Headache Rack?

Does anybody else here have a headache rack on their taco?

 

Yes:

 

awesome looks great. wasnt sure if i was the only one. don't see too many tacos with headache racks...where did you get yours

 

yeah i know of a few Tacomas around with headache racks. my rack is custom built

 

mine too ..i built it myself. just got done putting lights on it too

 

Adding some rear facing back up/ reverse lights are next on my agenda.

 

OK, I have to ask, why is it called a headache rack?

 

So when you stop or stop suddenly, whatever cargo you have in the bed hits the rack and not the back of your head giving you a "headache".

 

and so you dont have a headache from having to pay to get a new back window put in.

 

Hey!! I need to see some pictures of how you mounted your headache racks, I am just not sure how to deal with the bed rail plastic capping. If i can go under it or what. It needs to be pretty damn sturdy too, lemme know whatcha got thanks!!

 

Gotta go under it! Rip of the plastic rails(some clips under them and a clip/bolt or two to the bed or through the tiedown rail, do the latter first) and then do rail caps like I did and simply make the inside bend come maybe 1.25" inside the bed and use the 4 tiedown rail bolts on each side to hold everything nice and solid.

 

ive got a 1st gen. so i dunno but relentless sounds like he knows what he's doing

 

Thank you!! That was the exact answer i needed! I'll post pictures when i get the rack on, it's going to be powder-coated black as well, it is also going to be pretty beefy. I am hoping it does not look like it's made for a full size! Anyway thanks for the info and i'll show how in a couple weeks!

 

No problem. Mine is pretty beefy too. I've had a fair amount of lumber on it on occasion, as well as a few sticks of steel and aluminum tubing for various projects(currently a set of extra beefy rock sliders) and it had held up great so far.

 

I know this thread is like a year and a half old but I've been looking around for these and Relentless, your truck looks amazing. Have you thought about integrated bed rails and mesh on the window uprights?

What would be the cost of building one along those lines?

 

Yes ive got a headache rack too, mines also custom built, has 4 hella 500 driving lights and two led brake and turn signal lights. I have two cb antennas on here too.