Proven Ground EZ Hard Fold Tonneau Cover (04-14 F-150 Styleside)

Video Review & Installation

Hey, guys. It's Sara with americantrucks.com and today we have a review and install of the Proven Ground EZ Hard Fold Tonneau Cover, fitting your '04 to '14 F-150 Styleside models. This is perfect for the F-150 owner who's looking for the most budget-friendly hardcover option and likes the look of a vinyl top.This hard trifold-style tonneau cover is easy to install, thanks to its no-tools-required clamping system. It features an aluminum frame with black leather grain, vinyl covering. This tonneau provides cargo protection and security when closed, thanks to its clamping system and when opened and folded all the way up to the front of your bed, secures with a buckle and straps so that you can hold larger cargo with a moment's notice.To operate your tonneau cover, first thing you do is open the tailgate. And once it's open, you can see the clamps on the inside. Unhook them. Begin to fold your tonneau back, one panel at a time. Once it's folded all the way back, secure it with the straps. To fold it back out, unclip your buckles, make sure you get both sides, fold it out one panel at a time, and secure the clamps at the back of the tonneau.So, as far as price goes, this one comes in at around $300, making it the most budget-friendly hardcover option for your F-150. And, as far as the install goes, I'm giving this one a one out of three wrenches on the difficulty meter. It features a direct bolt-up install with no tools required that can be done in under an hour. So with that said, let's check out our install.All right. Now we can grab the tonneau cover and set it on top of the bed of the truck. You may want a friend to help with this step and get it lined up along the front of the bed. Install your clamps in the tonneau. We're going for the middle section. There are three openings. Slide it to line up with the edge of your bed. And it's gonna go in this slot right here. So what you wanna do is twist this until it measures about where you think it's gonna sit. You can always adjust it later if you need to. Open up the clamp, grab the edge of the bed, and clamp it down. Repeat that on the other side.At this point you're gonna unclip your tonneau and start to fold it back out. Make sure it's lined up with your bed and then we can clamp down the back portion. You're gonna grab the clamps for the rear and then line them up in the same way that we did the front. Slide them in the middle opening, line up the opening here to the edge of the bed, and clamp them down. Repeat that on the other side. So once both sides are clamped down, you can shut your tailgate.And then, that is gonna do it for the review and install of this tonneau cover. And remember, for all things F-150, keep it at americantrucks.com.