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Rock1500 Senior Enthusiast

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So this is at the end of my bed and I am wondering what you use to cover it? I don't want it exposed and collect snow. Why did they even leave it open?

 

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newdude Senior Enthusiast

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It is opened larger than before because it acts as a secure hand placement when entering the bed from the cornerstep. No cover that I know of/have seen other than a tonneau cover.

Rock1500 Senior Enthusiast

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I was looking for the same thing online yesterday

 

 

You found any? The ones I could see were for a standard square hole while my truck has a funky design which kinda doesn't make sense.

MotoMedic Senior Enthusiast

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You found any? The ones I could see were for a standard square hole while my truck has a funky design which kinda doesn't make sense.

The opening is larger & angled so you can use it as a handle when stepping up on the tailgate. I've found mine quite useful. Others may not agree.

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You found any? The ones I could see were for a standard square hole while my truck has a funky design which kinda doesn't make sense.

No i havent found any yet. Same boat as you

Mike1220 Senior Enthusiast

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Until you find something made or that specific purpose, if there is something, then you could always just wipe around the area and then take some pieces of aluminum from the local hardware store and stick them down with 3M tape. Or if you have the handyman skills and the proper tools you could remove the bed rail protector, draw an outline of the whole onto a sheet of aluminum (or plastic or any other solid material that you can make very thin) and then cut a sheet of the aluminum thin but also make it slightly larger than your markings, and place it over the hole but inbetween the top of bed rail and the protector. Therefore the protector will hold it down and the hole will be covered. Or you could just 3M tape the piece you cut out on top of the hole. I would go one of those routes if I didn't want snow in there, hell, down here in LA I wouldn't mind some snow. And I mean real snow. Not the solid ice we have fall every few winters.

 

 

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sk Senior Enthusiast

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It will not collect snow. It is open at the bottom of the bed panel and will drain out beneath the truck.

Rock1500 Senior Enthusiast

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It will not collect snow. It is open at the bottom of the bed panel and will drain out beneath the truck.

 

 

It will. There is a small opening on the bottom but not enough unless the snow melts. Im going to look around till fall and if nothing comes up then I will fashion some out of thin strips of aluminum to cover it in the winter.

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Has anyone found the stake hole covers for the 2014 Chevy Silverado 1500 yet?

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