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1Gen-TundraGeneral discussion forum for the 2000 to 2006 Toyota Tundra.
This is a discussion thread titled "Retrax Leaking", within the 1Gen-Tundra forum, part of the Truck Forums category.
I recently installed a Retrax cover on my 05 DC Limited and I'm noticing a bit of water coming in. While I know Retrax is not water tight and will never be, I've read several posts from other Tundra owners saying their Retrax is doing a great job of keeping water out. Whenever it rains or I wash it, there's always water coming in which is noticable in the front of the bed on both sides. I have a line-x spray liner with the stock bed caps. Is anyone else having this problem? Any solutions to limit the water coming in? I've adjusted it several times and nothing has helped so far.
How much water is coming in, not enough to soak or cover the bed but enough to be annoying. Perhaps during a steady rain, I might collect 1 or cups of rain in the bed.
One thing to keep in mind is that the bed is not level, and water coming in will always tend to pool towards the front of the box.
I get most of the water in my bed from the tailgate. I don't like the gasket material because it tends to get cheesy after a while, but if I installed it, I am confident the majority of water would be eliminated, as well as dust that tends to get sucked in.
You might want to check the weahterstripping that they have you install on the front lip of the box, under the solid "filler" that sits on top of the front rail. It can get rolled when you install the cannister. Also, it's kind of hard to eliminate any gap between that weahterstripping and the side rail, but try your best. I think that could be a source, as water will roll down the closed cover, waterfall off the front, but surface tension will make it want to "wick" under the front filler...if that weatherstripping is interrupted, there is a source of entry.
another obvious area is under the side rails of the cover itself. I think some people have installed thin weatherstripping under the rals, or even caulk, and this would probably do a lot for you as well...I don't have enough water coming in to worry about it, and I don't like the sticky residue that the weatherstripping leaves, but you could try it. Also make sure the rails are as snug as possible against the bed itself.
Look for kinks in the drain lines from the cannister.
One way to help determine where the water is entering is to line your bed bottom with cardboard, go through a carwash, then quickly get out and open the tailgate only, look in there with a flashlight. This will tell you where the water dropped in from, rather than where it simply puddled due to gravity.
I get so little water in my bed, under any conditions, that I have no reservations in putting luggage, cloth gun cases, or my little girl in the back.
I didnt get a piece of weatherstripping for the front of my Retrax cover.
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Originally Posted by krodad
One thing to keep in mind is that the bed is not level, and water coming in will always tend to pool towards the front of the box.
I get most of the water in my bed from the tailgate. I don't like the gasket material because it tends to get cheesy after a while, but if I installed it, I am confident the majority of water would be eliminated, as well as dust that tends to get sucked in.
You might want to check the weahterstripping that they have you install on the front lip of the box, under the solid "filler" that sits on top of the front rail. It can get rolled when you install the cannister. Also, it's kind of hard to eliminate any gap between that weahterstripping and the side rail, but try your best. I think that could be a source, as water will roll down the closed cover, waterfall off the front, but surface tension will make it want to "wick" under the front filler...if that weatherstripping is interrupted, there is a source of entry.
another obvious area is under the side rails of the cover itself. I think some people have installed thin weatherstripping under the rals, or even caulk, and this would probably do a lot for you as well...I don't have enough water coming in to worry about it, and I don't like the sticky residue that the weatherstripping leaves, but you could try it. Also make sure the rails are as snug as possible against the bed itself.
Look for kinks in the drain lines from the cannister.
One way to help determine where the water is entering is to line your bed bottom with cardboard, go through a carwash, then quickly get out and open the tailgate only, look in there with a flashlight. This will tell you where the water dropped in from, rather than where it simply puddled due to gravity.
I get so little water in my bed, under any conditions, that I have no reservations in putting luggage, cloth gun cases, or my little girl in the back.
They sent a little roll of weatherstrip in the box. Don't know if this was specific for an 05 DC or not. I can't remember without going out to look, but there might have been a difference in elevation between the side rails and the front rails on the bed itself, with the weatherstrip there to make up the difference. Either way, it was discussed in the printed, generic installation instructions, so I would assume it is standard on all models.
I still dont remember getting any weatherstripping with my cover. I havent noticed much with leaking but then again I dont drive my truck much.
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Originally Posted by krodad
They sent a little roll of weatherstrip in the box. Don't know if this was specific for an 05 DC or not. I can't remember without going out to look, but there might have been a difference in elevation between the side rails and the front rails on the bed itself, with the weatherstrip there to make up the difference. Either way, it was discussed in the printed, generic installation instructions, so I would assume it is standard on all models.
I also got a piece of weatherstripping in the Group Buy before yours for my 2004 Tundra DC....I have little to no leakage during adverse weather.....got about 1/2 cup when I blasted it with the pressure washer at the self-clean car wash.....Its been raining like a dog here in NJ and I went to check the RETRAX and bed yesterday....My truck was parked in the driveway so that the tailend was lower than the front and I noticed the rain collected in the RETRAX rail/gutter and funnels it to the back where it was draining into the back end of the bed....but very little water volume it was...you could always get some 1" pvc pipe cut it in half and make a psuedo gutter and mount it just below the RETRAX on the inside of the bed and funnel the water outside the bed with a hose similar to the RETRAX cannister....just a thought.
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