No Bed Drain Holes on '97 Bed

Removed the old plastic truck bed liner and found no bed drain holes. Should I install drain holes before having spray-on liner installed.

 

Are they caulked or something
Why are they plugged?

 

There should be 2 at the front of the bed (behind the cab). About 3 inches from each side. I removed a plastic bed liner and they are often crusted up leaves/dirt, etc. Maybe they are plugged up?

 

I had my drain holes caulked before lineXd last year
Maybe good or bad idea
Idk lol

 

I keep my plastic bed liner in so stuff doesn't fall through the drain (rust) holes.

 

They are more drain "slots" than holes. Can be difficult to see if clogged with debris. They do a great job of draining the bed if slots are kept clean.

 

i will see your one drain slot and raise you

22 years of accumulated debris (most likely entered through the rope hook cutout holes) under a plastic drop-in over-the-rail liner installed new and was never removed until last summer
i was very fortunate to not find any major corrosion in the bed under that liner, lots of naked steel in rub spots, and only a few areas of surface corrosion was found
and there were piles of snow and ice frequently during the winter over the decades as my truck is not a 'garage queen' all the time lol

 

Mine's not a 'garage queen' either. In fact don't believe it's ever seen the inside of a garage in it's 24 years.

 

did you put one of those truck cover tarp things over it ever?
i have not and have suffered many bird droppings from above

my bed has always been drained through the back backing out down a hill
let gravity rule

 

Nope, never been covered and original paint.

 

Found them! I was looking for round ones in the dark.