That s because most truck and accessory companies round off their measurements to the nearest half foot.
How to measure truck bed for tonneau cover.
Get the truck bed s length.
First up bed length.
Now you are left with the depth measurement.
Start by measuring the distance between your outside bed rails.
Measure the length of the truck bed.
Record the measurement in inches.
This is the first thing you need to know and for some trucks the only thing.
Extend your measuring tape longways in the center of the bed to the far end up against the bulkhead.
Your truck bed length is determined by the distance between the inside of your tailgate and the inside of the bulkhead.
When you measure truck bed length you may find that the exact number does not match any lengths listed on our product pages.
Moving along your bed rail extend the measuring tape to the inside edge of the top of your tailgate.
Now measure the width in the same manner.
Divide the number of inches by 12 to determine the length of your truck bed in feet.
If you order a tonneau cover which.
So if your truck bed measures 76 you can go with the product listed for a 6 5 foot bed.
Ask the assistant to hold the edge of the tape at the inner edge of.
Before measuring make sure that the tailgate is closed.
Get the distance between the outside rails.
Procedure steps use measure and start from the bulkhead of your truck and measure all the way to the inside edge of the tailgate convert inches to feet most bed lengths of tonneau covers are rounded so your number should be within in 1 2 inches.
Put down the tailgate and stand at the end of the bed.
Take your measurement at where the bed ends and the tailgate begins.