[Blackbeauty]

Titan LE, you are slightly confused between the Trifecta and the Bakflip. The Bakflip requires you to reverse your Utilitrac rails, NOT the Trifecta.

That said, yes, the Trifecta attaches to the top Utilitrac rails via hardware that comes with it, PROVIDED you order the Trifecta for U-T equipped trucks. It's free, you just have to tell them you have the Utilitrac.

At present, the Trifecta has mounts that slide into the trac. They are easily removed if necessary. I will have to look into the quick-release ones that Titan LE mentioned. That would be a bit easier.

And yes, the bed extender lies completely below the top utilitrac so no interference will be experienced. I use mine all the time, and love both the extender and the Trifecta.

Good luck with your truck, and welcome to the forum!

 

[Blackbeauty]

I agree. They start to look the same after a bit. I've just been around this place a bit longer, and obviously spend way too much time here.... Part of the territory, I suppose.

 

[Blackbeauty]

Thanks all!!!

Firstly, how's about killing some of my preconceived notions...

A)Does the bed extender move along the Utili Trak system, or is it bolted at the end of the bed??
I was hoping to use it as a cheap man's divider....:idea:

B)Why would anybody order the Trifecta with Utili Trak hardware, when it renders the railing system useless??

I was hoping that somehow, i could keep the gate up, have the tonneau on top, and use the bed extender as a divider...
After that, i'd like to eat my cake too....:hungry: :hungry:

A picture's worth a thousand words...(Riser bars removed)...

The bed extender that comes with the trucks that have Utili-trac, has a set of adjustable slider brackets so you can position the extender anywhere in the bed. I do it all the time.

The Utili-trac is not "rendered useless" with the Trifecta. There are two small brackets near the rear that must be removed ONLY if you want to slide stuff all the way to the rear of the trac. Otherwise, you have 7/8 of the Utili-trac that you can use unimpaired.

And I do exactly as you hope to do, all the time. I never take my extender out. With the Trifecta in place, the tailgate locked, it's as secure as in my garage. I use it as a stop to keep the groceries near the tailgate and keep stuff from flying up towards the bulkhead.

Overall, I would say the impairment of the Utili-trac system by this tonneau is minimal. I keep the end-stay wrench and allen wrench in my truck if I ever need to make an adjustment while on the road. They take up virtually no room inside the cab of my truck, and I have never considered 2 minutes to remove a bracket an inconvenience.

 

[Blackbeauty]

I got mine at a parts store local to me. Saved mucho dinero that way. I only paid $269 when it was a weekly special. The store is part of the DriverFx network and they have a website you can check for vendors in your area. Someone recently said that Autoanything was selling them for $329 I believe.