Bed Rail Tie-down Points

[bsquaredMTB]

I have a Backflip MX4 tonneau cover and I'm looking for some suggestions for adding tie down points to my bed Rail so I can tie down bins or an ice chest on top of the tonneau cover when it's closed. Specifically, I'd use this setup for packing up for camping with some stuff under the cover and bins and an ice chest over the cover. Any suggestions would be great!

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[dvrgz]

https://billettiedowns.com/collecti...G_k-_0CbJH-yAfGHHr_aem_JNa9NE_Wqv7WeOuN24Qgig

Discussed in the first 9 mins. They look solid

 

[bsquaredMTB]

I appreciate the response! Maybe I missed something but those would go inside the bed so if the tonneau cover was closed I couldn't use them as tie downs. I'm looking for something that would either bolt to the bed cover or to the top of the bed Rail going along the side of the truck

 

[Toyotimothy]

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0DG4YMBF1/ref=ox_sc_saved_title_3?smid=AFKKOX7RJ67Q2&psc=1

I personally have been eyeballing these. But I haven’t pulled the trigger yet.

 

[Truckeeskibum]

Yakima has slotted rails that can be attached to the top of the bedside.

https://yakima.com/search?view=shop&q=tracks

I have looked at using them for a ski rack above a bed cover.

From there, there are a few ways to attach hooks to those rails.

 

[bsquaredMTB]

@Truckeeskibum I think this might be a good option. @Toyotimothy I think you're still talking about the in-bed rails. I want something running on the top of the bed rails outside of the tonneau cover.

 

[Toyotimothy]

@Truckeeskibum I think this might be a good option. @Toyotimothy I think you're still talking about the in-bed rails. I want something running on the top of the bed rails outside of the tonneau cover.

Sorry I misunderstood

 

[Truckeeskibum]

Here's a picture of the Yakima rails with a different bed cover.

 

[bsquaredMTB]

Nice! I think this is what I would want. Are you using the T-Tracks there or are they static mounting points? If it is the t-tracks, what size are you running there? I think the 54" or 60" would work for the short bed right?

 

[Truckeeskibum]

I haven’t actually gone ahead with a purchase and install yet. Just been doing a bunch of research and this set up looks like the best option.

I’d likely only use it as a ski rack, but I could potentially envision putting a couple of road bikes on there in the summer.

My garage is too short to leave a hitch rack installed full time and mine is a pain to keep taking on and off on a daily basis

 

[bsquaredMTB]

I immediately regret not getting a retractable tonneau cover. I think I like your idea of having the bike up on the bed instead of on a hitch rack!

 

[nurp42]

I'm looking for something that would either bolt to the bed cover or to the top of the bed Rail going along the side of the truck

My cover is made by the same company (BAK), so these might work for you if you're still looking. I've got them on the side bars, but most people mount them to the bed rails like you want to do. It looks like the pic below from Amazon shows them on the rails.

 

[bsquaredMTB]

My cover is made by the same company (BAK), so these might work for you if you're still looking. I've got them on the side bars, but most people mount them to the bed rails like you want to do. It looks like the pic below from Amazon shows them on the rails.

This might be perfect! Do you have a pic with them installed? I'd like to see how you anchored them down.

 

[nurp42]

This might be perfect! Do you have a pic with them installed? I'd like to see how you anchored them down.

The pic in my above post that isn't the Amazon listing is my truck---- I like having them mounted to the side bars of my rack (the extra height provides more stability when hauling taller items and if wider-than-stable-in-bed items get transported on rack they're helpful as extra lateral tie-down points), but everyone else that I've seen mounts them to the bed rails like you want to do. In the Amazon pic above, you can see they're mounted along the bed rails. Here's an add'l pic from a higher angle which may better allow you to see the bed rails and how mounting them would be very easy---- just slide along the track until positioned where you want and tighten down:

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