Can I just drill into the bed?

Picked up a quick fist tool mount for a snow shovel in my bed. Do I just drill it in? Or what the hell?!

 

What about t nuts into the bed rail?

 

Yes the bed is just composite. Just be careful on going to far and hitting a wire harness, brake lines or filler neck on the gas tank or the tank itself.

 

I don’t think that’ll work. I have the hard folding top and it’ll be too close for the shovel the latch and the top to close.

 

So basically it’s just roulette haha

 

They also make brackets that hang from the bed rail you can mount them to. They hang down to about the top of the wheel well.

 

"Yes"

 

Whaaaaaa?! Know any stores I can get one at? I don’t want to wait for shipping

 

It can be if you dont look and see what is behind where you are drilling.

 

Gotcha.

 

You could probably just drill them in for a flashlight or something small but the shovel head will probably interfere with the quickfist receiving the handle. Some companies make bed rail mounts specifically for quikfist. Relentless for one. Also theres some threads on here for DIY options.

 

Nope no stores. Give me a few and I will see if I can dig up where to get them or someone else can chime in.

 

These will slide into the bed rail , and you can fashion a mount from them.

T Slot Nuts (4 Pack), T Slot Nut for Toyota Tundra & Toyota Tacoma Pick-Up Truck Bed Deck Rails Accessories & Tie Down, Fits Screws with 3/8"-16 Thread.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B073ZN63B...olid=285CMTXIIEF0O&psc=0&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it

 

https://www.relentlessfabrication.com/products/05-tacoma-bed-rail-dual-quick-fist-mounts

It can also be made for pretty cheap with stuff from a hardware store.

 

Can you cut and weld some together? I made some brackets for my hi-lift with some bolts and metal I had around.

 

Here are the places @Mrsoffgridtaco
https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/quick-fist-mounting-kits.353913/

 

Mount on front of these and put a shovel in the middle

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Fit-For-Je...e:Jeep&hash=item25ba94436e:g:0AkAAOSwAaJaOHZO

 

You can go to Home Depot and buy a flat bar of steel, cut it down to the length you want then just drill holes into it and mount. I did that so I could mount stuff under my bed cover. You can leave them raw or make them pretty, up to you.

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Everbil...l-Flat-Bar-with-1-8-in-Thick-801807/204225718

 

Steel strap and a rubber bottle stopper.

 

You guys are amazing on here. TY!