How To Measure Truck Bed For Tonneau Cover

First up bed length.

How to measure truck bed for tonneau cover.

If you order a tonneau cover which. How to measure truck bed size for tonneau cover. Now you are left with the depth measurement. Before measuring make sure that the tailgate is closed.

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. Take your measurement at where the bed ends and the tailgate begins. Get the truck bed s length. Start by measuring the distance between your outside bed rails.

This is the first thing you need to know and for some trucks the only thing. Get the distance between inside of the rails. Measure the length of the truck bed. When you measure truck bed length you may find that the exact number does not match any lengths listed on our product pages.

Your truck bed length is determined by the distance between the inside of your tailgate and the inside of the bulkhead. Measure your truck bed length. Put down the tailgate and stand at the end of the bed. Record the measurement in inches.

Divide the number of inches by 12 to determine the length of your truck bed in feet. Ask the assistant to hold the edge of the tape at the inner edge of. Extend your measuring tape longways in the center of the bed to the far end up against the bulkhead. That s because most truck and accessory companies round off their measurements to the nearest half foot.

Get the distance between the outside rails.