hey everybody! i'm going to need a bed extender, and have a simple plan in mind, but i want to know if anyone else out there has made one for their truck?
homemade bed extenders
Started by yammablue22, Feb 01 2012 02:38 PM
7 replies to this topic
Posted 01 February 2012 - 02:38 PM
hey everybody! i'm going to need a bed extender, and have a simple plan in mind, but i want to know if anyone else out there has made one for their truck?
Posted 01 February 2012 - 02:42 PM
You mignt want to check out craigslist first. They go for less than the materials would cost to make one around here.
Posted 01 February 2012 - 04:19 PM
i'd buy one if i could find one on craigs ist. i'm not going to pay $225 for some bent aluminum tubing and plastic when i can make one for about 50 bucks! i've got a ton of scrap steel sitting in the shop, enough to make a simple one atleast!
Posted 01 February 2012 - 07:53 PM
yammablue22, on 01 February 2012 - 04:19 PM, said:
i'd buy one if i could find one on craigs ist. i'm not going to pay $225 for some bent aluminum tubing and plastic when i can make one for about 50 bucks! i've got a ton of scrap steel sitting in the shop, enough to make a simple one atleast!
Posted 02 February 2012 - 04:03 PM
figured that one out the tailgate hooks screw in with a torxhead on the actual hook, take it out get a bolt with the same thread etc!
Posted 03 February 2012 - 12:59 PM
i started laying it out with some random pvc pipe and some wood blocks just for a general idea,
should i do a spot or two for the tire to slide into so the bike doesn't tire to wander at all? orr sugguestions?
should i do a spot or two for the tire to slide into so the bike doesn't tire to wander at all? orr sugguestions?
Posted 08 February 2012 - 10:21 PM
I made one completely out of PVC tubing (2" I think) and it worked great! I held it in with a tie down that went thru it and hooked into hooks in the bed. it worked great until it littered I-75 one day. Should have made a better attachment....
