looking to get one that has a lock, def has to be metal. ive seen alot but dont wanna be payin more than 200-300 bucks for one. i found a lot on craigslist but i dont know what dimensions i should be looking for. tired of keeping my back seats folded up so they dont get dirty from my tool bags lol

i haul 1-2 boxes of cat5/cat3 cable around with me all the time so hoping to find something that will hold 2 boxes and a small hand tool bag and a cordless drill set (milwaukee .. the big red carrying box u know )

TL;DR

need dimensions for in bed tool box
has to be able to fit 2 boxes of cable, 1 small toolbag, cordless drillset

 

Good box costs money. Although I lucked out when I bought mine. Local truck accessory shop was going out of business, marked my UWS down from $289 to $179. Perfect size for me, I keep three plastic milk crates inside to keep my sh*t sorted and still have room for a big canvas tool bag on the bottom and it's still high enough to slide the tray overtop.

Deals are out there if you look hard enough...

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hammer when's that truck going to be for sale??????

 

The problem I had when I was going to buy one at Lowes was a full size toolbox was too big, and a compact truck was too small. A custom order one for a Dakota was around $300.

 

You could just do this, it was only about $50.
It is held in by a ratchet strap and I used a bike lock to lock it in plus if i have to its just the right size to be put in the back seat if i need the whole bed.
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Sorry did not see where it said it had to be metal.

 

good idea but the lock wont help if someone could just take the whole box out of the truck bed if all thats holding it in is a strap....

Beautiful truck color!

 

I put an eye bolt in the side of it and used a bike lock to lock it to one of the tie down points in the bed

 

ahhh....gotcha! where did you get that one?

 

Home Depot