Bakflip MX4 Toyota Tacoma 2023 Full Install

This is a full install of the Toyota Tacoma 2023 Bakflip MX4 Tonneau Cover. Easy to install and provides full coverage of the truck bed.
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The BAKFlip MX4 was the first matte-finished, hard folding cover to market, becoming America’s #1 Selling Hard Folding Cover in just a few years. Simply put, the MX4 just looks better than other covers. Its sleek no-profile appearance allows you to maintain the appearance of your truck, while enabling you to securely stow cargo in the bed. The MX4’s pioneering, textured matte-finish adds a premium look and feel while also protecting against UV damage, annoying finger print marks, and scratches. MX4 has everything you expect from a premium cover. The engineers at BAK Industries fine-tuned even the smallest elements of the cover, down to adding cab corner caps and rail-end cap, to extending a matte-finish throughout the cover’s side rails, clamps, and elevator bolts. The MX4’s integrated buckle system and automatic latching mechanism allows you to drive with the cover partially or fully opened without covering the 3rd brake light. For 100% bed access, simply unlock the cover from either side via its pull latches and fold the cover all the way up against the cab. From there, you can prop the cover in place by tightening two rods into the underside of the panel. For enhanced durability, the MX4 also features pre-molded, shock-absorbent bumpers on either side of the panel, protecting the folded panels from hitting the cover during turbulent driving. Rain or shine, the MX4 provides confident cargo storage that’s complete with dual drain tubes to divert water away from the truck bed, as well as full perimeter seals to help protect against water intrusion. Finally, the MX4 can hold up to 400lbs of evenly distributed weight and is backed by a 5-year, hassle-free warranty. BAKFlip MX4 is proudly made in the USA with globally sourced materials with a US-based support team. .
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[@MrRUGDUDE]

I just installed a used Bakflip I paid $300 for. Your vid walked me through the whole installation. Many thanks!!

[@ToolsTechAndGear]

Happy to help. These sure are nice to have!

[@tommyliu4683]

Excellent Video! Thanks for putting it together!

[@jrusao84]

Thank you for the video it was very helpful with my install!

[@TheBDD1970]

OMG thank you for this video. Great job. Answered all of my questions instantly. I was thinking for the drain tubes I may use a clear bottle as a collector rather than drill holes.

[@YTheRum33]

Awesome video! Way better than the vague instructions.

[@ToolsTechAndGear]

Thank you. Yes, those instructions were pretty terrible.

[@robertstroud8156]

Great video. Easy to follow. I’m interested in whether yo decided to install the drain tubes as well?

[@jllaine]

"Rendered unfit for resale" is often cheaper than return shipping. I had that issue with an LED headlight bulb being replaced under warranty. I sent them a picture of clipping the wires for the plug off at the base of the bulb. Bookstores rip off the covers of books and magazines to be returned for credit and send only that back to the publisher, the "Stripped Books" and "Stripped Magazines" get destroyed locally. It's much cheaper to ship 100 covers than 100 books. BTW that's a much nicer hard-shell tonneau cover than I had for my Mazda B4000 pickup.

[@frankdemme4345]

Just got mine yesterday. Thought it would be a slam dunk after looking at your video for the install. Unfortunately, they've completely changed the mounting /rail system on the new ones. Why on earth they wanted to complicate it is beyond me. The new system is much more complex because of additional fussy brackets. What should have been an hour install took me almost four. Terrible change. Just a warning to new buyers. Had to rely on the instructions included, so you can image how easy that was.

[@momar26]

Same thing happened to me. Much more complicated now.

[@urijah4116]

I got mine last month and very disappointed. Because of the change, i’m unable to use my bed rails. I wanted to return but i don’t want to pay for shipping and restocking fee. If you like the product base on this video just beware that the hardwares and the mounting brackets are changed. I would not recommend base on my experience. Really disappointed.

[@2022_tacomaOwner]

Just picked up my cover this week before seeing comments regarding the rail change. One of the reasons I went with the MX4 was because it would allow the use of the OEM bed rails with tie-downs. Did the cover seal sit tightly against the bed top? It's difficult to squeeze the weatherstripping on the BAKFLIP rail.

[@GroomsJk]

Same happened to me. I am in the process of returning it. I also filed a compliant with my AMEX so hopefully I will get a full refund even with the charged back shipping/restock. In short, the design change (for cost reasons) I presume is a disaster and does not allow for use of the accessory rail as mentioned. Hopefully someone makes an install video of the new design and so folks can make an informed decision. I am staying away from this brand, but I did write BAK and asked them why the horrible design change? No response as yet.

[@DiscountRugs]

I just discovered the same thing installing mine. Disappointed at first, but I’m wondering if having the factory rail mounted under the old bracket they used to use put extra levering force on the rail hardware. It can imagine someone strapping something down and the whole rail “peeling” off from the mounting hardware. I can still use my factory tie downs with the new system (albeit with less adjustability) while not putting extra levering force on the hardware.

[@ryananderson5498]

Did you end up installing the drain tubes?

[@kylegeorgeson]

Did I miss the drain tube installation?

[@saidaklbani5286]

Hello my friend, thank you for the clip. How much does it cost?

[@johnfrazier7034]

I hope you have better luck than me. It leaks really bad along to sides because of the way the Tacoma is made.

[@ToolsTechAndGear]

So far the leaks are minimal. Enough that it can get the bed channels wet but not effect boxes in the bed.

[@austinodom1278]

Any word on how leaky the cover was?

[@ToolsTechAndGear]

There is some leaking in a rain storm. The tacoma has ribs on the bed that prevent any water from getting to things. (That is mostly from not installing the drain tubes)

[@rocketscientist007]

Tacomas don't have a bed liner, the entire bed is a once piece molded composite. The fenders are an exterior cladding.