Plastic bed rails

[linexsa]

you can get them off without breaking the clips, you just need to be gentle with them. you can see where to mount your antenna by looking underneath the bedrails. you will see the rectangular holes in the metal and can figure out where to drill from there. i honestly would try to remove the caps unless you are prepared to replace them.

 

[PowerCell]

If you want to remove the bedrail caps, I highly recommend doing it on a warm day. They come off pretty easy when they're a little more flexible...


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[FarFromStock]

the best way to get them off is too reach underneath them from inside the bed and push the 'pins' over somewhat, this only loosens the inside set of pins so you will have to pull up on them to get the outside set released - they never go back on quite as secure or snug, cuz you've done popped their cherry! - when I was selling accessories we would remove them and put shims under them (especially very front and rear) as they tend to sag and collapse under the weight of a headache rack, heavy tonneau cover, or camper shell- we would use heavy duty double sided tape to keep the cap attached to the shims, this would help with the looseness of the now non-virginal plastic pieces

It that what's happening here? I only noticed it after I installed the BAKFlip. All four corners are like this.

 

[cage1993]

It that what's happening here? I only noticed it after I installed the BAKFlip. All four corners are like this.

That's what it looks like to me. The very front and rear (where they are smooth as opposed to the channels in the middle) have very little support or contact with the metal structure beneath. It shouldn't cause serious damage, but it can deteriorate to a point where the lack of support might cause the rails on the cover to sink inward binding your cover when you try to open and close it. I doubt it gets that bad, but I have seen it happen. You can always shim it up if it really bothers you.

 

[FarFromStock]

That's what it looks like to me. The very front and rear (where they are smooth as opposed to the channels in the middle) have very little support or contact with the metal structure beneath. It shouldn't cause serious damage, but it can deteriorate to a point where the lack of support might cause the rails on the cover to sink inward binding your cover when you try to open and close it. I doubt it gets that bad, but I have seen it happen. You can always shim it up if it really bothers you.

Thank you sir for the quick response!

 

[PropDr]

The BakFlip rests on its own rails, only the rubber seal is resting on the plastic.

 

[FarFromStock]

Maybe I used my retard strength and tightened the clamps too much?

Could this maybe cause them to buckle upwards?

 

[PropDr]

Or is it possible you placed the rails to low?

I just looked at some pictures on another post, I think that your clamps are not tight enough and the rails for the BakFlip are pulling down on the plastic rails.
Push everything back up and retighten the clamps.

 

[CineSLR]

This is the best one I have. Great info in here. Would have made the removal of mine much easier!

 

[cage1993]

I have never installed a BakFlip, so I was assuming the rail system was a piece of angle iron that went over the top of the bedcaps, like a number of other covers. I see now it just clamps to the sides. Still its probably a spacing and shim issue. You will notice that on the inside edge the plastic cap is not always snug against the metal subframe either. Put a shim between the plastic and metal, on the inside edge, and this will prevent your clamps from buckling the inside edge of the bedcap and pulling the top portion down simeltaneously. Good news is you can do this without removing the bedcaps. Bad news, without a shim under the top part of the bedcap, they may stay malformed anyway, but it shouldn't get any worse at least.