How To Measure A Truck Bed For A Cover

Take your measurement at where the bed ends and the tailgate begins.

How to measure a truck bed for a cover.

Accessories such as truck bed covers bed liners and certain nerf bars require knowledge of your truck bed measurements to ensure proper fitment. Get the truck bed s length. Put down the tailgate and stand at the end of the bed. So if your truck bed measures 76 you can go with the product listed for a 6 5 foot bed.

First up bed length. 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 more helpful measuring information. When you measure truck bed length you may find that the exact number does not match any lengths listed on our product pages. Place your measuring tape at the bulkhead of your truck bed.

Follow these simple instructions to determine the length of your truck bed. Your truck bed length is determined by the distance between the inside of your tailgate and the inside of the bulkhead. 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.

Measure the distance between the bed rails starting from inside to inside of the rail. Your new tonneau cover must be an inch or half an inch less the dimensions you get here.