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erikh09 · 10-02-2018, 02:24 PM

Hi all, I am sure this topic has been discussed and likely beaten to death, but has anyone used composite decking in place of bed wood? I am starting from scratch by ordering a completely new bed and would like to use composite. Does anyone have pics, dimensions, horror stories? Does it mount same way natural wood bed strips do? I presume I need to order the front panel for a wood bed and wood bed cross sills? Thank you for any help and advice!!

**dagnabbitt** · 10-02-2018, 03:07 PM

I fully intend to do the same thing, looking forward to getting to that stage of my build. I mentioned it to a friend of mine and he reminded me to have a good heat shield underneath for the mufflers, though.

Overdriven · 10-02-2018, 03:32 PM

I hate to be one of those guys that say “use the search function” but I got these 2 links near the top of the search using “composite bed floor” as my search terms. Might want to vary the search terms a little. Yes you will need a front panel and the cross pieces meant for a wood floor if you want it to appear factory. The catalogs (like LMC) do a pretty good job showing the differences between wood and steel bed floor components. The links provide some more details on mounting and any issues encountered. Thickness is apparantly a potential issue depending on the material and your tools/abilities.

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...site+bed+floor

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...site+bed+floor

10-02-2018, 02:24 PM	#1
erikh09 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Oxford,Pa Posts: 89	Composite decking for bed Hi all, I am sure this topic has been discussed and likely beaten to death, but has anyone used composite decking in place of bed wood? I am starting from scratch by ordering a completely new bed and would like to use composite. Does anyone have pics, dimensions, horror stories? Does it mount same way natural wood bed strips do? I presume I need to order the front panel for a wood bed and wood bed cross sills? Thank you for any help and advice!!

10-02-2018, 03:07 PM	#2
dagnabbitt Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Edmonton Alberta Posts: 1,322	Re: Composite decking for bed I fully intend to do the same thing, looking forward to getting to that stage of my build. I mentioned it to a friend of mine and he reminded me to have a good heat shield underneath for the mufflers, though. __________________ DAVE Edmonton, Alberta 1959 Apache 1967 K20 1968 C20 1970 C10 1972 GMC 2500 1981 C10

10-02-2018, 03:32 PM	#3
Overdriven Registered User Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Long Island NY Posts: 598	Re: Composite decking for bed I hate to be one of those guys that say “use the search function” but I got these 2 links near the top of the search using “composite bed floor” as my search terms. Might want to vary the search terms a little. Yes you will need a front panel and the cross pieces meant for a wood floor if you want it to appear factory. The catalogs (like LMC) do a pretty good job showing the differences between wood and steel bed floor components. The links provide some more details on mounting and any issues encountered. Thickness is apparantly a potential issue depending on the material and your tools/abilities. http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...site+bed+floor http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...site+bed+floor



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