harbor freight ladder rack

i have a 2005 tacoma 4 door 5ft bed trying to put on a harbor freight ladder rack 800 lb capacity do i have to take out the bed liner to mount the rack to the bed i'm trying to use the c claps it came with

 

Link didn't work, but probably not. Every cap I've seen sits on top of the plastic and the clamps don't seem to have any issue reaching around.

 

the bed lined is blocking the clamp from getting underneath the rails of the bed

 

I would just cut out the area on the bed liner that you need for the ladder rack. If you removed the entire liner what would you replace it with?

 

i don't know have not got that far been a long day i'm not a handyman what tool would you use to cut in bed liner

 

There is no bed liner. The plastic IS the bed.

 

Dremel or a multi tool should work. You would only need to cut where the clamps are going. Look, measure and mark twice before cutting as usual.

 

Can you get some Picts or link to the rack.

 

sure

 

I think you might have to holesaw some holes through the bed liner to get the clamps in. Not sure though.

 

ok i'm not going to get to do it today

 

As noted above, there isn’t a bedliner in the 2nd gen trucks. The plastic is the actual bed and the quarter panels bolt on. I suppose you could try clamping to the quarter panels but it’s not the same as a metal bed truck.

 

Thanks, doesn’t really show me much about the mounting points. The rack currently on my truck, mounts into the bed floor up front, and on the side in the back. Just needed to drill a couple holes like I was mounting bed side reinforcers.

 

o ok i'm not sure what to do tbh

 

From the web site, it looks to be very universal, and they say no drill even.

 

ya i think that what i will do i dont want to spend a lot of money on a ladder rack

 

Where you located? I have a rack I’m looking to part ways with.

 

its says that but i have never seen it on a 2gen tacoma

 

The comments some says they put it on a tundra

 

It also says full size truck rack.