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**bautino95** · 08-21-2018, 08:20 PM

so i got all the rotten wood out and new composite boards just laid in the bed right now. i pretty sure im gonna use the rails to clamp them down but my wife like the look of it without the rails. what do you guys think?

saxart · 08-21-2018, 09:07 PM

The rails are obviously more "correct" looking, so most guys here are probably going to lean that way. The "no rails" version looks more "living room" to me, so i'm not surprised that your wife prefers that.

Which do you prefer? I think the rails are not only there to hold the wood down, but also to protect the wood from being scratched and gouged, so if you're going to be hauling anything in the back of the truck it would make sense to keep the rails.

**jocko** · 08-21-2018, 09:11 PM

no brainer, with rails. unless, of course, it's her truck...

**Boog** · 08-21-2018, 09:52 PM

turn
It does look cleaner without the hold down strips but how would you secure the boards other than bolts down through the boards? That would look bad.

Slowguy · 08-21-2018, 09:57 PM

Rails. W/o looks to much like a back porch deck?

cornerstone · 08-21-2018, 10:04 PM

Paint the rails and it will look great. Wifes happy Lifes happy

**bautino95** · 08-21-2018, 10:32 PM

ya, im gonna go with the rails. but i need to order a new set plus a few extra rails because the boards im using are only 5-1/2" wide so i dont have enough of them as of right now. does anybody know where i can order them individually? another thing, the rails i remober dont have square holes, they have knurled roumd holes in most locations. some are square though. is that normal?

08-21-2018, 08:20 PM	#1
bautino95 Active Member Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: vallejo, ca Posts: 160	progress on composite bed pic so i got all the rotten wood out and new composite boards just laid in the bed right now. i pretty sure im gonna use the rails to clamp them down but my wife like the look of it without the rails. what do you guys think? Attached Images

08-21-2018, 09:07 PM	#2
saxart Registered User Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: St. Croix River Valley, WI Posts: 795	Re: progress on composite bed pic The rails are obviously more "correct" looking, so most guys here are probably going to lean that way. The "no rails" version looks more "living room" to me, so i'm not surprised that your wife prefers that. Which do you prefer? I think the rails are not only there to hold the wood down, but also to protect the wood from being scratched and gouged, so if you're going to be hauling anything in the back of the truck it would make sense to keep the rails. __________________ Meet "Old Roy": http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=707801

08-21-2018, 09:11 PM	#3
jocko Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Godley, TX Posts: 17,975	Re: progress on composite bed pic no brainer, with rails. unless, of course, it's her truck...

08-21-2018, 09:52 PM	#4
Boog laying low Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Searcy, Ark. USA Posts: 13,534	Re: progress on composite bed pic turn It does look cleaner without the hold down strips but how would you secure the boards other than bolts down through the boards? That would look bad. Attached Images __________________ Boog 69 Chevy stepside, 358/T350, 4.11 posi, 4.5/4 drop, rallys, poboy driver primer is finer 91 Chevy sportside, Tahoe, Yukon & GMC Crewcab All GM..'nuff said. I stand for the flag and kneel at the cross

08-21-2018, 09:57 PM	#5
Slowguy Registered User Join Date: Aug 2017 Location: Chicago,il Posts: 361	Re: progress on composite bed pic Rails. W/o looks to much like a back porch deck?

08-21-2018, 10:04 PM	#6
cornerstone Registered User Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Azle,Texas Posts: 2,248	Re: progress on composite bed pic Paint the rails and it will look great. Wifes happy Lifes happy

08-21-2018, 10:32 PM	#7
bautino95 Active Member Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: vallejo, ca Posts: 160	Re: progress on composite bed pic ya, im gonna go with the rails. but i need to order a new set plus a few extra rails because the boards im using are only 5-1/2" wide so i dont have enough of them as of right now. does anybody know where i can order them individually? another thing, the rails i remober dont have square holes, they have knurled roumd holes in most locations. some are square though. is that normal?



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