bed rails.....who has them?
 

Saw this NOS set of bed rails on ebay going for ALOT of money, just curious who here has them or has installed a set of the GM bed rails.

If you have them, please post a pic. Im on the fence about adding a set of used ones on my swb.

EBAY LINK TO NOS Bedrails

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Wouldn't surprise me if they double that price . I really need new ones but not that bad...lol .

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I never knew they would be in that high of a demand. I bought a used set off a member here that need restoration, clamped them on for a test look and I am undecided if I want to add them or not. My truck will remain stock height, hubcaps etc so they kinda fit my "old man look" theme LOL.

Hoping for some pics of others and feedback.

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Very nice truck , I think it looks good with the rails . I'm a little old school but to me if the tuck has the full chrome package then you need the rails to finish it off but to each their own I guess .

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those look good,save your bed from damage once ,you will be glad you got them!
old man look is cool,going that way in the 79

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The first thing I did when I got my truck was rip those ugly old man rails off my bed. Bent and broken they lay behind the garage for 15 years. Not a day goes by that I don't want to travel back to that time and tell that ignoramus to slow down, take it easy, you don't like them now but some day your tastes will change and you'll wish you could put them back on.

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I agree. I never liked them. My dad got a new squarebody every year and they were always fully loaded and had bed rails. My tastes have since matured(I am 39) and I really like the looks of them on a resto custom.

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I have them on my truck. Sometimes I wish I didn't have them so I could have normal toolbox, but I think they add something to the truck kinda old school I guess.
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I forgot to add these.
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I think your truck looks great with them!
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Thanks guys, those look good gm-power

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Thank you. Do you have a pic without the rail? Looks good with the rail but I just want to see it without it lol.
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Wow it looks great both ways. The chrome rails really pop on that blue.

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Truck looks better without imo.

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Option code d73 correct?
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Thanks for the help, since the woodgrain is missing and rails are scratched up, my plan is to have these powder coated silver and have a black 1/2" stripe down center where the woodgrain used to be. I think this will look good and match the black stripe thats on the all the side molding etc.

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When I bought my '86 a few years ago, those and the cheap bug guard came off before I even walked in the house. I think the chrome ones look good, but these had a dang wood grain in the middle.

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You aren't going to lower it even a little bit? It would look sweet with some BFG's on the steel wheels and a baby 4/6 drop. Just sayin'.

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I had lowered and lifted in the past, but I want to keep this one stock height just like it came. Gonna be fun smokin the pizza cutter 235's with the engine I put in here :lol:

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Just go get the luggage rack off a suburban in a wrecking yard and mount them to the bed rails. They're the same thing just without the cross bars.

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Just want to go on record as saying I'm not a fan, never been a fan of bedrails.

So - it's a very subjective thing and people's choices differ (... I have a friend that says "...it'd be a helluva world if we all loved the same woman.").

Beautiful truck, Jimmy -

K

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My truck had some ugly aftermarket bed rails on it. They are now sitting behind the barn with the rollbar that was in the truck too.

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Thank you and everyone else for honest opinions...thats what I want...good or bad :metal:

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Looks good to me. Although my truck has the old ballz look that I like too. I would reapply some wood grain for sure!
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mine stock height with rails, they still have the wood grain in them.
http://i1227.photobucket.com/albums/...0505-00028.jpg
dropped 4.5/6 with rails
http://i1227.photobucket.com/albums/...n4x4/photo.jpg

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Thanks for the pic, exactly what I wanted...stock w/rails

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you know the Mr Goodwrench sign/display in the first pic is worth about 2k ?

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really?...wow...I have the stand that rolls around that it mounts too in my storage shed

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I have a set of those. I'm on the fence about ditching them. I hate the look, but love the utility... They still have the wood grain in them, though it's faded a bit.

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My truck had an aftermarket set when I got it...

http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g7...0/IMG_1680.jpg

But I didn't like em. This was before I lowered it, but you get the gist...

http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g7...0/IMG_2286.jpg

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serioulsy!!

ebay it.

there were a couple there about a month ago.

and you have a stand also?!?! dude your prolly another 500 bucks above the other guys!

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Oh I would never part with that, had it for too many years :lol:

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I know this is an old thread but I bought a '78 Longbed and I found a set of these rails in a bundle of trim parts just laying in the bed. I like the look and will be installing them.

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how long have you owned that truck? I was offered one just like that with red interior in your area.

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2 days lol. I'm sure it's the same one.

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Did you get it from Craig Heck?

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Yessir!

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he offered it to me but in all honesty, it was a bit more than I wanted to pay for a long bed. I was just looking for a straight shop truck. I a side note, I rebuilt the tilt column that is in his white Blazer

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It's definitely a straight truck. I was impressed. I wish this one had tilt. Did you come up and look at it in person?