Bestop 76308-35 Black Diamond Supertop for Truck - 5.0' Bed for 2005-2020 Toyota Tacoma Double Cab

It does what it needs to but I'm disappointed that it arrived damaged

This top is awesome! I can't believe it's less than 800 bucks. I needed something to cover my bed while I drove from VA to AZ, and I never liked the camper shells, I feel like they make it look like an old man truck, and a flat bed cover wouldn't have been enough room. I didn't even know these existed but when I saw this I was like OH, **** YEAHH! Besides looking absolutely rugged with the windows zipped out, this thing is absolutely WATER-TIGHT! My truck was completely covered with snow, then I drove down to Florida through 3 days of monsoons and not a drop of water was in the bed, and there's zero wind noise. The material is VERY tight. Which makes the install a little tough. The instructions flat out tell you don't try to install this if its less than 74°. But I had to because it was January in virginia beach. Getting the frame installed was really simple. There's plenty of YouTube videos for it. But that canvas, is really, really tight. I had a buddy help me stretch it over the frame, and get the windows almost zipped in, and had to let it stretch out over night just to be able to muscle the rest of the zippers closed the next day. But this was on a cloudy 45° day. So just use your judgment when putting this together. All the reviews I've seen of tearing look like they did it in the northern states when it's cold and they tried to force the material too much. I did order 4 more bed clamps though, based on other reviews, and its good that I did, because the end near the tailgate was lifting up off the bed due to how tight the material stretched over it was, so that gave me the confidence to drive across country with it. Also, the fact that it can just collapse against the back window to open up the bed makes it alot more appealing than a hard cover.

I would give this 3.5 stars if I could, but erring on the side of higher.

Bought shelter my (secured) dogs while they’re in the truck bed on a long road trip, with the intention to continue to use it for camping. The good news is that it worked great for that. But it’s not without faults.

The window connections are a huge pain. Make sure you’re putting them on during a warm day the first time otherwise you will STRUGGLE. It’s fine after it’s stretched a little. The little hook/velcro top connection thing also comes off **constantly** if you’re regularly driving above 30mph. It’s very securely zippered on the side so ultimately not a huge deal, but it is a bit irritating if you’re trying to keep the topper closed completely. I’m not sure why they couldn’t have just made it zippers all the way around?

The side rails also tend to slowly slide around especially with strong crosswinds, so check them every once in a while to make sure they’re still secure.

Overall, it does it’s job. Folds up pretty conveniently when you’re not using it. I have no real strong complaints, it survived ~4000miles just fine, but it’s not perfect.

For anyone looking at reviews to try to see if it’s okay for dogs; I tested it out myself up to 70-80mph before putting the dogs back there and even with all windows off there’s pretty manageable wind noise, especially if they lay down the whole time (mine do). I drove them with just the back window off and it was enough ventilation but I haven’t used it during the hot season so I would recommend a wireless thermometer if that’s something you’re looking to do.

There were no real directions to wiring the back brake light.

This came in super fast! However it was missing one of the rails, probably fell out during shipment. I reached out to both the seller and the manufacturer and they were prompt about getting the new part shipped out ASAP so I could complete the install before my road trip.
The cover itself came with the third brake light and tinted windows. It's very durable and mostly water-tight. I did experience some small leaks in the seams in the roof, but nothing I would concern myself with. I did follow a pretty solid YouTube video for the installation and knocked it out pretty quickly!

It does what it needs to but I'm disappointed that it arrived damaged

This top is awesome! I can't believe it's less than 800 bucks. I needed something to cover my bed while I drove from VA to AZ, and I never liked the camper shells, I feel like they make it look like an old man truck, and a flat bed cover wouldn't have been enough room. I didn't even know these existed but when I saw this I was like OH, **** YEAHH! Besides looking absolutely rugged with the windows zipped out, this thing is absolutely WATER-TIGHT! My truck was completely covered with snow, then I drove down to Florida through 3 days of monsoons and not a drop of water was in the bed, and there's zero wind noise. The material is VERY tight. Which makes the install a little tough. The instructions flat out tell you don't try to install this if its less than 74°. But I had to because it was January in virginia beach. Getting the frame installed was really simple. There's plenty of YouTube videos for it. But that canvas, is really, really tight. I had a buddy help me stretch it over the frame, and get the windows almost zipped in, and had to let it stretch out over night just to be able to muscle the rest of the zippers closed the next day. But this was on a cloudy 45° day. So just use your judgment when putting this together. All the reviews I've seen of tearing look like they did it in the northern states when it's cold and they tried to force the material too much. I did order 4 more bed clamps though, based on other reviews, and its good that I did, because the end near the tailgate was lifting up off the bed due to how tight the material stretched over it was, so that gave me the confidence to drive across country with it. Also, the fact that it can just collapse against the back window to open up the bed makes it alot more appealing than a hard cover.

I would give this 3.5 stars if I could, but erring on the side of higher.

Bought shelter my (secured) dogs while they’re in the truck bed on a long road trip, with the intention to continue to use it for camping. The good news is that it worked great for that. But it’s not without faults.

The window connections are a huge pain. Make sure you’re putting them on during a warm day the first time otherwise you will STRUGGLE. It’s fine after it’s stretched a little. The little hook/velcro top connection thing also comes off **constantly** if you’re regularly driving above 30mph. It’s very securely zippered on the side so ultimately not a huge deal, but it is a bit irritating if you’re trying to keep the topper closed completely. I’m not sure why they couldn’t have just made it zippers all the way around?

The side rails also tend to slowly slide around especially with strong crosswinds, so check them every once in a while to make sure they’re still secure.

Overall, it does it’s job. Folds up pretty conveniently when you’re not using it. I have no real strong complaints, it survived ~4000miles just fine, but it’s not perfect.

For anyone looking at reviews to try to see if it’s okay for dogs; I tested it out myself up to 70-80mph before putting the dogs back there and even with all windows off there’s pretty manageable wind noise, especially if they lay down the whole time (mine do). I drove them with just the back window off and it was enough ventilation but I haven’t used it during the hot season so I would recommend a wireless thermometer if that’s something you’re looking to do.

There were no real directions to wiring the back brake light.

This came in super fast! However it was missing one of the rails, probably fell out during shipment. I reached out to both the seller and the manufacturer and they were prompt about getting the new part shipped out ASAP so I could complete the install before my road trip.
The cover itself came with the third brake light and tinted windows. It's very durable and mostly water-tight. I did experience some small leaks in the seams in the roof, but nothing I would concern myself with. I did follow a pretty solid YouTube video for the installation and knocked it out pretty quickly!