October 21, 2021
Jeff L from Texas
2022 Ford F-250
I installed my Paragon cover last night on my new 2022 F-250. I ordered the cover while I was waiting for my truck to finally be built and seeing it sitting in the garage every time I walked outside while I was waiting was killing me-so happy to finally have it installed.
Installation was very straight forward, and the instruction manual was well written. It took about an hour to install, taking my time and making sure everything was perfect so I didn't have to do it again. Compared to other hard covers I have installed, the Paragon with the Platinum Package was by far the easiest. No drilling into my bed rails, messing with a bunch of additional weather strip trying to get it to seal correctly, etc. The Paragon went on easily and relatively quickly.
One of the really nice things about how the cover is packaged is that all the individual nuts/bolts/clamps are in their own little poly bag pouches If you are working on the side rails, you open up the pouch for those nuts and bolts. There isn't one big bag of parts to choose from and mix up. It's a really small detail, but make the installation that much easier/better than other covers on the market.
After I put the rubber plug bumpers in between the panels, I was depressed that they would be visible once the cover was installed. Rest assured they were not. And, when I first rolled the cover up, 2 of them popped out, but sure enough, Paragon had thought of that already and put information in the instructions on how to correct. A+ from Paragon for the foresight on that small detail.
My only complaint, which I will fix tonight now that I have looked at some pictures online of installed covers on the website, is that I didn't personally like the way the rear "dust caps" on the end of the rails fit against the tailgate. I have one that is over the tailgate lip, and one that is flush with it. Looking at the pictures online, it appears I sucked the side rails down too far the the bed rail caps and need to relieve some of the pressure on the seals. Easy fix!
I have had a dozen other hard covers, dating 20 years back when the first electric roll cover came out. Every cover from Bak to Extang to factory branded hard covers and so far, the Paragon is more impressive than any of them. It isn't bulky like most, where it sits over the bed rail a couple inches, this is nice and streamline, and I know that I wont have 20 gallons of water sitting in the roller tray like my hard roll covers in the past. Looking forward to this cover lasting the life of the truck, and knowing that I have a 3 year warranty with the platinum package gives me a piece of mind should anything break.
If you are in the market for a tonneau cover, you will not be disappointed with your Paragon! Build quality, price, and performance is top notch in all facets.