Bed Cleats

[Jim_W]

How the hell do you get them to fit. I was able to get 1 in, but the rest seem to not fit at all. The "groove" in the cleat just doesnt seem to work with the plate.. Any suggestions are welcome.

 

[Chris Mies]

B E A G G R E S S I V E. Be aggressive. Be, be aggressive.

 

[Loufish]

Yeah...mine had to have some "persuasion"....they are in there now and have never removed them and don't plan to...

 

[Wishmaker]

I used a Rubber Mallet for 3 of the 4 that needed some extra finesse.

 

[Ski4Ever]

I had to use a utility knife to scrape away part of the "seam" on the cleat where the metal from the bed should slide into it. Once I did that, I was able to persuade it to go in with a couple rubber mallet taps.

 

[docskeet1]

If brute force is not working, you’re not using enough of it.

Seriously, I used a file and knife to trim the plastic. I never plan to remove them. So much for the modular bed system.

 

[TheSauceBoss]

Mine were a pain also. My bed has the spray in liner. Rubber mallet and patience.

 

[Esquire]

I struggled with mine until I realized you have to hold the cleat completely vertical to the mounting bracket. Any tilt and it doesn’t go in.