What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

This is a good thing to know. I need to do this for a project in a couple of weeks.

 

Slightly envious of your route to the hardware store. Ok, not slightly.

 

It’s a temporary device the dealer gave me before I get around to installing a tailgate actuator.

 

I thought about using carabiners or something similar but the galvanized shackles matched the chain and look cool imo plus they unscrew in a couple seconds

 

Awesome idea. You could use a ratchet strap between two shackles to get that tailgate height perfect.

 

Yeah, I google the rack. Price is really nice ;-)

 

Installed the factory bed divider. Really liking this thing. If you mount the brackets like I have in the pics below and have a locking tailgate, it can't be removed/stolen. Will work this way until my DB cover comes in.

 

That’s factory? I’ve never seen that. About how much are they?

 

Got it on a black Friday deal for $180 shipped.

 

Also bought some brackets at Homedepot for $1 each (total of $8) and used them to mount some maxtrax I bought recently to the victory 4x4 roof rack. Definitely a cheaper (and still very sturdy) option over buying rack mounting plates from $50-$100 each.

 

Very nice. What part exactly did you buy from HD?

 

This is the exact item I bought. I stacked 2 of them per corner to add a little more rigidity. The bigger holes in the middle are the perfect size for the maxtrax mounts. The smaller holes had to be drilled out a bit to accommodate the t-slot bolts.

I was going to paint them, but they are galvanized.

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Simpson...20-Gauge-Galvanized-Strap-Tie-LSTA9/202255804

 

The T bolts came from MaxTrax?

 

The mounting hardware that's on the brackets is a maxtrax product.

The @victory4x4 roof rack uses 80/20 t-slot aluminum rails (I believe) for the cross sections. They provide a few mounting bolts, but I purchased this pack of bolts and T nuts to mount the plates from HD. I'll be using them to mount other things to the rack as well. Only issue is, they are a little long and will bottom out in the channel of the rail. Had to add washers (rubber in my case) to back them off a bit.

$31 8020, 3393, 10 Series Bolt Combo, 1/4-20 x 0.5" Button Head Socket Cap Screw with Slide in Economy T-Nut Steel Hardware 80/20 Nuts and Bolts Set (25 Pack)

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00FDSEOWY/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

 

parts list/write up by any chance?

 

Thanks, something for me to keep in mind for any future improvisation.

Ever successfully painted over galvanizing before?

 

On my fence at the house. Self etching primer and then a coat of black paint. In this case, I'm just going to leave it alone.

 

Thanks for all the information above. I have some knock off tracks and I am stewing on mount ideas.

 

I should just forget about reading anything before the sun is nice and warm. I saw "I was going to paint them..." as "I'm going to paint them...".

Anyway, I recently picked up a can of "cold galvanizing" spray and on the label they recommended a latex primer before any topcoat.

Made sense. When I did my gutters and downspouts at home, the brush-on primer I found for galvanizing was a somewhat gooey translucent blue liquid, most likely a latex (water soluble, as I recall).

 

spent 7hrs installing just the rear portion of my lift. Working with just basic hand tools by yourself in a driveway sucks.