My custom Wooden Tonneau Cover

[kozak79]

I made a PVC cover before and it was functional, but I didn't like the look. I just finished my new cover. It might not be everyone's cup of tea, but I love it

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[Prime]

That’s great! Definitely adds some more character with the wood grain

 

[pkropf]

Wow, that's pretty cool. How do you think the wood will hold up to the weather/sun?

 

[kozak79]

Wow, that's pretty cool. How do you think the wood will hold up to the weather/sun?

I applied 4 coats of exterior poly and paste wax. Should last a long time if I reapply paste wax every season.

 

[Reed]

Love the look. Just trying to figure out a few things.

How heavy is that cover?

From the third picture, with the tailgate down. There is a metal strip running across the back of the rear panel, where it butts up against the tailgate. In the other panels the metal is a channel for linking the panels together. But, on this rear panel, I can't see if it serves a purpose. Is it just there to balance off the appearance with the other panels?

Going down through the layers, the top layer, that slots into the side rails, has been painted black across the end. Then, there is another layer, the same colour as the top, that finishes below the rails on the sides. Does this layer cover front to back on each panel? (Remember, I did ask about weight.)

And, there is also a light coloured wood running across underneath the end, next to the tailgate. Is that to grab the rear panel to get it out? Or, is there some other purpose?

Are you using the power tonneau rails or something you installed?

Sorry about all the questions. With the use of wood in the vehicle interior, I think the wood tonneau is a better fit than the plastic version.

It might be fun to have a wood version just for times when you want to impress everyone!

 

[mikehmb]

This is brilliant. You can do a simple set of flooring pieces with tongue-and-groove already milled into the wood. Once it’s treated, should hold up reasonably well. At least until our actual tonneaus come

 

[COdogman]

Nicely done! Love the wood grain look.

 

[CrazyOne]

This is brilliant. You can do a simple set of flooring pieces with tongue-and-groove already milled into the wood. Once it’s treated, should hold up reasonably well. At least until our actual tonneaus come

Great idea. If you use Brazilian Walnut aka Ipe, it will hold up very well. It's used for decking and looks great. I have a lot of it leftover in the garage.

 

[TxBeachRivian]

Is that recovered ash?

 

[Donald Stanfield]

It’s pretty good looking. Regardless of your opinion on it though we can all agree it’s leaps and bounds better than the Rivian manual tonneau as I clearly can see a picture of this one and that it actually exists.

 

[jebinc]

That’s great! Definitely adds some more character with the wood grain

It’s a “Woodie”!

 

[jebinc]

I made a PVC cover before and it was functional, but I didn't like the look. I just finished my new cover. It might not be everyone's cup of tea, but I love it

I guess you could also stain or spray that flooring black, and then seal as well - for those that prefer the black OEM look.

 

[kozak79]

Love the look. Just trying to figure out a few things.

How heavy is that cover?

From the third picture, with the tailgate down. There is a metal strip running across the back of the rear panel, where it butts up against the tailgate. In the other panels the metal is a channel for linking the panels together. But, on this rear panel, I can't see if it serves a purpose. Is it just there to balance off the appearance with the other panels?

Going down through the layers, the top layer, that slots into the side rails, has been painted black across the end. Then, there is another layer, the same colour as the top, that finishes below the rails on the sides. Does this layer cover front to back on each panel? (Remember, I did ask about weight.)

And, there is also a light coloured wood running across underneath the end, next to the tailgate. Is that to grab the rear panel to get it out? Or, is there some other purpose?

Are you using the power tonneau rails or something you installed?

Sorry about all the questions. With the use of wood in the vehicle interior, I think the wood tonneau is a better fit than the plastic version.

It might be fun to have a wood version just for times when you want to impress everyone!

It's very light. You can easily hold each panel with one hand. I'm using 3/4" select pine from Home Depot. I think cedar would have been a better choice, but I used up all of mine on other projects. Here are some detailed pictures. Hope that helps explain things. The last panel has an aluminum L panel as a handle to pull it out.

 

[mikehmb]

It's very light. You can easily hold each panel with one hand. I'm using 3/4" select pine from Home Depot. I think cedar would have been a better choice, but I used up all of mine on other projects. Here are some detailed pictures. Hope that helps explain things. The last panel has an aluminum L panel as a handle to pull it out.

Regarding the. plastic “stops” at the end of the bed that you removed to slide your panels in/out - did you dremel them out, or is there a way to remove just that end cap piece?

 

[SDH]

Just wondering how long that took you from start to finish because I know a car company full of really smart engineers with a bunch of tools and materials that still haven't come up with something like this for MONTHS!!

Rivian - look and learn from my friend here.

Nice job Bud!

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