I have these bolts in my otherwise lined truck bed. They seem like a corrosion magnet, and/or an opportunity for salt water to leak through and wreak havoc. Am I being paranoid? If not, how did you avoid/mitigate any issues?
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Rust - nature's Loctite.Nwbrewer wrote:I'll also recommend spraying off under the truck at the back when you get home. I was negligent on that, now I don't think I could get my trailer hitch out with hoist. It's basically permanently in there.
+1 on the spray in liner. I had Lyntrux do mine and it has held up for 10 years and still looks good. Cant say the same for the tailgate though. The liner side is great but water gets in through the latches on the side and will eventually eat through. I might recommend what I did to the tailgate though. I had a sheet of aluminum cut to size to fit the top side and the popriveted it or before getting the liner sprayed. Thus I have a flat surface to sit things on rather than the stock anything but flat tailgate surface.spatman wrote:Rust - nature's Loctite.
My 2003 Tacoma had a metal bed.Don-B wrote:As a Tacoma owner let me clear something up.
The plastic liner is your bed. There is no metal under it so you can't remove it .
You could still use a spray in liner but I have never seen anyone do it.The bed is very tough as is.
As for corrosion go's I wouldn't worry about it.
Wow that's something I didn't know. That would surely make me step back and take another look.Don-B wrote:As a Tacoma owner let me clear something up.
The plastic liner is your bed. There is no metal under it so you can't remove it .
You could still use a spray in liner but I have never seen anyone do it.The bed is very tough as is.
As for corrosion go's I wouldn't worry about it.
Your right the 2004 and older were metal. In 2005 they changed the body style and the bed to plastic.spatman wrote:My 2003 Tacoma had a metal bed.Don-B wrote:As a Tacoma owner let me clear something up.
The plastic liner is your bed. There is no metal under it so you can't remove it .
You could still use a spray in liner but I have never seen anyone do it.The bed is very tough as is.
As for corrosion go's I wouldn't worry about it.
Nice Dive Rig!Penopolypants wrote:The camper shell is installed and it's ready for diving. Contemplating getting a mat or some such to reduce slipping in the back, and looking forward to getting a larger gear bin that isn't quite so dependent on squeezing it in the back of my car. The Stanley ones are indeed really nice.
Thanks for the information everyone! I am glad to finally have a dive vehicle after all these years.
Thanks! I will look for those bins too. I like sturdy!mpenders wrote: Nice Dive Rig!
Started out with a Stanley, and it worked okay. Moved on to one made by Plano, as I thought it's dimensions were better suited for dive gear - it's a little longer, which made it easier to fit fins inside, but it's not overwhelmingly huge. It also has wheels!
The one I have is model 1819XXL, named the Sportsman's Trunk. However, they have a new one, model 1919. The new one is a little sturdier (you can now sit on it, if you want/need to), has better wheels, no metal that can rust, and also has a oring gasket in the lid that makes it water-tight.
I've seen the new ones locally at Sportsman's Warehouse and Wally-world. I could find the older models at some (not all) Home Depot stores. It might be a little less expensive than the Stanley, too.