Today, while heading out to do some riding on my quad, I had to make a quick stop for a light. While slamming on the brakes my quad broke loose from my tie down holding the back on the quad back and rolled foward hard and smashed in the front of my bed into the cab. Lucky I still have a rear window. I couldn't believe it. Well got home and got it bent back but now looks terrible!

Was wondering if there is some kinda plastic or metal piece I could buy that would cover that top railing of the bed so that is doesn't show all the bent up metal. I'd apprciate any feedback. Thanks.

 

Ouch! I feel for you. That is a tough hit. I don't know off hand if they make any kind of front railing cover. What I would do it to use a length of angle iron, maybe like a 1/4 inch thick by 2"-3" wide and run that along the top of the railing. Not only will it cover the damage, but it will reinforce the railing as well. Good luck.

 

thanks for the info, I might have to end up doing that. Really couldn't believe how easy that piece actaully bent in and how easy it was to bend back. Bending it back made a mess out of the middle of were it bent in. Looks terrible.

 

apparently the previous owner of my truck had something like that happen, but not that extreme. you can clearly see in the middle where something hit the top of the rail and pushed it towards the cab. i noticed it when i was doing my bedliner, the paintbrush got closer to the cab but i wasnt doing anything different.

 

Without seeing your truck, I can't make a determination as to how big (wide) of a piece of steel you would need to cover it. I (hopefully) assumed a 2"-3" would work. Of course, you could simply modify this by adding a flat plate enough to cover the damage. Properly secured, this would actually by much, much stronger than the OEM railing by far.

I own a custom motorycle that I have trailered on occassion which is actually worth more than the truck, so I make sure she is strapped down good. I use a sissor jack to raise it off of the shocks and attach the straps directly to the frame. No room for error.

Maybe post a pic if you can.

 

I think DeeZee makes a daimond plate cover for the front of the bed. I beleive it covers the top rail also but that would work to cover the dammage.

 

HERE'S one that one of the site sponsor has. Don't know if it will work for you, but the price is right. The pic is not right for the product. HERE is another sponsor with same product. Hope this helps

 

I forget what I was hauling but I bent my bed on my 99. To fix it I got a 4' long piece of 1" square tube and put it under the rail. I then used 2 2" wide ratchet straps to pull the rail foward. The hooks pulled against the 1" tube. I got it close to perfect.

 

yeah i have the same problem, except it was there when i bought the truck. i have seen diamond plate covers that go over the whole front of the bed.