Calling ppl with Flaresides
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Calling ppl with Flaresides
What do you do about the massive amount of water that drips out of the tie-downs everytime you wash your truck?
I spray them out several times with my air compressor and still come back 10 mins later and water is dripping out. It happens for hours after I wash my truck. Any solutions?
If I pull one of them off to see what it looks like behind it, is it difficult to get back on? Don't want some nut falling behind the bed where I can't reach it or something.
I spray them out several times with my air compressor and still come back 10 mins later and water is dripping out. It happens for hours after I wash my truck. Any solutions?
If I pull one of them off to see what it looks like behind it, is it difficult to get back on? Don't want some nut falling behind the bed where I can't reach it or something.
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I usually do the same and just blow it off with the air compressor which usually takes care of it. It never really continues to drip after that.
I just soak up most of it with a towel first then I hit it with the air compressor.
Sorry I couldnt be more help
I just soak up most of it with a towel first then I hit it with the air compressor.
Sorry I couldnt be more help
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I took this from another forum I had just read It seams like a great idea, I think I may try it as I have a flareside too.
People with great ideas like this deserve all the praise in the world.
"Have you ever washed and ragged your '04/'05 FX4 and had those virtually useless outside bed hooks leak water down the side of the bed? And even a day later take alittle cruise in your clean machine and have water streaks down the side. Well fear not, there is a cure. Carefully take the hooks off, take special attention how they go back on, and take a rat tail file and cut a grove in the bottom center of the plastic backing plate for the hook and reinstall. This allows the cavitity behind the hook to drain and viola, no more streaking."
People with great ideas like this deserve all the praise in the world.
"Have you ever washed and ragged your '04/'05 FX4 and had those virtually useless outside bed hooks leak water down the side of the bed? And even a day later take alittle cruise in your clean machine and have water streaks down the side. Well fear not, there is a cure. Carefully take the hooks off, take special attention how they go back on, and take a rat tail file and cut a grove in the bottom center of the plastic backing plate for the hook and reinstall. This allows the cavitity behind the hook to drain and viola, no more streaking."
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Originally Posted by flarefx4
I took this from another forum I had just read It seams like a great idea, I think I may try it as I have a flareside too.
People with great ideas like this deserve all the praise in the world.
"Have you ever washed and ragged your '04/'05 FX4 and had those virtually useless outside bed hooks leak water down the side of the bed? And even a day later take alittle cruise in your clean machine and have water streaks down the side. Well fear not, there is a cure. Carefully take the hooks off, take special attention how they go back on, and take a rat tail file and cut a grove in the bottom center of the plastic backing plate for the hook and reinstall. This allows the cavitity behind the hook to drain and viola, no more streaking."
People with great ideas like this deserve all the praise in the world.
"Have you ever washed and ragged your '04/'05 FX4 and had those virtually useless outside bed hooks leak water down the side of the bed? And even a day later take alittle cruise in your clean machine and have water streaks down the side. Well fear not, there is a cure. Carefully take the hooks off, take special attention how they go back on, and take a rat tail file and cut a grove in the bottom center of the plastic backing plate for the hook and reinstall. This allows the cavitity behind the hook to drain and viola, no more streaking."
I was thinking about taking them off and filling the back up with a silicone glue or something so it wouldn't have as much room for water to sit in there. I just want to know what's involved in removing them. Don't want to take one off and then not be able to get it back on. lol
I seriously blow mine out... wait a few mins... blow them out again and a huge amount of water still comes out. It's seriously hours after I wash my truck water is dripping.
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I only have that problem with one, ( the first one on the drivers side ) the others don't do it and I don't know why. Usually after I wash and dry I take it around the block and then wipe up what's run out and all's well, ( usually )
maybe one time out of three times it'll still mess with me a little time after, but I found that after waxing it won't leave that dumbarsed water streak.
maybe one time out of three times it'll still mess with me a little time after, but I found that after waxing it won't leave that dumbarsed water streak.
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I usually wash mine at the car wash with the pressure washer and haven't noticed this happening. Maybe the higher pressure keeps it from getting in the wholes or I don't wash it enough to notice.
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Originally Posted by jpmpd
are the hooks hard to remove and install ??
Thinking about trying it tomorrow if the weather is good when I get around to washing my truck. I'll report back and possibly take pictures.