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
100_0874.jpg

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

100_0870.jpg

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.

100_0871.jpg


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

100_0875.jpg

 

looks great, like it was made that way, good job

 

thats what im going for.... cheap, nice repairs/ mods that look stock

 

Looks great the way they are. I wouldn't paint them. Looks like they belong.

Your tool box looks great also.

 

i just think they kinda look like snaps haha with them being silver like that...

 

that tool box is used!?!?!?!? i thought it was brand new!!!
i'm thinking about bedlinering my tool box just with the spray can too much shiney i like black

 

yeah it was used and dingy... all i did was got a foam sanding block to sand it with... it allowed me to get inbetween the diamond plate easier... then i take of the handles and thats all she wrote...

I used the roll on for most of it but i like the way the spray on turned out better.

 

That looks great!

 

I agree, it does look great and look like it was made that way.

 

thanks alot guys!