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Old 08-25-2009, 02:51 PM   #1
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plastic bed

i was thinkin of using that plastic wood for my bed anybody do this? do i need more supports
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Old 08-25-2009, 04:51 PM   #2
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Re: plastic bed

Good question, i was thinking aobut doing the exact same thing with the composite bed wood. It seems like it would hold up awesome and it comes in good colors.
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Old 08-25-2009, 05:15 PM   #3
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yeah i'm really digin the black and keeping the stainless strips
should look sweet
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Old 08-25-2009, 05:28 PM   #4
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Re: plastic bed

I know when you build a deck with it you have to go from 2'o.c to 16"o.c. Seems like it would be to thick also?

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Old 08-25-2009, 05:28 PM   #5
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Re: plastic bed

Does anyone have pics of a plastic bed or composite or any other material other than wood? I've wondered about this but never seen anybody post anything.
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Old 08-26-2009, 09:07 AM   #6
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i was looking at it it comes in 1 1/4 by 6
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Old 08-26-2009, 10:16 AM   #7
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i was looking at it it comes in 1 1/4 by 6
The wood in your bed is 3/4" is'nt it?
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Old 08-26-2009, 10:33 AM   #8
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Re: plastic bed

There is someone on here that did that but I can't remember his name. It's a black step side with stainless strips. He had to route the boards and add some strips. He was talkin about adding some heatshields so the composite boards wouldn't melt.
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Old 08-26-2009, 10:42 AM   #9
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I think some brands are 5/8" thick. It's also used as fencing boards. That stuffs not cheap. I think I would go with real wood.

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Old 08-26-2009, 12:10 PM   #10
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Try This link stl_66 chevy had a good thread
67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/showthread.php?t=347875 - Similar
(Edit)Did not link Try search for composite wood beds in this forum
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Old 08-26-2009, 05:42 PM   #11
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when i got my truck it hat 2x6's didn't look bad but not rite
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