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Old 03-18-2013, 06:54 PM
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I really like the look of the tear dropped bed rails on the F100s. How exactly do you do these and what do you make them out of? Also I'm buying an aftermarket bed so it will be straight, I know Dan Carpenter makes the beds with tear drops but they don't come with a Ford tailgate, it comes with a solid piece. Are there any other places that sells these beds already tear dropped or will I have to do it myself?
 
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Old 03-18-2013, 07:36 PM
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here is how i did mine.

https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...ictures-9.html

scroll to the bottom.
 
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Originally Posted by BlackGold1955F100


I really like the look of the tear dropped bed rails on the F100s. How exactly do you do these and what do you make them out of? Also I'm buying an aftermarket bed so it will be straight, I know Dan Carpenter makes the beds with tear drops but they don't come with a Ford tailgate, it comes with a solid piece. Are there any other places that sells these beds already tear dropped or will I have to do it myself?
Well that photo looks really familiar. All I did was cut a piece of 1/8" steel to the shape I wanted and welded it in. I left the hole since I wanted to install an led light.





If you've got a welder and a way to cut your steel, you're only limited by your imagination. I closed the forward side of the bed roll so that I could run a short piece of conduit to run my wires in.





 
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Haha Drewski I knew you would see it haha!
 
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Haha Drewski I knew you would see it haha!
I had to think about your reaction, then recall someone asking about that modification on the Hamb site. I take it you're Filthy1955F100 on the Hamb.
 
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Subtle sarcasm....I love it
 
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I had to think about your reaction, then recall someone asking about that modification on the Hamb site. I take it you're Filthy1955F100 on the Hamb.
Sure am haha! I've moved on to here. I find better advice here.
 
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