Peragon Retractable Tonneau Pickup Truck Bed Cover Reviews

The customer service and installation thanks to the video by far exceeded my expectations. I installed by myself in under two hours by watching the videos. The rail system and panel materials seem to have components that could fail at some point but overall very happy with the purchase. My father in law saw it and in fifteen seconds was ready to order one.

Looks great. Low profile on the bed. Installation took longer than expected and the written instructions were hard to follow. Used the videos online for guidance.

Good design and easy installation

Not as easy to install as videos. They must have used a lot of takes. Happy after the HOURS it took to install

Installed cover on a new body style Ram 1500. Install videos were extremely helpful and right on point. After getting the cover installed, I did need to crawl in the bed with cover and tailgate closed to make fine tune adjustments to have rear seal touch tailgate. The final adjustments were easier to make after sunset with a partner letting me know if they could see light between seal and tailgate. I did have one seal between two of the panels start to roll out of place when closing the cover which ended up cutting the end of the seal.

The information and everything Peragon say's is accurate.

They said it would work with a Backrack original headache rack, it did but it had absolutely no clearance between the rails and the headache rack.

Rail mounts required drilling as stated by Peragon. The layout they provided for the front rail holes did not work (more holes in my bed). I have a factory Chevy bed liner that caused problems with the front mounts. Even without the bedliner the front mount layout probably would not have worked.

I had to take a significant amount of the bed liner out by cutting it to accommodate the panels when they were folded on the driver’s side. At 71 three crawls to the front of the box to trim bed liner was brutal.

Peragon stated all these difficulties, and I was aware before my purchase, but the installation was challenging with a headache rack and bed liner. This model was not available with the no drill mounts. I can see the advantage of models with no drill mounts. I spent a lot of time getting the mounts right in order to get the rails to align properly.

I am concerned about the durability of the panels. AT 65 and 70 MPH I can see deflections in the panels. They may fatigue in time.

In summary the integrity of the company is excellent. They provide excellent instructions and information. The installation was a little tough for me with the coordination of the headache rack and bed liner. I also find it difficult to remove the panel struts when removing the panels for full bed access. As an old guy (71) It may just be me with physical flexibility problems that presented some challenges. I am happy with the purchase and would purchase again. Excellent company.

I installed my cover last night, and it was about what I expected. As I think this is a great company and a decent cover, there are a few things I think that can be improved. I have a Toyota tundra with the bed rail system. I was very upset that I had to remove the bed rail in order to install this cover. I also believe like many other covers the frame should sit on top of the bed not sit on them very flimsy mounts that you must install on the bed. This is what took so long for the installation. I also expected the bed panels to be of more quality. They reminded me of sections from an aluminum roof. Anyways, I am satisfied so far with the cover and would not go to the hassle of taking it all apart to send back. I really think your research and development need to work a little better on the mounting system

great so far easy to make right i like it ....

I really would give it a 4 1/2. Only three things preventing a 5 star. One cannot be helped at this time,and that is I really wanted Platinum White, but current restrictions would not allow. So, I went with black. It looks good with the black, but really desired Platinum White to match truck.
2nd - Need to have all bolts with same size heads. Having to switch back and forth between wrenches/sockets when assembling, adjusting bolts per directions, etc. is somewhat annoying, a more time consuming especially when assembling alone.
3rd - Need something to keep pull strap out of the way when tonneau closed, without losing the aspect of it sliding back and forth as you open and close tonneau. You have 3-4 feet of pull strap at the tailgate opening when tonneau closed. I thought about velcroing or tying it off somehow, but then tonneau panels can't drop properly. If you throw strap towards cab end of the truck bed to get it out of way, when you open tonneau, you cannot reach strap to close it.

The installation was somewhat difficult, even after watching the videos. I still don't understand why the quick clamps would have to be bent up at a 1 degree angle. IMO a customer shouldn't have to bend anything from the factory, it should come ready to install. Despite the difficult installation, I really do like the product. The true test will be the Colorado hail we get sometimes. Overall, I'd recommend the product.

1) please follow directions, set bed tabs to 1 degree up
2) don’t be disappointed at the first 15 open and closed positions/ activations. Some slight adjustments needed
3) could have thicker aluminum for less bounce during traveling down the road.
4) better waterproofing sealing
5) rubber plugs at panel corners don’t stay in place
6) other than that complements keep coming in, from others with different covers
7) it did improve mpg, approximately 1 to 1.5 mpg

Installation went pretty smooth. Took 1 trip through hours of terrible driving rain, and it didnt leak. The only drawback with he cover is that if you load your bed with stuff you cannot open the cover to get the stuff. Thus having to crawl under the cover to retrieve things that are in the way of the “tracks”. We traveled for Christmas a few days ago, and I couldn’t load or unload the bed entirely unless the cover was extended and we crawled under to load or unload. That was a bit of a bummer, otherwise a great company and great customer service.

Good instructions and videos. Almost all of my questions could be answered between the two. Works as advertised. I honestly believe that the truck now drives better on the interstate highway because of less turbulence. The only issue I have is that the rails had some minor visible scratches. No buyer's remorse.

