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

I just purchased the ARE Revo for a short bed F150. The cap looks great at a distance, but up close inspection shows no pride in workmanship. You would think an 8 week wait would deliver a quality product. The inside drop down window won't drop down because the frame is screwed down so it bends over the window. The sliding window in with will not budge. No Quality control here. The rear window seal has a dip in it when it was installed so it leaks there. In addition the painter didn't bother to tape it off so the seal was painted. The painter also missed a small section on the caps edge. There are some imperfections in one area of the paint but not real bad. It is apparent the people putting these together are just slapping them together with no regard to quality. There apparently is no post assembly inspection or the inspector is equally not concerned with quality. For what they cost, there is no excuse for this cap to have left the factory in the condition it is in. Now I have to go through a warranty process with the installer which cost me time and effort that the assemblers should have used to construct this cap. I would not recommend until there is some pride and quality in its construction.