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Will it be 0000 March 30, or 2400 March 30 (24 hour clock)?? We'll have to wait and see, I guess.
No such thing as 2400 in the 24 hour clock....:facepalm:
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The brake controller is a production add on and will be available on the ones rolling off the line this week.
What do you mean by production add on? It was my understanding that it was a option as shown in the build and price tool. Are we talking about the same thing? Or are you saying it will be standard equipment that was decided on after the test mules were built?



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What do you mean by production add on? It was my understanding that it was a option as shown in the build and price tool. Are we talking about the same thing? Or are you saying it will be standard equipment that was decided on after the test mules were built?



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Production option, I think "add-on" may have confused some.
 

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at 4:00 he shows the ulocking the tonneau cover and it looks like the "weekend warrior" position isn't actually held in place by anything, its like its just only rolled up, one half revolution......guess we'll need to see more of that.
See 5:20
 
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Hey Steffen I agree with you 100 percent. I replayed it back and forth, second by second, pausing to see that weekend warrior position. And I also don’t see how the cover is held in that position. In fact once you get rolling up to highway speed I can see the cover blowing backwards to the closed position, no clue what holds it open.

at 4:00 he shows the ulocking the tonneau cover and it looks like the "weekend warrior" position isn't actually held in place by anything, its like its just only rolled up, one half revolution......guess we'll need to see more of that.
 

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Hey Steffen I agree with you 100 percent. I replayed it back and forth, second by second, pausing to see that weekend warrior position. And I also don’t see how the cover is held in that position. In fact once you get rolling up to highway speed I can see the cover blowing backwards to the closed position, no clue what holds it open.
Really Jake, another manufactured crisis? Do you really think a multinational corporation that went out of there way to brag about the new feature of their tonneau cover didn’t think about it blowing closed while driving? How much you want to bet that the weekend warrior position will work as advertised? Just because you didn’t see Roman take the time to secure it in the very quickly thrown together preview video does not mean it doesn’t secure.
 

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Just finished watching it, I didn't see the integrated brake controller either. Other the some nuggets of info i.e. pricing nothing really to see here. Just go back and watch an LA auto show video with the same run down...
glad you watched it. I went back and watched it some more, he did talk about off road + and the front camera and a few other interior things i haven't seen yet.
 

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Looks like proof to me!
Really Jake, another manufactured crisis? Do you really think a multinational corporation that went out of there way to brag about the new feature of their tonneau cover didn’t think about it blowing closed while driving? How much you want to bet that the weekend warrior position will work as advertised? Just because you didn’t see Roman take the time to secure it in the very quickly thrown together preview video does not mean it doesn’t secure.
lol, homerun is funny.

That circled thingy locks into place I think.
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What will really worry you is how did she close the tonneau cover 3 times from 5:22 to around 6:10 of the video below, and just flip it back open? What if somebody just walked up to your JT and could flip open the tonneau cover without unlocking your tailgate? LOL, i'm sure there's an explanation, i'm teasing people!

 
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I’m certain the soft cover is no match for my leatherman. I wouldn’t store too many valuables in the bed, with the soft cover...
You can always buy more plywood ralph!

While true, the same could be said for the soft TOP. I guess you can't put anything in the truck, unless you have an aftermarket metal box under the rear seat. OR IN THE BED.
 

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I always subscribe to the leave the doors unlocked with a soft top theory. Crazy people out there take a knife to your top for .37 cents and half pack of gum.
 

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Continentally speaking, so right that he didn't close the lid thingy all the way! Because it had mud on it. I was worried he might show that part, but he said he wouldn't because of the mud.

Very cool plywood reference!!

I will be in favor of the review team that had the nards to go airborne towing something.
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