Being a collision repair tech by trade, I have installed, or removed and installed for customers more bed covers than most people. The Peragon cover brackets must be absolutely perfectly aligned to make cover work correctly, The track alignment take the most time to setup on install. I don't like the fabric pull strap the ends up on the grease of my fifth wheel hitch, I think it should have a twist lock on front panel instead of just a key to turn latch/lock. Also if an object like a box or tire slides too far forward in bed, the cover doesn't have room to fold down and forward making you have to climb under bed to move objects in bed to open. When the cover is open while driving the cover makes noise moving forward in track while accelerating and forward in track decelerating. All in all its a nice product but probably will not be my first choice on my next project.

Great customer support and overall good cover. There are a couple of flaws to the design. The pull cord is located in the middle of the cover so consequently it is constantly in the way when loading things into the truck bed when the cover is closed. This could easily be fixed if there was a hook or something on either side to keep the tether out of the way. My second issue is when the cover is open and you are loading the bed with caries items. The space near the rear windows is not useable do to the cover being collapsed and having to be pulled over that area. This decreased capacity by at least a 1/3 if trying to load the bed with the truck cover collapsed and wanting the cover closed after loading. This problem was identified when we were trying to load the bed for a road trip and wanted the cover closed. To solve this issue we closed the cover and then had to crawl underneath in order to utilize the space. When releasing the cover it retracts quickly which can cause damage to items that are sticking up underneath. To avoid this you cannot load the front end of the bed. The last issue we have identified is there is no middle ground with this cover, it is either open or closed. We wanted the cover to retract 1/2 way to cover some items while being able to have some taller items in the bed. This is not possible.

I appreciate that this cover is made in America. I also love the fact that this company supports veterans. The cover installation was a little more cumbersome than I expected but the amount of detail put into the installation videos alleviates most of the pain.

Use of the cover takes a little practice. It would be nice if you didn’t have to push it directly in the center to begin opening it. Otherwise it functions as advertised.

It does leak more water than I expected. It is also thinner than I expected. I don’t believe the cover will take any weight on top.

Aesthetically, it is the best looking cover on the market. All in all I am pleased with the product.

It is a very nice cover. It seems like alot of the things you have to do for install could have been done at the factory. I also think the pull cord should be connected to both sides not the middle so when you pull it pulls both sides evenly.

I've had my cover installed for about a week. The install was fairly easy and straight forward. Final adjustment is KEY. The initial install instructions get it on there and secured, but it didn't seal very well to my bed rails. I loosened the mounting clamps and put pressure on the cover rails and re-tightened everything. MUCH BETTER. It is still not 100% waterproof, but it is more of a seeping leak. I haven't called support yet to see if there is anything I can do because it's not a bad leak and it's WAY better than nothing at all!

Opening/Closing is a breeze. I haven't fully removed it, yet. But if installing the cover assembly is any indication, it should be REALLY easy.

The tailgate seal on the late model GMC/Chevrolet is next to useless, it seems. You can't fully seal the way they intend because where the tailgate and the inside of the bed meet doesn't go all the way up to bed rails. Maybe I didn't do it right? I might ask support when/if I call on the small leaks I have, but at this point, I don't think I'd order that part again.

Drill-less install was awesome. Very easy and almost infinitely adjustable. Well worth it!

I ordered the stainless hardware, also, because I travel to the coast from time to time, and didn't want to deal with salt effects.

I really like the deadbolt system, too. I don't have anything to compare it to, but it seems very secure and solid.

I also have my 5th wheel hitch in place. When the bed/cover heats up, the grease smell is VEYR strong. Not a big deal to me, but something I felt needed mentioned. I wouldn't put clothes or something in there with my hitch in place because of it.

Other than that, it looks GREAT! My truck is black, so the cover looks like it was matched to it already!

So far I really like this cover. It arrived when I was down sick with COVID and I was able to little-by-little install it by myself while I was recovering.

The installation is pretty simple and straightforward, although I had to reach out to customer service to know how the front seal was supposed to lay. The videos mentioned it a couple of different ways, but customer support was very quick to clarify. The little washers that are used for spacers are a bit of a pain, but understand they use them for flexibility and adjustment of the rail installation. I would also like to point out that Peragon states you must remove both of the cargo management tracks. I found that the brackets can be "sandwiched" between the bed and the back of the tracks so I could keep them in tact. This was a big plus for me and I've included a photo of that.

The cover looks great and is very easy to operate, although the aluminum slats get rather toasty and hot here in Southwest Florida which can make pushing down the front of the cover to open it a bit challenging.

If I had to pick out one thing, I wish it was a touch more weather tight. When it rains I do get some water in the bed that comes in around the sides and runs down the sides of the bed. It's just the nature of a rolling/folding type cover. I knew this prior to purchasing based on other reviews and it does keep the majority of the elements out. I keep a big Plano tote in the bed for anything that I want to ensure doesn't get wet.

I would definitely purchase this cover again and would recommend it to anyone looking for a great cover without breaking the bank.

Fairly easy to install, watch the videos, they really do help clarify things and give you hints that the manual can’t. Once installed it’s very easy to use and looks great , only had it on for a week so durability is to be seen