Yeah, I have been reading similar complaints about the quality control. Although most people seem to be pleased so it sounds like a bit of a gamble.
the “bakflip” type tonneaus have a # of design flaws. I had gator brand back in day essentially same thing
they’re not weather proof even when the drain tubes are working properly. Water will get in the bed- they don’t deny that anyhow- but just know, stuff in the bed will get damp
the weather stripping material in between each panel running horizontally started peeling away from the seams allowing water filtration & also allowed water to penetrate between the composite/AL sandwich of the middle panel & when it freezed caused the panel to bulge
the weather stripping on the rails would freeze & freeze to the tailgate- this isn’t unheard of on different types of tonneaus- but happened every time to me w/ that type.
in spring/fall/summer the drainage tubes would get clogged, in summer they can smell funky grow mildew etc
they all require their own inner rail system vs sitting atop the trucks bed rails, therefore - gotta watch bout bulky heavy/rugged stuff smashing into/damaging the inner rails & hardware. Can’t sit on bed sides anymore comfortably due to the rails.
I guess they look cool & are expensive though, so there’s that ;-)
