Racks and tonneaus for Honda Ridgeline
For the longest time now we've been asked whether we can recommend a rack that will work with a tonneau cover for the Honda Ridgeline. Even though our BakFlip CS system provides folks an unparalleled advantage for most trucks, the Honda Ridgeline was always one that seemed to stump us. So, I was really thrilled recently to learn that a new rack system had been developed by a company called Vantech. It would seem that they offer a very nice array of racks for the Honda Ridgeline.
Honda Ridgeline racks
As great as the Ridgeline is as a truck, it seems to lack in the way of accessories. The good news is that this is America and our challenges seem to breed innovation. Congratulations to Vantech for rising to the challenge and coming out with a new rack system for Honda Ridgeline owners that is sure to put a smile on their faces. Couple the new honda ridgeline rack with their OEM tonneau cover, or better yet one of the incredible new BakFlip tonneau covers for the Ridgeline and you'll have one of the most versatile trucks on the market!
Tonneau and Rack for Honda Ridgeline
Honda Ridgeline Tonneau Covers
Honda Ridgeline tonneau covers come in all forms, be it soft or hard, however not all are equal. Certainly, I find the OEM Honda Ridgeline tonneau cover to be a complete abortion of a tonneau. To be honest, most of the tonneau covers for Honda Ridgeline out there are not very well thought out. Specifically, the Ridgeline is a truck that is configured dramatically differently to most conventional pickup trucks. Where all other trucks beds are higher at the tailgate and lower at the cab end, the Ridgeline is opposite. Where other trucks have rails to which you can clamp things, the Ridgeline does not. Where most trucks have a conventional cab wall, bulkhead rail and a metal bed, the Ridgeline has no bulkhead rail and has a composite bed with a trunk in the floor. All of these unique attributes present a design challenge for Tonneau cover manufacturers, none of whom really stepped up, including OEM until the release of the new BakFlip tonneau cover for the Honda Ridgeline.
BakFlip Tonneau Cover on Honda Ridgeline
The new BakFlip tonneau cover installs with no drilling, making use of the few provided attachment points along the side walls of the Ridgeline and at the cab end of the truck bed. Unlike the OEM Honda Ridgeline tonneau cover, the BakFlip tonneau cover for Honda Ridgelines take just about 20 minutes to install, instead of hours. Best of all, you need just a single star headed screw driver to do the whole job.
Honda Tonneau cover by BAK Industries
In addition, the BakFlip is the only hard tonneau cover that will wll you to use 100% of your Ridgeline bed. This stands the BakFlip alone at the top of the heap in a pile of sub par tonneau covers that have multiple flaws beyond just limited access. All other hard tonneau covers for the Ridgeline that we tested proved to be a hinderance to the floor trunk when opening and closing it because the rails got in the way. Not so with BakFlip, who rails are slim enough to allow you to open the trunk with no problem.
Security in an issue when it comes to Ridgelines as their tailgates don't lock, but thanks to Poop n Lock and another company named Dyno Lock, this is no longer a problem. For a modest fee you can select form both manual or automatic locks.