Bed Rail Cleat Alternatives

So with the new Leer cap (stupid snugtop: they were jerks when I called and asked why they don't make a midrise for the short beds), it mounts into the bed rails...ok...wait a min...damn lip hangs over and now the cleats can't tighten down. :sigh:

Are there aftermarket cleats available?? Did a quick search and all I found were a bazillion links to ebay (and tw.com lol) selling the stock ones.

 

you could pay 80 bucks for four of those, or just go to home depot and spend 8 bucks and make your own. I went and made 8 of them. Just search for home made bed tie downs.

unless your loaded and are cool with wasting 80 bucks for plastic, then go ahead.

 

http://www.expeditionportal.com/forum/threads/24348-Cheap-trick-05-Tacoma-bed-rail-tie-down

 

you can't modify the existing ones to fit? looks like you could.......

 

This looks extremely promising...

"Oh no's" this means going to hardware store to peruse!! (YESSS!!)

 

http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/2nd-gen-tacomas/114001-bed-rails-attachments.html

I'm a fan of the Grizzly G9514 T slot nuts:
http://www.grizzly.com/products/T-Slot-Nuts-pk-of-4-9-16-Slot-1-2-13/G9514

Combine that with some washers and a 1/2" eye hook bolt from Home Depot and you can lock it down tighter than the factory hardware ever could. Just don't overdo it, you don't want to bend your rail.

 

I have a Leer 100XR I bought in Oct 2013 on my 2009 DCSB. My cleats are a little tough to tighten but they do work.

You could try these mini cleats made by Toyota.

http://www.toyotapartsstore.com/2011-Toyota-Tacoma-Mini-Tie-Down-with-Hook-set-of-2

 

Mine work on my Leer

 

Is this where I find your posts about both of your Snugtops leaking like a sieve ?

 

hey, like i said before just go make your own, and skip every issue....less money, and zero clearance issues. it should be a no brainer, but i guess for some its not....

 

Yup, done. Love the fact I can just tighten it down by hand or with a screwdriver through the "eye" instead of rubbing my fingers raw messing around with the stock ones, which are plastic and have a less than optimal design, to put it tw.com friendly language requirements.