Xcover Truck Bed Cover Tonneau Cover, Compatible with 2017-2024 Ridgeline, Low Profile Hard Folding Truck Bed Cover

2024 Honda Ridgeline TrailsportI ordered this when I decided to get the Ridgeline. It arrived the same day as I drove my truck home from the dealership. The bed cover from the dealer was $1,200.xx and this was slightly over half the price. Good value.Now the disclaimers….I am not being paidI am an old mechanic and yes I have every tool under the sun and a few I made for myself HOWEVER I only used the tools that are in the pictures.They are: 1/4 inch long handled ratchet, 3 inch long 1/4 ratchet extension, 1/4 inch drive hex bit socket, t-30 bit, 5 mm hex bit, a Husky brand small hex ratchet from the Home Depot (optional but handy) and one standard box knife and one additional human to help move it and get the actual cover on the bed correctly (humans not pictured as neither of us are photo friendly).That’s it. Everything you will need to do the job properly.Ok, now for the process.The instructions not that bad.They are your standard slim brochure style “here is the general idea you figure it out from here.” Not too detailed however not that bad.I want to pause here and say that the manufacturer must be reading the comments because some of the issues that are stated in some comments have been corrected. Such as the screws being too long for the lock tabs and gouging the bed paint. They flipped them at the factory and that fixed the issue. They also include a strip of self adhesive seal that has no place in the directions, however as you can see in the picture and if you read the other reviews I put some of it in the gap at the head of the bed where others have been using black caulk.Ok back to the install…1) Unpack everything into the bed as I did and inventory it against the directions.2) Knoll out the parts into the order of assembly.3) use the T-30 bit, 1/4 inch ratchet, 1/4 inch extension and 1/4 inch drive bit holder to remove one and only one bed side bolt at a time. *do not remove them all or you may have an issue fighting the bed liner as you go to assemble it with the new bracket *please note that there is a rubber seal on the bolt. I placed mine back between the new bracket and the bed liner to achieve a good seal still.4) when you place the bracket on the truck that will be holding the bed cover side rails slide them all the way down till they are resting on the bed at the bottom but still flush on the back. *see my pictures* this makes them square to the top of the bed and the holding bracket has enough adjustment in them to install them perfectly.5) loosely install the bed cover screw down brackets about 9 1/2 inches from the front on the bed rails *you will have to adjust it later*6) install front drain caps on bed rails7) loosely install the front and rear bed rail clips8) place the bed rail on the clips with the “L” channel OVER the bed *see my pictures*9) hand tighten front and rear rail clips10) install middle rail clip11) make sure rail is all the way to the front of the bed as far as it will go.12) making sure that the bed rail is tight against the top of the bed tighten all three clips down *I did middle, front of bed, back of bed in that order.*13) repeat process for second side14) cut small self adhesive seal material to fill gap in bed liner top near front of bed and install. *see my pictures*15) have spare human help you place cover at front of bed behind cab and get it in proper position for fastening it to the rails.16) lay in bed and align the screw hold blown brackets with the holes in the cover.17) drop bolts through cover and brackets.18) lay in bed with 5mm hex bit, 1/4 inch ratchet, 1/4 inch extension and 1/4 inch drive bit holder and tighten down the cover screw down “L” brackets.19) screw down the provided knobs to hold down the cover and install the hairpin clips20) attach the safety straps per the instructions *see my pictures*21) test closing the cover and tailgate. *adjust if needed*22) slip the drain hose through the bed tie downs *see my pictures**NOTE: the hoses are longer that the previous reviews on here so I believe the manufacturer has changed them based on our feedback, however I still do not like the loose routing of them and will be designing and 3D printing a better solution most likely some form of magnetic routing clips. Once it is done I will post it on Maker World.*I am a bit odd and I have issues so I torqued the screw eye bolts so they were all the same gives it a cleaner look and yes it makes me feel good.Hope this helps someone in the future.It’s a really good cover and so far has been durable, increases security of the bed, and has kept the water out of the bed.I think it also looks good too.Thank you.

I purchased this for my 2023 ridgeline – Package arrived right on time with no damage – Installing the side rails with the instructions was no fun -looking at the instructions 3-1 and 3-2 you would think you would put part F and part G on the same end -(guess what – you’r wrong -G is located at the tail gate and F is located in the front near the cab before you put the drain line on – Instruction 9 – no flat washer was included -Even with these issues which caused unnecessary installation problems I would still buy this cover again if need be – looks great and very well made

Took less than an hour to install. Wish it had said which was the front of the rails…that took a moment to figure out. Overall, easy to install. Looks great. Works great and I love the low profile. It is very easy to open and close. Was delivered on time and in perfect condition.

This is a durable and easy install truck bed cover. It looks great, seal is nice and tight no leaks. Highest recommendation. This is on my 2024 Honda Ridgeline