for sharing those photos! I will get them added to the product page.

Did you end up using the rivet nuts on the bulkhead panels?

My rivnut gun and rivnuts are at my other place, I’ll be attaching it shortly. I have to double check how many holes were there, I’d like to use all 4 if I can (I know for sure there are 2 to install).

Let me know when you have the 1.5T badlands mount and a 6lb worthington tank mount!

 

[Glisch]

My rivnut gun and rivnuts are at my other place, I’ll be attaching it shortly. I have to double check how many holes were there, I’d like to use all 4 if I can (I know for sure there are 2 to install).

Let me know when you have the 1.5T badlands mount and a 6lb worthington tank mount!

There are 6 holes in total, the kit just uses the middle 2 however. It's very sturdy with just those 2 installed.

 

[donkey]

There are 6 holes in total, the kit just uses the middle 2 however. It's very sturdy with just those 2 installed.

Thank you!! I’m strapping my 1.5T and propane tank to the front bulkhead, may just throw them all in for future use

 

[Glisch]

That's great to hear. I really appreciate that. Yes, if you could send some photos, I will add them to the product pages and give you the credit for that! Thank you!!!

The Bakflip Mx4 compatibility photos are attached. No accessories yet, so super basic, but that's probably best to show fitment. This is the latest gen Bakflip mx4 (bolts to side of bed instead of clamps). Fit's perfectly. Do need to remove the cover when installing the bulkhead molle, but the rails could stay on. Then just put the cover back on after the bulkhead is complete.

I also have an older gen Bakflip that uses clamps from the 2019-2023 gen 5 model. I set it on to check and it would also work with the molle panels just fine. It works on the 2025 RR with some small modification, so anyone doing that won't run into issues either.

If you look on the back of your packing list page, there's a QR Code. Scanning that takes you to our instructions library. The instructions for all of our products are listed there. We did a poll a while back and most people said they preferred digital instructions, so we put a lot of effort into that process. I'll make a note to discuss what we can do to make that process more clear to avoid this in the future. Maybe we should just put that on a separate piece of paper so it doesn't get discarded. Would that have helped in your situation?

For the instructions, I had looked at the packing list and missed that the QR code went to that. Most of it talks about warranty, returns, etc and I assumed that was for the same. So it is there, just easy to miss. I would suggest just having a link on the website below the product information, that was the first place I thought to look. But all good either way

 

[donkey]

Throwing this in here to help. If you got bedliner done, odds are there’s some in the bolt threads. https://www.amazon.com/Bolt-Mc-Hard...767404646&sprefix=m6+bolt+chas,aps,175&sr=8-1

 

[AdventureLab]

The Bakflip Mx4 compatibility photos are attached. No accessories yet, so super basic, but that's probably best to show fitment. This is the latest gen Bakflip mx4 (bolts to side of bed instead of clamps). Fit's perfectly. Do need to remove the cover when installing the bulkhead molle, but the rails could stay on. Then just put the cover back on after the bulkhead is complete.

I also have an older gen Bakflip that uses clamps from the 2019-2023 gen 5 model. I set it on to check and it would also work with the molle panels just fine. It works on the 2025 RR with some small modification, so anyone doing that won't run into issues either.



For the instructions, I had looked at the packing list and missed that the QR code went to that. Most of it talks about warranty, returns, etc and I assumed that was for the same. So it is there, just easy to miss. I would suggest just having a link on the website below the product information, that was the first place I thought to look. But all good either way

That looks great! Thank you for going to that trouble. I'll get those on the product page as well!

I understand about the instructions. Maybe we'll just make that a separate sheet of paper. We have those pre-printed. So, we can just not use those for the Packing List and put that on a new sheet.

 

[Glisch]

I have seen that issue before. It's probably hard to tell from looking at the product, but those bends at the top are the absolute limit of the press brake tooling. They're extremely difficult to get lined up in the brake, but the result is definitely worth the effort. It make for an extremely durable and strong panel. We built what we call a "check part" that lays into those bends to make sure they pass QC. I sent a message to my production manager to check that process tomorrow. Thanks for pointing that out! Glad it wasn't a big issue.

Adding these separately in case it helps with the flange lining up.

