Composite Bed Question

The dealer sent me pictures of my truck (I'm Iraq and haven't seen it in real life yet) but it made me think..Tacoma's have a composite bed, but is there metal underneath it? Or is it the composite material all the way through? Thanks.

 

No metal just composite material all the way through, but its pretty strong. BTW Thank you for your sevice.

 

no metal. except the sub frame in the back.

 

Awesome. Thanks for the answers. I'll be home in two weeks for good, so it will be nice to finally get my truck after lurking on this site for over a year.

 

The Dacks are awesome. I live about 20 minutes from them (Fort Drum) and go there all the time. You could go every weekend and never do the same thing twice. Lake Placid is a real nice area to go to for a weekend.

 

if you have any worries about the composite bed, don't worry. theyre great. ive chipped mine (if it was metal there would be a massive dent in it) scratched it and it does fine, easier to clean then metal, and lighter. when i first bought the truck i was very skeptical of the composite bed, but i love it now.

 

Did you buy your truck at Waite Toyota? They had over 40 in stock when I purchased mine in May. Their service is excellent by the way!

 

A friend with a first gen (they have metal beds) used to give me crap about my "plastic" bed, but the manual says i can carry the same load as him, so I don't care what its made out of. I'd come back with the fact that its lighter and I don't need to spend money rhino lining it.

Besides, plastics are strong...case in point: kevlar!

 

Kevlar is less about the material and more about the weave. The ancient Chinese used tightly woken silk as protection against arrows...

And yeah- I wouldn't worry about the bed. Throw a bed mat in the back to control items from slipping around, maybe a bed extender or cargo divider, and you'll be all set.

 

Ok, ok, you got me. Way to kill my point.

 

I'm glad I read this. I really thought it was a liner. Man the stuff you learn on TW.

 

get home safely brother! enjoy the Taco!

 

Yeah. I am working with Jessica. I'm picking it up in two weeks. I would agree, they have been awesome to deal with, beating out Nye and Burdick Toyotas as well.

 

I have absolutely no doubt the SMC bed is superior to a metal bed when the overall tally is taken. A bed mat is a really good idea though (reminds me I need to buy one).

 

Well I feel a lot more confident in the truck bed now. I don't think I'll be abusing it too much, but it's surprising what bikes can do.

 

I keep recommending them to people...but I still haven't gotten one for this truck yet....

 

The bed has alot of linear strength but is like paper if you want to drill into it. I did for my CB FireStik.

It does fade but hey its a pick up bed. And I like the fact that it doesnt rust when you scratch/ gouge it.

It is very light though, which is why the truck is so light for its size.

 

If you are put a bike in the bed you will need to buy D-ring.
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you may want buy four D-ring and use the bed bolt and d-ring to tie down your bike?

what type of bike?

 

The D rings and tie downs are coming with the truck. And by bike, I mean Trek Madone and Kona Stinky. I actually am going to build a removable bike rack with two Yakima Blockheads and some wood.

 

The plastic bed is stronger than most of us think, the tail gate , however is very weak. Someone said it is only rated for 200 lbs. Lots of posts about them bending under load. I would not jump on the tailgate . I removed the plastic face piece and reinforced the underlying grid with metal bars, but I still don't trust it.