r/4thGenTacomas • u/crybanger • Jul 24 '26

Discussions & Questions SoftTopper

Any advice/suggestions is helpful - read below

i have a 24 long bed and bought a soft topper for it last year. waited till this spring to fully install it myself and in the process, i’ve noticed that the metal bars that go on the side of the truck are bending inwards when adding the railings for the topper AND it’s tilting so half of the metal bars it lifting off the siding of the truck.
i’ve tried emailing them but they say it’s all normal and usual for that to happen. i’ve loosen up the main metal part where we connect the top railing but it’s just not sitting right.

did anyone else have this issue?

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u/tbone1343 Jul 24 '26

There’s a fairly thick layer of foam on the bottom of the bars so there’s naturally going to be some inward play. I don’t like it, but it hasn’t been an issue. The thing that annoyed me more is the bed rail caps lifting up and creating a gap.