How To Measure Truck Bed Size For Tonneau Cover

First up bed length.

How to measure truck bed size for tonneau cover.

Trucks usually come in 2 3 different bed sizes the most common being 5 5 foot 6 5 foot or 8 foot. Moving along your bed rail extend the measuring tape to the inside edge of the top of your tailgate. You can do this by simply dividing the number of inches your tape measure will show total inches as well as feet by 12. Your new tonneau cover must be an inch or half an inch less the dimensions you get here.

Record the measurement in inches. Get the truck bed s length. Extend your measuring tape longways in the center of the bed to the far end up against 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.

I ve already got a tonneau cover so let me just fold this back for you. In order to ensure you re purchasing the correct size for your tonneau cover or bed rails you ll want to make sure that your bed is being measured correctly. The model that you purchase needs to be the model made specifically for your bed size. Divide the number of inches by 12 to determine the length of your truck bed in feet.

A lot of people think you need to measure the bed rail caps or something like that but you ll need to just extend your tape. The last measurement you will need is the length of the truck bed. Put down the tailgate and stand at the end of the bed. Measure your truck bed length your truck bed length is determined by the distance between the inside of your tailgate and the inside of the bulkhead.

This is the first thing you need to know and for some trucks the only thing. How to measure your bed size.