Hook-Ups the Dirtbike Solution

I recently went into the local shop to purchase a "bedbuddy", but when i got there i was informed that it wouldnt work with a tacoma with the plastic bed. I was bummed out when a guy in the store told me about this machine shop about 20 minutes away that made a tie down point for the tacomas. i go to the shop and both the guys ride and are supernice and hand me this 3 pound bag of 2 quarter inch steel plates and the fittings. I was thinking that the factory bed Rails would bend, but the smart thing they did was to use both, the one on the bedside and the one on the back of the cab. Overall these things are a great buy-- super strong and durable and i feel they will never need to come off they were 50 bucks and heres the link
Jpmetalfab.com

 

SWEET!
thanks for sharing!

 

yea they did the first time i used them too, so i put a giant washer on the bottom of the bed and stuck a d ring kind of thing in the middle drain hole

 

WOW. That's badass.

 

This is a great idea! Definitely need to look into these

 

very nice idea! Thanks for sharing the pics and link

 

Sweet! Im gonna have to fab some up like these when I get a new bike...

 

Just got mine in the mail today. Thought about building some but you can't really beat the price with the powdercoating and all. They are very nice.
I would say I would post some pics but they would just look identical to the OPs.
Thanks again KTMRIDER.

 

glad you liked them were yours pretty easy to install

 

just put them on, very easy to install... took me longer to find my 1/2" wrench to tighten the bolts down than it did to put them on

 

I wonder if they would sell just some of the aluminum t-nuts... those would be super handy to have laying around for making a hi-lift jack mount and stuff like that... gonna have to ask them.

 

I bolted a Box Bar to my bed with the use of a backing plate. I been hauling two bikes around with no problems or damage to the bed.

 

that works too

 

Other than using the d-rings onto the bed bolts this is a clever gadget. Thanks for sharing ktmrider.

 

Thanks for all the great ideas I like corner bracket idea!

 

kick ass

 

I installed mine last night - great quality and I love the corner tie downs!

 

I got a pair as well, Very nice purchase! It would be cool if they offered them with their logo etched in the brackets or in colors.

 

Does anyone know if these would interfere with the Thule Xsporter roof rack, since they both use the bed rails as mounts?

Thanks!

 

I have the BEST motorcycle tie-down bar for sale. http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/2nd...ml#post8835296