As the title says. I 'm looking for what others have used for the Bed to Cab Rubber Bumpers? I'm wondering abut the hood bumpers next to the hinges. What's been used?

 

For hood rubber bumper near hinges --> See new thread just minutes before you posted.

Not aware of Cab to Bed rubber......But....
But I used two oil soaked wood rods about 3/4 inch in dia between bed and cab. There length is almost the full length of the bed front panel.
My bed from years of truck use was bowed out toward cab with some serious rubbing. I was not ready to remove bed and fix. So I oil-soaked the wood dowels and slid the two of them in the groves on the front bed panel of the 1949. (Note: late 1950 and on do not have the art-deco panel relief grooves on the front panel.)
Soaked in used motor oil for weeks and weeks. And then more weeks. Take wood dowels out of oil and let dry, sort of, for more weeks. The rods are now well seasoned. Makes a nice bumper between bowed out front bed panel and cab. Oil soaked rod makes a well-lubricated spacer so now squeaks are all gone.

 

Sorry electricmaniac, there has been some confusion from my original post, so I'll try to clearify.. I was wondering if anyone tried to use the hood bumpers on the cowl near the hinges, for the ones on the bed. you can see the holes on mine in this pic. A friend just finished painting his and needs to find something now before he puts it all back together. And I'm going to pull my bed to add them.

you can see the two holes in this pic, just before the top rib in the front panel.

 

Unless you’ve got a rubbing issue from bed box panel deformation like electricmaniac, then there is no need for bumpers between the bed and the cab and they were never installed on any truck that I’m aware of from the OEM. Or maybe I’ve just never noticed them?!? They are present on the hood because it comes down and closes against the fender and they prevent metal to metal contact. The bed to cab gap, on the other hand, should never close up. If you did have a bumper there that took up the gap, the paint on the cab would quickly be worn down to the metal in an arc. The frames on these trucks are designed to twist a fair amount as the suspension operates.

 

Oem headwall

Rubber bumper and a hole

 

Non oem

Don’t throw fire wood into the bed you should be able to get by with out bumpers

 

Interesting thread, in the body parts book there is a part number for the cab to bed bumpers. I could never find them, but your picture makes it look like they would be similar to either the hood to cab rubber grommets, or the tool tray to gas tank rubber grommets. Thanks for posting, maybe it’s a 48 to early 50 thing?

JB

 

Well, that’s a new one for me. I learn something new every day in here. They must have been eliminated when the bed design changed in mid 50.

 

Huh. Well that would explain the holes in the end panel. Learned sumphin today.

 

Schoo, can you send or post a close-up pic of the bumper in that rear panel

 

Cab side

 

 

Firstrider may know where to get them or ND

 

Thanks for the pics Roy