So I didn't take any photos from before installing it, this is after I bent it up a bit to make it reach. When I first installed, I could not get the bolt on the passenger side into the bulkhead, the angle it was bent at just made it slightly off. I had to pull it off and bend it a bit, then it was able to (very tightly) fit.

Now that I have it installed, I wish I took more time just to get it to line up a bit more, but that's not a big deal. Just that I couldn't fit the bolt with how it came is worth looking into imo. Looks like @donkey's is the same way, so not just a one off

 

[donkey]

Adding these separately in case it helps with the flange lining up.

So I didn't take any photos from before installing it, this is after I bent it up a bit to make it reach. When I first installed, I could not get the bolt on the passenger side into the bulkhead, the angle it was bent at just made it slightly off. I had to pull it off and bend it a bit, then it was able to (very tightly) fit.

Now that I have it installed, I wish I took more time just to get it to line up a bit more, but that's not a big deal. Just that I couldn't fit the bolt with how it came is worth looking into imo. Looks like @donkey's is the same way, so not just a one off

I pulled the right panel all the way up and pushed the left panel down while tightening the middle bracket, might be worth trying to realign them slightly!!

 

[Glisch]

What bed mat is this? I was considering ordering the ford mat with my rewards points, but I like how this one has the "walls" on the sides

This is a sick setup btw

 

[donkey]

What bed mat is this? I was considering ordering the ford mat with my rewards points, but I like how this one has the "walls" on the sides

This is a sick setup btw

Don’t get this one, you have to slice off the front and sides for it to fit right. But this one is a triple a liners. I love it, but I’d definitely go with a bedrug or something that doesn’t have the walls

 

[AdventureLab]

Adding these separately in case it helps with the flange lining up.

So I didn't take any photos from before installing it, this is after I bent it up a bit to make it reach. When I first installed, I could not get the bolt on the passenger side into the bulkhead, the angle it was bent at just made it slightly off. I had to pull it off and bend it a bit, then it was able to (very tightly) fit.

Now that I have it installed, I wish I took more time just to get it to line up a bit more, but that's not a big deal. Just that I couldn't fit the bolt with how it came is worth looking into imo. Looks like @donkey's is the same way, so not just a one off

Thanks for the info. We're on it!

 

[Aemonn]

Adding these separately in case it helps with the flange lining up.

So I didn't take any photos from before installing it, this is after I bent it up a bit to make it reach. When I first installed, I could not get the bolt on the passenger side into the bulkhead, the angle it was bent at just made it slightly off. I had to pull it off and bend it a bit, then it was able to (very tightly) fit.

Now that I have it installed, I wish I took more time just to get it to line up a bit more, but that's not a big deal. Just that I couldn't fit the bolt with how it came is worth looking into imo. Looks like @donkey's is the same way, so not just a one off

I'd take a piece of 1x3 or other scrap wood you have laying around, stand it on end toward the seam and tap it with a rubber mallet or deadblow if you have one. Can probably get that to lay flat. Might need to back out the bolt a little (not all the way, the nuts were a PITA to get threaded, for me at least) and stick in a nail with some electrical tape wrapped around it (or some washers) right by the bolt between the bulkhead and the molle panel for some leverage.


I'm sure you could get that to line up a bit better without pulling the whole thing off.

 

[AzureGrayling]

In case anyone is wondering, the AAL molle side bed panels do not conflict with the attachment points for a RSI Smartcap. I didn’t realize the Smartcap has proprietary braces at all four corners to support the weight of the cap until I drove three hours to pick one up.
I was very glad I had already been through the challenge of removing the tie-down bracket bolts and had the TP40 socket ready to go.
Now I need to figure out what to attach to all of this molle real estate!

 

[AdventureLab]

In case anyone is wondering, the AAL molle side bed panels do not conflict with the attachment points for a RSI Smartcap. I didn’t realize the Smartcap has proprietary braces at all four corners to support the weight of the cap until I drove three hours to pick one up.
I was very glad I had already been through the challenge of removing the tie-down bracket bolts and had the TP40 socket ready to go.
Now I need to figure out what to attach to all of this molle real estate!

Thanks for the update. That looks nice!

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