January 10, 2023
Brian from Miami
2022 Ram 2500
After upgrading my Ram 1500 to a new 2022 Ram 2500, I obviously needed the perfect tonneau cover for my rig. After searching on the internet for literally "the perfect tonneau cover" I came across the Peragon cover. I read the reviews, viewed the videos, and bit the bullet (so to speak) for the limited HD. After purchasing the packages arrived quickly (3 days), remarkable. The instructions were clear and I appreciated the q-code scans in the printed instructions for the videos. As a teacher of 30+ years, I can tell you that they were extremely organized and easy to understand. I enthusiastically began the installation (after reading the instructions and viewing the videos as recommended of course), and here is where some of the problems began. First of all (backstory) I consider myself mechanically inclined to this sort of work -installed many truck components, fixed issues on engines, etc. However, this was no easy installation. I was hung up in two areas, 1. the word "snug" and 2. "do not overtighten." I get it, we are working with aluminum here, but still...these specific instructions need to be clarified (in my opinion) much like how they mention the torque for the "foot-pounds" for the easy clips. When installing the passenger side rail, the nut for the quick release was not tightened enough, eventually resulting in the rail "clip" becoming loose, and the panels falling off the rail and onto my leg..."ouch!" OK, I figured it out, backtracking and disassembling the work I had done to essentially start over. After I did this, and eventually adjusted the width of the rails near the tailgate to allow for a smooth transition for the bearings over the distance of the rails, everything seemed to fall into place (literally). As to the ratings, 1. "Strength & Durability" 90 because...well it is aluminum, not steel, 2. "Customer Support" = 0 only because I did not use them, but, I bet they are great! 3. "Ease Of Use" 90 because it is lightweight and is easy to remove and replace when I need to use the full bed (plus uses much less space than a rollup), and 4. "Ease of Installation," yeah, never believe the videos that make it look so simple. This certainly was not the easiest installation I have encountered. However, at the end of the day, this is by far THE MOST BEAUTIFUL and watertight tonneau cover that I have installed on any of the trucks I have owned. If I had to order this again...YES in less than a heartbeat!