2017 bed on an 09.... will it fit?

I have an 09 prerunner model thats crew cab short bed. I have a custom bed on it now but want to go back to the stock bed to run a decked box and have the truck look more like a personal truck then my work truck. I found a bed box for a 2017 short bed. The guy swears it’s a short bed but the fender wells look like a long bed, if it is a short bed would it still work with a second gen. Thanks for any help.

 

either way... that is not a short bed, you are correct.

 

That's a long bed in the picture. I'm not sure a 3rd gen bed would fit a 2nd gen truck regardless; altohugh I am not sure anybody has tried.

Short bed:

 

Anything will fit with enough duct tape and super glue but the body lines would never like up.

 

Alright thanks guys he’s getting pretty pissed with me telling him It’s a long bed.

 

Got a tape measure handy? You could prove him wrong real quick. IIRC, the SB is 60.5", and the LB is 75".

 

3rd Gen Shortbed. Notice the wheelwells go all the way to the front and tie down are relocated above the wheelwells.

 

too bad youre on the wrong coast.. there are some beds here for cheap (not mine)

https://newjersey.craigslist.org/pts/d/toyota-tacoma-truck-bed/6482203428.html

https://philadelphia.craigslist.org/pts/d/bed-or-box/6496513701.html

 

100% this. Math will not be his friend.

 

I get what y'all are saying but I kinda see the seller's point too.

Short bed, i.e. Access Cab standard bed, vs. a true Long Bed (Access Cab or Double Cab), vs. the "standard" bed in a Double Cab.

All so-called short beds were pretty much just 6' or so beds, vs. a 7-8' foot long bed.

Either way, if you're a DC that bed is too long!

 

I suppose. But he is selling it towards tacoma owners, so having the right terminology for tacoma parts is like...selling stuff 101.

I'd make a comparison to autozone, but my experience with them is not great

 

Me: I need a tail light bulb

Them: What engine do you have?

Me: ...

 

I know that's how their parts checker system works, but I always think its funny that lightbulbs require cab size, engine size, and suspension level.

better conversation:

With my dad at Pep Boys, getting his BMW tires replace. "I need 4 of "X" tire size" um...it wont fit your car, you need a smaller size... "well I have 50K miles on the same size set that came with the car new, so your system is wrong." ...we can't sell you those because the system says we can't because they won't fit...

Turns out it is a liability thing...

 

Yeah now he says oh yeah that’s a long bed but I also have a short bed.

 

Yeah those are a great find out here it’s been like a needle in a hay stack, I’ve found a few long beds just no short beds.

 

It could, bed mats are interchangeable...lol