Product Reviews : A.R.E. Truck Caps and Tonneau Covers

I bought this topper for my new 2022 F-150. I got it color matched to my truck, sliding window next to my truck rear window for cleaning and all topper windows have lockable T-handles for closing/opening. The overall fit and materials are very good. The inside of the topper is carpeted, which I like. The windows seals fit tightly while closed. There are a couple things that definitely could be better though. My rear window handle pulled out one day after just over a year. After further inspection, I found that the two holes where you put screws into from the inside to secure it in place were plastic and one of the two plastic posts had a larger diameter than the other so the screw had fallen out and there's no way to secure both sides right now, which I'll have to fix. The second issue are the handles on the side windows. The square post connected to the handle that comes into the inside of the truck has your metal paddle connected to it on the inside which keeps your windows closed, but the square post runs through a hole in the paddle attachment piece and a set screw is all that holds on the closure paddle in place on the post. I had two of the set screws come loose and the closure paddle fell off so you could just open the side window even while locked because there was nothing to keep the window closed. Paying $3,500 for a topper and wanting it for some kind of security for items in my truck bed, I was really disappointed in this lack of engineering. I ended up drilling a hole in the square post and putting in cotter pins just in case the set screws come loose, while also putting locktite on the set screws. But at least if those do come loose while the window is closed the closure paddle will not fall off and the window will stay closed. Kind of sad that you have to come up with better ways to make things work for the money you pay. Other than that, it is a nice topper though, just be ready to make some modifications unless they've changed the handle design by now.