Bed rail Rot

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Tom M

Discussion Starter · Aug 20, 2021

My 05 super duty is deteriorating under the bed.

I've taken such good care of this truck to I never plowed with it either.

I'm getting surface rust at the base of the doors the tops of the fenders in the back the more importantly the bed is sinking I won't be able to get a penny for this thing if I were to sell it without fixing it.

Rumor is there are aftermarket bed rail supports I don't think we even have junk yards around anymore thanks to the EPA.

Has anyone else dealt with this.

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Ed Corrigan

· #2 · Aug 20, 2021

I never saw a 16 year old truck without a bunch of rust (especially a Ford, lol. I drive really old Chevys). They still sell pretty well around here. 4 or 5k?

Haven't seen bed rail support products but we still have junk yards in Cleveland.

Interested in the answers to your question.

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Tom M

Discussion Starter · #3 · Aug 20, 2021

The truck was detailed twice a year and kept clean. Half of its life it was part time as I used my other one for work. Now the bed is sinking towards the cab. I've seen other people with this and though they overloading their trucks. It's sucks to waste money on this. I have about 110k on this which will tell you by it's age the wear.

The guy was telling me these trucks new are impossible to get of late and a 40k truck is selling towards 60k if you can find it. WTF.

Robie

· #4 · Aug 20, 2021

Was it undercoated?

Tom M

Discussion Starter · #5 · Aug 20, 2021

No in fact I remember asking about that at the dealer and they said no. I wasn't convinced with that but before I got a bed liner I considered a spray on one and they too said underneath was better than the old days. Pricks

Robie

· #6 · Aug 20, 2021

I dont think any amount of detailing is going to address the undercarriage rusting, unless you get up under it and wash/rinse that off.
Saw lots of replacement rails on Google.

Tom M

Discussion Starter · #7 · Aug 20, 2021

Oh yeah, I was just noting that I kept it clean. The self serve drive through washes I would pressure wash gunk out the wells, ect .. this seems to be a Ford defect for this time era.

paul100

· #8 · Aug 20, 2021

Its a known problem with the older Ford truck beds. My boss has a 2004 f250 Harley edition and the bed rails are all rotted. Also, a neighbor of his has the same problem. His truck looks like it is bent in half due to how bad his bed rails are rotetd.

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hdavis

· #9 · Aug 20, 2021

Road salt and sand kills Ford and chevy alike.

Chevy is easier to deal with.

Finding a good bed for something that old can be tough. If it's same factory paint, it's worth a trip to another state to get it.

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Tom M

Discussion Starter · #10 · Aug 25, 2021

Here's what I meant.

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hdavis

· #11 · Aug 25, 2021

Ford, Chevy, they all do that. Those are hollow all the way across, and they don't usually get cleaned out.

Tom M

Discussion Starter · #12 · Aug 25, 2021

Poor design, sleeved think metal.shpuld be solid one piece for starters

I'm going to swing by my steel fabricators and see if they bite. The auto body places around here want nothing to do with it. Winter is on its way

hdavis

· #13 · Aug 25, 2021

Auto body would just put a bed in it if they can find one.

Chevy you could just slide hat channel over it, no clue about Ford.

rblakes1

· #14 · Aug 26, 2021

There are a couple salvage yards down this way.

Check with Lentini in Flemington, I got a drive shaft for my old Dakota there. I'm pretty sure they are part of an online network with other yards, so you can do a pretty wide search area

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Big Johnson

· #15 · Aug 26, 2021

Tom M said:
My 05 super duty is deteriorating under the bed.

I've taken such good care of this truck to I never plowed with it either.

I'm getting surface rust at the base of the doors the tops of the fenders in the back the more importantly the bed is sinking I won't be able to get a penny for this thing if I were to sell it without fixing it.

Rumor is there are aftermarket bed rail supports I don't think we even have junk yards around anymore thanks to the EPA.

Has anyone else dealt with this.

This guy is in NJ too.

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Tom M

Discussion Starter · #16 · Aug 26, 2021

I have 5 rails, I saw a lot on line some seem painted. Not much info on steel gauge

Tom M

Discussion Starter · #17 · Sep 26, 2021

Wish I learn how to weld. Can't find anyone that would do this. Everybody is like, no thanks........get a new bed.

Internet turned a source saying it can ship me a rust free bed for $2,900. Now how much would a spray job cost??????

rrk

· #18 · Sep 26, 2021

Tom M said:
Wish I learn how to weld. Can't find anyone that would do this. Everybody is like, no thanks........get a new bed.

Internet turned a source saying it can ship me a rust free bed for $2,900. Now how much would a spray job cost??????

Here you go, there is a place in Sparta or Randolph that has beds also they are truck upfitters who put boxes or flat beds on trucks

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hdavis

· #19 · Sep 26, 2021

Make sure you have your factory color code, sometimes you can get an exact match and save a bunch of paint.

VinylHanger

· #20 · Sep 26, 2021

I am so glad I live on the West Coast. No salt, no real rust.

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