front bed rail

[RebelKid1822]

despite undercoating and lots of baths, the salt in ohio has gotten to my truck. the only place i hav rust is underneath my bed. the front rail is over half gone, i was woundering is anyone new if i could get one, or if i will hav to fab one. i want to try and save the bed being as it still has no holes in ir.

[green02crew]

I have the same issue only worse. My front rail IS gone. Completely. They don't see much treatment coming from the assembly line leaving them open to rust and only a matter of time. I now have a somewhat tilt bed. If you sit on the tailgate, the bed tips up slightly, not a good situation. The rest of the truck is reasonable with little rust.

[RebelKid1822]

well i hope to not get that bad! guess ill just have to take the bed off and make some new ones.

[RebelKid1822]

was under the truck today, rust is like cancer. the hole front of my bed is GONE. i was trying to make some rough measurements b4 i pulled and started knocking off some of the rust. because i have a bedliner, i had no idea the damage was so bad. i may still be able to do some serious patching, but a new bed may be better. anyone kno if i can get the whole bottom of the bed? my sides are perfect with no fender rust? or any good deals on bed?-the canary yellow would be awsome so i wouldnt have to paint it.

[wnyred]

I don't know if you ever found what you were looking for,but believe LMC sells all parts of the truck bed.

[RebelKid1822]

they did, it was just a crazy price, im just going to make a custom bottom and weld in.

[DLP]

Same here. No rust anywhere on my 2003. Except for the front bed rail is about gone. I thought it was from my light bar I had bolted through it. Or maybe from running my quad in too tight. I pulled the bedliner out. Other than a little paint rub-off, there isn't any rust anywhere else. Need to weld in a new front this summer.

[northsnoma]

Some problem gonna weld in a new piece when it warms up too. I also think it magnified by ratcheting in my dirtbike so much

[crewcabs10]

I just replaced both of my bed rails...made new ones from scratch. only the 2 bolts at the rear bumper where holding it! I didnt want it to happen again so i coated every piece of my frame, bed, and cab.

[F9K9]

............I didnt want it to happen again so i coated every piece of my frame, bed, and cab.

With................?

[crewcabs10]

Some truck bedliner brush on coating