Front bed rails included on 3rd gens?

is this not included on the 2018’s?

 

I haven't seen any third gen have these from factory.

 

No 3rd Gens.

About $40 on Amazon.

 

Sad but true, cost me $45. Toyota cheaped out on the gen 3's.

 

What is that mount for that you have attached to the rail? Also I keep checking the junkyard for 2nd gen tacomas but no luck around here. It would probably cost about as much as just buying it from Amazon or Toyota.

 

That's one of the mounting straps for my Maxtrax traction boards.

 

This forum is awesome. Thanks guys

 

these are bolted on?

 

Yeah, it uses the same screws as the 2nd Gen, I pulled the one off my 2015 before trade in.

 

Nope, gotta buy from a junkyard (what I did) or get one off Amazon. Sucks, but it's what it is.

 

The rail and five new bolts were about $50 shipped from Camelback Toyota

 

where did you buy the maxtrax brackets?

 

I was able to get mine from my dealer for less than Amazon. I was amazed by that.

 

Bought mine from here. Got the end caps as well.
https://trdparts4u.toyotaofdallas.com/scripts/prodView.asp?idproduct=-10791

 

You don’t need new bolts - they are already in the bed. You just need the rail.

 

$50 at the Toyota dealership for just the rail.

I needed it to get my recovery box back in the truck the same as my 2nd gen setup;

 

yes, I read a few cases they were hard to get out, so for $3-4 i would rather have good torx heads putting them back in, in case 1 would strip

 

Good thinking. The key to torx heads is making damn sure you’re using the right size driver. That said, I have had underbody parts come with torx head fasteners. And I learned the hard way a long time ago: never use them where they will be exposed to salt and snow.

 

Subd

 

The front rail is the best place I’ve found for a 48” hi lift jack, especially with an open bed.