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Truck bed plastic or metal??

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by Nc12vpower, Sep 6, 2015.

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  1. Sep 6, 2015 at 7:43 PM
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    Is the inside of the bed of a 2011 tacoma all metal or like a plastic insert? Looking information so I'll know what kind of weight I can haul back there.
     
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  2. Sep 6, 2015 at 7:44 PM
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    the whole bed is fiberglass
     
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  3. Sep 6, 2015 at 7:44 PM
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    Composite
     
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  4. Sep 6, 2015 at 7:46 PM
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    If I drill holes in the bottom of the bed to hold something down and from moving side to side would the bolts end up pulling threw sinceit's fiberglass
     
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  5. Sep 6, 2015 at 7:48 PM
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    Put D rings on the existing bed bolts , there's a thread
     
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  6. Sep 6, 2015 at 7:50 PM
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    What's the thread?
     
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  7. Sep 6, 2015 at 7:57 PM
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    That ones even better ^
     
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  10. Sep 7, 2015 at 11:45 AM
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    I know these are D-rings, but these are put out by Toyota with the backing plate for use on the Tacoma composite bed.
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    If you use any bolt, be sure to use some type of backing plate to distribute the load.
     
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  11. Sep 7, 2015 at 12:46 PM
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    Looks like I missed some fun by some of the posts quoted here that are now deleted
     
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    but seriously , D rings on the bed bolts is the strongest solution
     
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  14. Sep 7, 2015 at 1:51 PM
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    Composite and D rings is what you need.
     
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  15. Feb 29, 2016 at 12:45 PM
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    Is this solution still holding up? I need to add another anchor in the center of my bed. I need it to tie down (2) sportbikes. The way I would tie them down is using both D-rings up front and using this center d-ring to tie down both bikes in the middle.

    My concern is the composite bed...

    Thanks,
     
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  16. Feb 29, 2016 at 12:51 PM
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    There is no center bed bolt is there? Didn't these replace bed bolts, meaning they are frame mounted, with no load on the composite.
     
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  17. Feb 29, 2016 at 12:51 PM
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    Thank you,

    Sorry for your loss
     
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  18. Feb 29, 2016 at 12:54 PM
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    I added the d-Rings to the bed bolts that secure to the frame. That setup is good for (1) motorcycle secured to the centerline of the bed.

    Yesterday I had to haul (2) motorcycles and I had no other choice but to strap them to the front rail cleats. It was a short trip, but I want to avoid using the cleats again for the motorcycles.
     
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  19. Feb 29, 2016 at 12:59 PM
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    Gotcha. Dimensions of plates?
     
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  20. Feb 29, 2016 at 1:05 PM
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    Thats about right, I have (2) of those plates left over from my d-ring mod. I only really need (1) now, but I also need a d-ring for it.
     
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