Buying guide
The BAKFlip MX4 is our pick for 2019–2026 Silverado 1500 short and standard beds, and Extang or Retrax fit as alternates by bed and year.
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Credit: BAK / RealTruck
01 · Hard fold · 2019–2026 Silverado 1500 short bed
Hard fold you can walk on, with auto-latch panels. Fits 2019–2026 Silverado and Sierra 1500, 5’10” (69.9″) bed, MultiPro or Flex tailgate. Not for the Carbon Pro bed. Part number 448130.
Credit: Retrax / RealTruck
02 · Retractable · 2019–2025 short bed
Aluminum slats roll into a canister at the front of the bed, so the bed walls stay usable. Fits 2019–2025 Silverado and Sierra 1500, 5’10” (69.9″) bed, MultiPro or Flex, without Carbon Pro. The listing stops at 2025, so own a 2026? Skip it. Part number T-80481.
Credit: Extang / RealTruck
03 · Soft trifold · check fit first
Soft trifold that comes off in seconds, but you can’t walk on it and it won’t lock up your gear. The title on this one names only 2019–20 Silverado and Sierra 1500 and gives no bed length. Confirm your year and bed on the fit chart before you buy. Part number 92456.
Credit: BAK / RealTruck
01 · Hard fold · 2019–2026 standard bed
Hard fold you can walk on. When it’s open, the panels stack up against the rear window. Fits 2019–2026 Silverado and Sierra 1500, 6’7″ (79.4″) bed, MultiPro or Flex tailgate. Part number 448131.
Credit: Extang / RealTruck
02 · Soft trifold · 2019–2026 standard bed
Soft trifold that comes off in seconds. You can’t walk on it, and it isn’t a lockbox. Fits 2019–2026 Silverado and Sierra 1500, 6’7″ (79.4″) bed, MultiPro or Flex, without factory side storage. Part number 92457.
Credit: Retrax / RealTruck
03 · Retractable · 2019–2025 standard bed
Retractable with aluminum slats that roll into a canister at the front of the bed. Fits 2019–2025 Silverado and Sierra 1500, 6’7″ (79.4″) bed, MultiPro or Flex, without factory side storage. Not listed for 2026. Part number T-80482.
For you if: you drive a 2019–2026 Silverado 1500 (or a Sierra 1500), you know whether you have the short or the standard bed, and you’ve picked between a hard fold, a soft trifold and a retractable.
Skip it if: you have an 8-foot long bed. We don’t have a matched cover for that bed yet, so don’t buy a short-bed or standard-bed cover and hope it fits. Skip it too if you drive a 2500 or 3500, because none of these covers are listed for heavy-duty trucks. Carbon Pro bed? Skip the short-bed MX4 and Retrax. Factory side storage? Skip the standard-bed Extang and Retrax. To compare covers across trucks, see best tonneau covers.
| Cover | Type | Bed | Years | Part number | Won’t fit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAKFlip MX4 | Hard fold | Short, 5’10” (69.9″) | 2019–2026 | 448130 | Carbon Pro bed |
| RetraxPRO XR | Retractable | Short, 5’10” (69.9″) | 2019–2025 | T-80481 | Carbon Pro bed; 2026 |
| Extang Trifecta 2.0 | Soft trifold | Short (no length in title) | 2019–20 in title | 92456 | Check your fit chart first |
| BAKFlip MX4 | Hard fold | Standard, 6’7″ (79.4″) | 2019–2026 | 448131 | Short or long bed |
| Extang Trifecta 2.0 | Soft trifold | Standard, 6’7″ (79.4″) | 2019–2026 | 92457 | Factory side storage |
| RetraxPRO XR | Retractable | Standard, 6’7″ (79.4″) | 2019–2025 | T-80482 | Factory side storage; 2026 |
Hard fold (BAKFlip MX4): you can walk on it and it auto-latches. Folded up, it gives you the full bed, but the panels stack in the rear window.
Retractable (RetraxPRO XR): aluminum slats roll into a canister at the front of the bed, so the walls stay usable and nothing stacks against the glass.
Soft trifold (Extang Trifecta 2.0): comes off in seconds. You can’t walk on it, and it won’t secure what’s in the bed.
Bed length: the listings give the short bed as 5’10” (69.9″) and the standard bed as 6’7″ (79.4″). They’re different cuts, so match the one your truck has.
Years: MX4 and the standard-bed Extang are listed for 2019–2026. Retrax is listed for 2019–2025 only.
Tailgate and bed options: all of these titles name the MultiPro and Flex tailgates. Carbon Pro and factory side storage are excluded where noted above.
Half-ton only: a Silverado 1500 isn’t a 2500 or a 3500.
Any cover for the 8-foot long bed from this guide. We don’t have a matched pick for that bed yet.
A Retrax for a 2026 truck. Both Retrax titles stop at 2025.
F-150 or Tacoma covers. Wrong truck, wrong bed.
Mixing up short and standard. Measure the bed before you order.
BAKFlip MX4. Get 448130 for the short bed or 448131 for the standard bed. Both are listed for 2019–2026.
Short bed (5’10”, 69.9″ listing): MX4 448130 or Retrax T-80481. Standard bed (6’7″, 79.4″ listing): MX4 448131, Extang 92457 or Retrax T-80482. For the 8-foot long bed, we have no matched pick yet.
Not according to its titles. Both Retrax part numbers here, T-80481 and T-80482, are listed for 2019–2025 only.
Maybe. The product title names only 2019–20 trucks and gives no bed length. Confirm your year and bed on the fit chart before you buy.
The short-bed MX4 and Retrax both exclude Carbon Pro. The standard-bed Extang and Retrax both exclude factory side storage.
The titles name the Sierra 1500 alongside the Silverado 1500. None of them name a 2500 or 3500.
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Last updated October 14, 2026. Author: TruckDaily.
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