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cvflats Enthusiast

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hey yall,

i want to get a tool box for my truck but im not sure what to do about those bed rails. They came with the truck when i got it and i like the way that they look but i need a toolbox. I opened up the black plastic part there is a bolt goes into something in the post holes. i loosened it and the rails loosened but i couldnt get them off. Do yall think that it would look good to shorten them and reattach them to the bed with the black ends like they are or should i scrap them and get bolt on bed rails. If i keep the current ones will have to make a hole that they will bolt into but thats ok with me. Anyone removed these kind of bed rails before and if so how did you do it? thanks

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Zembonez Senior Enthusiast

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If you like the way they look, I'd just get one of the boxes that fits inside the bed. A good chest type box is just as useful as one that sits on the bed rails. There are a lot of them available. Weathergard, UWS, Rawson Koenig, etc all make pretty nice ones.

 

Nice red truck! :lol:

Draenor Senior Enthusiast

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If you like the way they look, I'd just get one of the boxes that fits inside the bed. A good chest type box is just as useful as one that sits on the bed rails. There are a lot of them available. Weathergard, UWS, Rawson Koenig, etc all make pretty nice ones.

 

Nice red truck! :lol:

:lol: Plus it stays out of view for theives. ...Plus bolt that 'sum b!tch down.
66nova Senior Enthusiast

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I'm with the rest of the guys. Get a flush mount tool box. They look better anyway. Another option, although a more expensive option, is going with the GM Cargo Management System Tool box. Then it is flush mount and you can slide it to the end of the bed for easy reach.

builderpaul Enthusiast

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A good chest type box is just as useful as one that sits on the bed rails. There are a lot of them available. Weathergard, UWS, Rawson Koenig, etc all make pretty nice ones.

 

Nice red truck! :lol:

 

Don't these chest type sit on the bed floor? That would really limit hauling of plywood sheets or long lumber.

I know you can slide materials under the rail mount ones since they don't sit on the bed floor.

Silverado_Monkey Enthusiast

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A good chest type box is just as useful as one that sits on the bed rails. There are a lot of them available. Weathergard, UWS, Rawson Koenig, etc all make pretty nice ones.

 

Nice red truck! :lol:

 

Don't these chest type sit on the bed floor? That would really limit hauling of plywood sheets or long lumber.

I know you can slide materials under the rail mount ones since they don't sit on the bed floor.

 

 

Yup. I originally bought a flush mount, but wen i realized i couldn't get anything underneath it i went with a rail mount. I need the abilty to haul plywood and sheetrock...

TexasAl Enthusiast

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My GM CMS toolbox sits on the CMS rails, and leaves about 6 inches of open area underneath it. It is great because it is out of sight (theives), and it gives me great usable space.

brims Senior Enthusiast

brims

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I went with my toolbox that sits on the bed rails because I need to carry a ladder and I'm not putting a ladder rack on my truck. Also I didn't want to drill holes in the bed.

Zembonez Senior Enthusiast

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I still say a chest box is the best solution.

 

  • Buy a chest box that sits about 2-3 inches below the bedside
  • buy 2 pieces of 2x3 inch aluminum square tubing the depth of the box from front to back.
  • Bolt the 2x3 sections upright under the box at each end (all it takes is 2 bolts in the box and one in the bed on each side)
  • DONE!

 

 

Plenty of room to load a few sheets of plywood or some 2x4s and the box still isn't sitting on the bed rails farmer style. You have style and function plus the storage space of a tool box.

VMax2007 Senior Enthusiast

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I don't care for the chest boxes at all. All of the ones I've seen, you have to jump in the bed to open the bastard.

 

 

Looks like SOMEBODY needs a Man-Step. :lol:

brims Senior Enthusiast

brims

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I don't care for the chest boxes at all. All of the ones I've seen, you have to jump in the bed to open the bastard.

 

That too, I wish I had gone with the saddle box instead of the cross box, sometimes the cross box can be a real PITA.

TexasAl Enthusiast

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Another option is to get a cargo management system rails, and use large bolts to connect a tool chest to those rails. It would be a lot cheaper than the GM toolbox. Before I got my GM toolbox, I managed to find a tool chest that was within 1 inch of fitting perfectly between the CMS rails. If I hadn't gotten the GM toolbox for free (Business owners promo), I would have used that tool chest and some kind of spacer to install on my existing CMS rails. Good luck

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