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Old Jun 2, 2010 | 08:59 AM
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Nice work, the rails and tool box look great! The tool box does look new!
 
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Old Jun 2, 2010 | 10:11 AM
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I like the look of that! I wouldnt paint the bolts though, just another thing to chip and look like garbage eventually. I would leave them silver, they look bad***
 
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Old Jun 2, 2010 | 10:29 AM
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Originally Posted by Josh Abels
i'm thinking about bedlinering my tool box just with the spray can too much shiney i like black
LOL...bedlinering...
Cool mod, love the originality, good work on the t-box too. I vote paint!
 
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Old Jun 2, 2010 | 06:33 PM
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we will see... i may paint one and put it in and see how it looks... i just think the silver looks like snaps or biker studs haha
 
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Old Jun 2, 2010 | 06:53 PM
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Originally Posted by SlvrKota22
So during the winter right after i got my dak i bought some egr bed rail covers.....

well as we all know when it got warm (even though i installed them when it was 80 degrees in feb) they started to lift off my rails...

Rather then removing them and trying to tape them back down i decided to give them a bolted down look.


first i took #10x 5/8" long self tapping sheet metal screws


then i very carfully messured and layed out the placement of the screws.

it works out perfect to be 11" on center allowing 7 bolts from the cab to tailgate to be installed evenly



When i installed them i just made sure i pushed the rail caps down to unsure they were sitting flat and level on my rails...

in a couple days im gonna pull out the bolts and paint them flat black so they are not as bold.




Also this weekend i took my 80 dollar craigslist toolbox and took some rustoleum truck bed coating to it...

I presume you're in the construction biz, from your gear in the truck and 11" on center. Not too many folks measure on center. That's a very clean fix. Great job.
 
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Old Jun 2, 2010 | 07:13 PM
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haha yeah... my folks own a custom home building company that i work for...
 
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Old Jun 2, 2010 | 07:27 PM
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nice job leave the bolts that way it looks good
 
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