Chevy Silverado Tonneau Covers
Despite the problems GM has faced in recent history, one vehicle which has stood its ground in more ways than one is their Chevy Silverado pickup truck. Having been immersed in the pickup truck market for more than 20 years now, I can tell you with certainty that the Silverado, to this day, has always been one of the most accessorized trucks out there. And so, it stands to reason that BAK Industries has put its best foot forward in accommodating the seemingly insatiable demand for Chevy Silveardo tonneau covers.
Chevy Silverado Tonneau Cover
BAK industries produces retractable tonneau covers, folding tonneau covers and tilting tonneau covers for the Chevy Silverado. All of BAK's tonneau covers for the Chevy Silverado are hard tonneau covers, and all are flush mount tonneau covers as well. Some interested facts should be known about the Chevy Silverado when considering which tonneau cover to choose if you have a Silverado:
Chevy Silverado retractable tonneau cover
1. The Silverado has stake pocket holes on its rails which are of significant value if you want to install bed rails, certain kinds of racks and tie downs. It's our belief that a good Chevy SIlverado Tonneau cover should take this key fact into account and not eliminate the use of the stake pocket advantage. Hence, BAK tonneau covers for Chevy Silverado's fit inside the bed, ensuring full access to stake pockets.
chevy silverado tonneau cover
2. The Chevy Silverado comes equipped with a wing style tailgate cap. It's important to note that many one pice or hinged tonneau covers for the Chevy Silverado require that this tailgate cap be removed and replaced with an aftermarket tailgate cap. While BAK Industries produces tailgate caps for the Chevy Silverado, and actually supplies companies such as Leer with them, we prefer to produce our tonneau covers for Chevy Silverado's in a manner that allows you to keep the original tailgate cap. Thereby saving you money as well as maintaining the original OEM look and feel of the truck.
3. The Chevy Silverado is actually wider at the front of the truck bed and tapers down towards the tailgate. It's a little known fact that the bed of the Silverado is not square. While most folding tonneau covers or retractable tonneau covers are square, BAK truck bed covers for Chevy Silverado pickups are cut to follow the dimension of the actual truck bed. That means they taper as well. The result is a far superior look and fit.
4. Most new Chevy Silverado trucks are equipped with a factory tailgate lock. There's nothing worse than having to rely on an entire bunch of keys to secure your tonneau cover. We feel, that if the truck's tailgate locks, then this should be the way to secure the tonneau cover. The key you drive your truck with, should be the key you lock your tonneau cover with. One key, no more. That's how we've designed our tonneau covers to work with the Chevy Silverado. Our locking mechanisms are secured under the tonneau cover, so unless you can open your tailgate, you can't open your tailagte.
Our two most popular tonneau covers for Chevy Silverado's are the RollBak, all aluminum retractable tonneau cover and the BakFlip, hard folding tonneau cover.
Take a look at their videos below and decide for yourself which Chevy Silverado Tonneau cover is right for you. I believe you'll find both to be fantastic options.