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Old 05-08-2012, 09:05 PM
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bed protection ideas

What do you guys use to protect the bedsides when working out of the truck?

I was thinking of cutting 2x12's to line the inside bed sides. Any other thoughts or pictures?
 
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I was thinking of using diamond plate behind the bed rail and a piece of angle at the bottom behind the diamond plate riveted to the angle for strength know what I mean
 
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I was thinking of using diamond plate behind the bed rail and a piece of angle at the bottom behind the diamond plate riveted to the angle for strength know what I mean
i was thinking of doing something similar. how do you plan on mounting it behind the bed rail?
 
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Old 05-11-2012, 12:19 AM
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i was thinking of doing something similar. how do you plan on mounting it behind the bed rail?
i was thinking aluminum rivets smooth look and firm
 
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Old 05-13-2012, 01:36 PM
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i was thinking of using small bolts with caged nuts. i want mine to be removeable to clean out behind them if need be
 
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