First Gen Tundra fitment issue

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Has anyone had issues with their camper fitting properly on a first gen tundra? I have a V1 and the front angle of the camper pushes the camper back a bit where it doesn’t make good contact across the front bed rail. This has led to water intrusion in the front and latch issues in the back. I’ve noticed there doesn’t seem to be an angle on V1’s, they pretty much go up at a 90 degree and curious if all the campers for first gen’s have an angle or if mine is a fluke. Any info appreciated, thanks

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First Gen Tundra AC owner here. A few comments:

  1. There is a pinch weld under the bed where the bed floor meets the back wall. I cleaned it with acetone and then sealed with one-sided butyl tape. That pinch weld is designed to drain the bed when wet.

  2. There are two bolt holes in my bed wall. Those can leak as well. Seal as necessary.

  3. Add some traction on the bed rail and it will help to hold the bulb seal in place and prevent movement. The bed wall can flex a bit.

Bonus: Remove your bedrail caps > clean with acetone and then put aluminum ducting tape down > reinstall bedrail caps. Made a huge difference in water and dust intrusion for me.

Hope this helps! I love my 1Gen Tundra with a GFC. Such a great combo.

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late, but for future searchers. yes 100%. i have the bulb seal with the adhesive down the center of it (under the channel). i have to mount the seal with the adheasive right on the edge of the front bed lip. so basically one bulb of the seal fully unsupported. seals decently but corners tend to leak often as a result. oversight in design, id bet it was fixed on the successor versions though.

also, my bed rail covers flex up like crazy on the outer edge in the middle. this is a result of how close to the inner edge the gfc frame mounts which pushes the outside up. even with sealant / adhesive underneath (over flex seal running the length to seal) it pops way up. the rails were replaced as new prior. have had lots of leak issues as a result. considering taking them off, resealing raw rail and then some “universal cut to fit” Pacer adhesive rubber rail covers. Don’t love em, and way less protective but may solve some issues idk.