Tonneau Latch Question

Hi Everyone - I bought the Rough Country tri-fold hard tonneau cover. It comes with cleats that are slide into to the factory bed rail, and then in the rear of the truck, a quick release handle on both the left and right secures the cover to the bed. I'm guessing most non OEM covers work similarly.

When I tighten the quick release handles, the factory bed rail bends upward. The entire rail moves upwards - not just where the pressure is applied (in other words - I am not bending the bed rail itself - the whole rail just moves upwards). I don't have the quick release handles too tight - it seems that no matter how loose I keep them, the bed rails bend upward. Is that normal? I was assuming the bed rails were secured to the truck in a way which would make the immoveable unless an inordinate amount of pressure was applied. Any feedback would be appreciated.

 

I saw that in the video (bed rails bending upward) for the F150 install but hoped it wasn't the case on the Tacoma too. I'm undecided between the Rough Country Low Profile and Hard Covers. I like the fact that with the hard cover you don't lose your rails and tie downs, plus no drilling drain holes. But with the hard cover pulling up on the rails that doesn't sound great long term. I don't care about the low/rest on top look and prices are both in the same ballpark. Any suggestion or experience on the low profile vs. hard cover that rests on top?

https://www.roughcountry.com/toyota...?rrec=true&find=2020-toyota-tacoma-4wd-740667

https://www.roughcountry.com/toyota...16501.html?find=2020-toyota-tacoma-4wd-740667

 

I have been using my rough country hard cover since I started this thread. My guess is the rails are designed this way. I only tighten the rear connections as tight as needed to keep it stable (I.e. I don’t crank them down). I plan to continue to run with this configuration because I like the cover.

Just curious.. Do you have the Link to the F150 video you referenced above? I’d like to see how similar it is to what I am experiencing in my Tacoma.

 

Here's the link to the liner bending at 35 sec. on the F150. You might have to click the video on the left.
https://www.roughcountry.com/toyota...16501.html?find=2020-toyota-tacoma-4wd-740667