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Adding a bed rail system to a CM with a spray in Bed-liner?

Discussion in 'General Tundra Discussion' started by johnxmccoy, Jan 23, 2017.

  1. Jan 23, 2017 at 1:49 PM
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    Has anyone experienced doing this?
    I want to add this to a bed with a spray in liner already completed.
    Thanks.
     
  2. Jan 23, 2017 at 1:56 PM
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    I've done it. Piece of cake. The place that sprayed it should have left the mounting points exposed.
     
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  3. Jan 23, 2017 at 2:04 PM
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    It is from the factory this way, the covered holes.
    Thanks.
     
  4. Jan 23, 2017 at 3:44 PM
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    How do you do it?
    Did you have to drill out the bed liner, how did you find the holes?
    Just a little bit more details please.
    Thank you!
     
  5. Jan 23, 2017 at 3:47 PM
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    They sprayed over the holes? Oh man, that sucks. I would get some measurements for you using my truck, but I have a double cab.
     
  6. Jan 23, 2017 at 4:03 PM
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    It comes from the factory this way.
     
  7. Jan 24, 2017 at 3:02 AM
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    I apologize for not being 100% clear.
    With the factory spray in bed liner the holes are covered 100%, no holes are visible where the rail bolts onto the side of the bed.
    So, no holes are visible, they are covered by the spray. So do you just use metal screws and drill through the bed and the bed liner? How does it attach?
    The Bed rails are a sticking point on buying this certain Tundra due to me using my ladder racks for kayaks when we go camping.
    That is my question.
    Thanks.
     
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  8. Jan 24, 2017 at 3:15 AM
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    Your bedliner must not be factory gotta be dealer installed. There are holes with threads in bed walls. Gonna be pretty hard to find them but if you can drill them out with a small bit 1/8in or so then run a tap through holes to clean out threads I think it was 8mm x 1.25 thread
     
  9. Jan 24, 2017 at 3:53 AM
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    It's factory installed option on window sticker not aftermarket.
    Thanks for your reply.
     
  10. Jan 24, 2017 at 8:27 AM
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    Just try to get someone with a CM to measure exactly where the holes are. Or better yet take a pic of the tape measure on the holes. Should get you close enough to drill a tiny pilot hole and find them.

    *edit- make dealer install it. Tell them you know 3000 people who have bedliners and not one had their holes filled. Lol holes filled. If that doesn't work then plan a.
     
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  11. Jan 24, 2017 at 8:32 AM
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    Randy Morton

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    This warrants a complaint to the Toyota regional office. There's no reason the holes should be filled except that the bedliner installer was lazy. What would the dealer have done if you'd purchased a dealer installed set of rails?
     
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  12. Jan 24, 2017 at 8:43 AM
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    If you haven't bought it yet I would make the dealer fix the holes. They should have been plugged before spraying. If the factory liner is as hard as Linex, you're screwed trying to do it yourself.
     
  13. Jan 24, 2017 at 8:54 AM
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    Make the dealer fix it! The holes should not have been covered, mine were not and I added the deck rails with no problem. Took less than 5 min.
     
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  14. Jan 24, 2017 at 9:38 AM
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    have the dealer fix it. If you are buying the truck from them ,have them throw the rails for free as well. Only $180 msrp or so.
     
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    agree. just have dealer install them. then its on them not you. done and done!
     
  16. Jan 24, 2017 at 9:55 AM
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    Thanks. I'll suggest the dealer accomplish this task.
     
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    I've got a CM with this set up (spray in bed liner and rails). If the OP doesn't get this resolved with the dealer, let me know.
     
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    If you have the rails hold them up to the bed side where they will be installed. The mounting holes on the rails match up to the pre-drilled holes on the bed. It will give you a real good idea of where the holes are that are covered.
     
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    Had the dealer drill the holes out and picked her up yesterday. Bed rails installed no issues.
    Thanks.
    New 2017 Barcelona Red.
     
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    Awesome! Good to see the dealership making it right. Glad you weren't left holding the bag.
     
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    I know this is and old thread but what exactly did you tell the dealership about not having the pre-drilled holes exposed due to the spray-on bed liner. I'm asking because my truck has spray on liner with no holes exposed
     
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    Same with me. I currently have a case open with Toyota corporate to fix the issue. Waiting to hear back from the dealership. They have until Monday to respond.
     
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    I just bought a used 2015 crewmax and it has the spray in bed liner and they covered all the mounting holes an im wanting to have the deck rail system put in but not sure how to locate the holes. I tried the Toyota dealership that the truck was purchased at when it was new and they could not help me so I tried talking to Toyota HQ and that didn't go very well. does anyone know how I can locate the threaded holes or measurements for them so that I can get this done. thanks
     
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    Mine is the same way. 2017 CM. Holes are covered. How do I get this fixed?
     
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    If you bought new. I would take it back to the dealer I bought it from. That’s what I did and had them fix it by retreading holes
     
  26. Jul 2, 2018 at 9:50 PM
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    I added the rail system after I got my Tundra new with the spray on bed liner, easy peasy! Got a good deal from a forum member that sold me his!
     
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    I took an awl and held the rail up against the mounting location. Awl pushed through the liner fairly easy. Once all holes were found, I just kissed them with a countersink bit to remove the liner material. Final xacto surgery and the factory torx screws went right in.

    2 beers and is the reason it took an hour. Anyone in SoCal with 2 beers and an hour is welcome to attend the seminar.

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    I have the same issue. The threaded holes are covered. Just want to verify that there isn't a version of the bed that doesn't have the threaded holes...

    There appear to be threaded nuts up by the cab.
     
  29. Apr 19, 2019 at 3:44 PM
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    Pretty sure they all have the holes. Take an awl or something pointy and poke around. You’ll find it. When you do, line the rail up with it and it will show you where to poke around for the rest of them. Then take an xacto knife and cut away the bed liner material. Happy hunting.
     
  30. Apr 19, 2019 at 8:42 PM
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    Thanks! I used a small magnet and was able to find a spot that caused it to wander so I am assuming a void was there. There are definitely threaded holes up by the cab that are covered by the liner. Getting an M6x1 tap just in case.
     

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