ARB Sport Bar + tonneau cover combination -- how to have both (my solution)

[BamaTrailhunter]

Hartman, Heavylunch, first, thanks for posting this. It's a great help to the rest of us. I do have a couple questions...
Is this the Retrax Pro you guys used, Retrax Pro with T-Slots

Where did you guys run the drain tubes?

Thanks again!

Greg

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[Hatman]

Hartman, Heavylunch, first, thanks for posting this. It's a great help to the rest of us. I do have a couple questions...
Is this the Retrax Pro you guys used, Retrax Pro with T-Slots

Where did you guys run the drain tubes?

Thanks again!

Greg

You are correct on the Retrax Pro with slots. There are drain holes that are already in the front of the bed that you can drill out a little bigger for the drain tubes. Personally, I just left the tubes inside the bed and don’t really care if water gets in. If I’m hauling stuff that can’t get wet I just put a tarp down first so any water would go between the bed and the tarp, thus keeping my gear dry.

 

[BamaTrailhunter]

I was also wondering if these would work T Slot Nuts

Seems it might be a bit cleaner look with just the bolt head showing rather than the bolt and nut sticking up.

 

[Hatman]

I was also wondering if these would work T Slot Nuts

Seems it might be a bit cleaner look with just the bolt head showing rather than the bolt and nut sticking up.

Those will definitely work as long as your bolts are the correct length. The T-slots are 20mm wide so 18mm will fit. I’m guessing that the height of the wings will fit. They don’t provide that measurement nor the width of the section that comes up. The channel width is 10mm and it looks like these should be okay to use.

 

[Gonzo]

That looks great!! I like the dual channels on the cover. Which one is that?

It’s a U-Guard Tonneau Cover. I liked the dual channels also which was one of the reasons I bought it, but the interior T-Rails ones are too narrow for the cut ARB flanges. Here is a link to it. U-Guard Tonneau Cover

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