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Sure, good luck with your new truck order. Not sure how familiar you are with the rambox option, but you should know that it doesn’t automatically come with the bed divider like it did on 4th gens. You also need to order it with the Bed utility Group (BUG) to get the bed divider.
It would be the easiest way to have some kind of bed cover. If it works for you that’s great. But having owned one I gave my opinion of what I thought of it.
What didnt you like about the factory tonneau cover? I cant imagine that its much different than a regular tri-fold from say like Gator or something. I didnt order my truck and it doesnt have a rambox bed so I dont really know anything about the them orher than the bed is narrower that a regular bed. I bought a cheap no name brand $179 soft roll up cover off amazon for my 6.5 bed and I couldnt be happier with it. After 5 years it still looks and performs like the day I installed it
I didn’t like how high it sits on the bed. I also didn’t like the release mechanism for opening it. I guess the main thing I didn’t like about it is the same reason I don’t have a soft roll-up anymore. It’s not secure. Someone could easily just cut it open to access the bed. My back-flip is a hard cover and is much more secure than any soft cover.
No doubt. Tthe way I look at it is, if someone wanted something I have under the cover they'll take it no matter what. Im not ok with that but I just want to eliminate as much risk to the actual truck as possible. Id rather have them cut the cover than try to bend and pry at the bed and cause major damage to the truck. It just comes down to preference
Maybe, but I figure they’ll move on to an easier target if they see a hard bed cover. I’m okay with taking that risk. Most people who would break into a truck bed know how difficult it would be to break into a hard cover. Why make it easy for them?
You bring up a great point. The BUG comes with the silver rails. People have been reporting that it's difficult to source the silver rails right now, so it would be better to get them when you order the truck with the BUG. If you order the factory bed cover you'll get the black rails.
When I got my 19 Laramie Longhorn it came with the factory Mopar hard trifold bed cover which was in reality a Bakflip MX4 from 2018/19 and the silver rails and Ramboxes. Just upgraded to the newest MX4 which is lighter and thinner but just as strong. See pics below for the new one. Whoever owned the truck before me got it with the Bed Utility Group from the dealer lot new.
That’s not what I’m saying. But aftermarket bed covers require the silver utility rails. Right now the silver rails are hard to find for both sides. Keep in mind, if you combine it with the Rambox option, the BUG also gets you the bed divider (about $1100 if you buy it separately) and silver rails, which as I mentioned are difficult to find. Even if you can find them they’re several hundred dollars. The BUG is a good value, especially if you are also getting the Rambox option.
I always had a hard cover on the last three Rams' I owned. I got a 2025 Longhorn that had Ram Boxes and it came with a soft factory cover. I just didnt like the soft cover. As mentioned if you opt to go to a hard cover you have to get a set of silver bed rails. Not cheap and not easy to find at the time I did it...about 6 months ago. My favorite bed cover was Undercover solid one piece but it wasnt made to fit bed with RamBoxes.
