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Tie down ancors

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by silverbullet09, Jan 3, 2016.

  1. Jan 3, 2016 at 8:22 AM
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    silverbullet09

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    Hi everybody, I just bought my Tacoma a month ago. I went to haul something but I realized there are only 2 d rings for tie downs at the end of the bed. Is there any way I can use oem ones for the front. I had to remove the rail system to put on my tonneau cover. Any ideas?
    Thanks Doug
     
  2. Jan 3, 2016 at 9:32 AM
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    For my "Roll X" I had to trim about 4 inches off each end the front rail (to keep the front rail). I use thye front rail to hang the shovel, etc.
     
  3. Jan 3, 2016 at 9:38 AM
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    Try the search function, there are tons of threads. BTW, welcome aboard.
     
  4. Jan 9, 2016 at 8:15 AM
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    Oh ok . I will try searching it. Thank you
     
  5. Jan 9, 2016 at 8:25 AM
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  9. Jan 9, 2016 at 11:37 AM
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    I think that is pretty obvious. But they are a really good alternative to the bed bolt rings for most loads and can be located almost anywhere in the bed.
     
  11. Jan 10, 2016 at 4:12 PM
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    The OP stated he'd like an OEM type for the front of the bed. I wouldn't trust securing much of a load with any type ring bolted to the plastic/composite bed.
     

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