Removing Bed rails on ZR5

BAsh125 · Post by **BAsh125** » Wed Sep 24, 2003 4:40 pm

I want to buy a 2003 CREW but it looks like the ZR5 are the only 03 left around here. Is it possible to remove the bed rails (easily). Is it just the standard stake holes that regular trucks have.

Thanks

Doug

Post by **HenryJ** » Wed Sep 24, 2003 5:24 pm

First off , welcome to THE forum

Wish I could be of more help, but the Zr5 was not an option in 2001 when I bought mine.

I have not seen the bed rails and I am not sure how they attach.

There are no stake pockets on my truck.

a2b · Post by **a2b** » Wed Sep 24, 2003 5:36 pm

if you remove them i bet you will have holes exposed

and welcome to the site. please ask any question anytime

BAsh125 · Post by **BAsh125** » Wed Sep 24, 2003 5:45 pm

I am not too woried about holes I do plan to put a cap on it.

Doug

melloyellow · Post by **melloyellow** » Wed Sep 24, 2003 5:48 pm

I just did that to mine. The holes are about a quarter inch. 2 on each side. When they did the superliner on mine they covered them completely. I didn't like the bed liner that came stock.

BAsh125 · Post by **BAsh125** » Wed Sep 24, 2003 5:54 pm

So was it pretty easy to take the rails off?

Is the superliner better or cheaper than Rhino liner?

Thanks

melloyellow · Post by **melloyellow** » Wed Sep 24, 2003 5:56 pm

It cost me $250. I like it. Much cheaper then Rhino. My guess they are about the same. The local company here that does it and they do both recommends this as the Rhino fades in our area of central CA.

melloyellow · Post by **melloyellow** » Wed Sep 24, 2003 6:09 pm

This is my next mod. Hard to believe this is an S10. Of course mine will be yellow with a graphite black gull wing. Should be ready in the next few days.

a2b · Post by **a2b** » Wed Sep 24, 2003 8:45 pm

melloyellow wrote:This is my next mod. Hard to believe this is an S10. Of course mine will be yellow with a graphite black gull wing. Should be ready in the next few days. image

thats your next mod???

so your getting a wing. we have yet to have a cc with a wing

Justin · Post by **Justin** » Thu Sep 25, 2003 2:51 am

I'd like to buy bedrails if anyone has them (and they would be simple to add on to a non-zr5). I can;t stand how scratched up the top of the bed is..especially working in construction

Warnoffroad · Post by **Warnoffroad** » Thu Sep 25, 2003 11:58 am

I pulled the bed liner out of my ZR5 to bolt on my CB antenna bracket. And I looked at them because I was wanting to add on the spray in bed liner to them. But I have know clue how to take them off. MASSIVE hammer maybe?

AZS10Crew · Post by **AZS10Crew** » Thu Sep 25, 2003 12:24 pm

warnoffroad wrote:MASSIVE hammer maybe?

Ahh yes...the old reliable BFH. Always a good choice for body work.

Warnoffroad · Post by **Warnoffroad** » Thu Sep 25, 2003 12:31 pm

haha thats how i would pull the dents out of my sisters celica, what a beer can, u flick the thing and it gets a dent

melloyellow · Post by **melloyellow** » Thu Sep 25, 2003 12:31 pm

Make me an offer on those bars. I have no plans for them now.

Warnoffroad · Post by **Warnoffroad** » Thu Sep 25, 2003 12:33 pm

id put them on ebay. you should be able to get atleast 60$ for them

Justin · Post by **Justin** » Thu Sep 25, 2003 11:52 pm

I'd pay $60 only if you dont use a hammer in taking them off

NTXCrew · Post by **NTXCrew** » Fri Sep 26, 2003 4:08 am

Justin wrote:I'd pay $60 only if you dont use a hammer in taking them off

WFRager · Post by **WFRager** » Fri Sep 26, 2003 4:21 am

I bought mine off of ebay. They do look nice. Very easy to install.

Conman · Post by **Conman** » Fri Sep 26, 2003 4:27 am

There is two bolts that hold each rail down. I don't remember what kind of bolt it was though. you can get to it without removing the bedliner. Probably would not be a bad time to remove the bed liner to clean it out underneath.

Cheers,

Con