08-18-2015, 07:25 AM | #1 |
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Stepside Bed Cover
Well I got Tired of the ugliness that is my bed so I decided to do a temporary fix till I get the money to go back and do it right. So I made a bed cover. In hind sight I would have made it a little differently and probably will go back and redo it but for now its fine and doing what I wanted it to do. I have a little over a 100$ Bill in it so I don't guess that's too bad considering the only stepside one I found is 350$ shipped to the door. So what do yall think? Excuse the shovel. its holding up the cover till I can measure for some shocks and so you can see the crappy look of the inside of the bed. The fuel cell is my handywork the hacked up bed is the PO's.
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08-18-2015, 07:29 AM | #2 |
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Re: Stepside Bed Cover
Looks great.
More detail, please. What material is that (fiberglass? vinyl covered plywood?). Does it just nest in the aluminum frame on the box sides? What would you do differently? K
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08-18-2015, 08:20 AM | #3 |
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Re: Stepside Bed Cover
Thanks!! Its 2 pieces of 3/8ths plywood screwed together with 1 inch foam and black vinyl from the leftover fabric rack. You pretty much have to use 2 sheets of wood cause the bed is 50 inches wide. I used the 3/8ths thinking it would cut down on weight. If I redo it Im going with 3/4 inch plywood and Ill hinge it in the middle to make it easier to lift to get to my fuel cell. Right now its hinged in the front of the bed with door style hinges. I would mount the half of the cover by the cab to the aluminum rails and then leave the second half loose with hinges in the middle and the slide latches I have now. Hope that makes sense. Sounds better in my head than what i can type. lol
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08-20-2015, 02:38 PM | #4 |
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Re: Stepside Bed Cover
great idea, and nice looking too. where did you get the aluminum rails?
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08-20-2015, 02:47 PM | #5 |
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Re: Stepside Bed Cover
That's awesome!
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