Has anybody replaced the bed caps???
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Has anybody replaced the bed caps???
The black plastic bed caps on my truck have faded something terrible. They look almost white in some places. I have to take my tool box off to repaint the lid on it sometime soon and I have thought about also replacing the caps. The questions being, am I in for any suprises replacing them and how much is the Ford dealer getting for the caps? I assume the caps just snap on to the bed, or have they used some damn double sided tape?
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Originally Posted by bladefl
The black plastic bed caps on my truck have faded something terrible. They look almost white in some places. I have to take my tool box off to repaint the lid on it sometime soon and I have thought about also replacing the caps. The questions being, am I in for any suprises replacing them and how much is the Ford dealer getting for the caps? I assume the caps just snap on to the bed, or have they used some damn double sided tape?
I've been using it several cars over the last few years for exactly this type of thing and it works like a dream.
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Let me throw in my vote for 303 AEROSPACE. They have it at Amazon and most boat/rv dealers.
AMAZING stuff. It will clean & protect your black plastic, just be watch the overspray, as it can look greasy on paint. Best to apply to an applicator and then wipe down the rails.
AMAZING stuff. It will clean & protect your black plastic, just be watch the overspray, as it can look greasy on paint. Best to apply to an applicator and then wipe down the rails.
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I replaced my black bedcaps and tailgate cap with the tan ones from a King Ranch a few months ago. The bed caps just snap off but you do have to remove the screws on the acess plate on the tailgate to get that cap off. They were suprisingly cheap. My employee price for all three pieces was about fifty bucks! Retail should be about $75.
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I might give the back to black a shot before replacing them. I have been putting black magic on them and it just dosen't get the job done anymore. The Florida sunshine is very unforgiving.
Appartently I won't be able to replace the tail gate cap even if I wanted to since you have to take the access panel off to do it. I had a spray in bed liner put in when I bought the truck. At the time I didn't realize that they weren't going to remove and plug the bolt holes prior to spraying. The only thing they did remove prior to spraying were the anchor points. Other then them they sprayed everything, so I cann't get the access panel off the tailgate.
Thanks for the info guys.
Appartently I won't be able to replace the tail gate cap even if I wanted to since you have to take the access panel off to do it. I had a spray in bed liner put in when I bought the truck. At the time I didn't realize that they weren't going to remove and plug the bolt holes prior to spraying. The only thing they did remove prior to spraying were the anchor points. Other then them they sprayed everything, so I cann't get the access panel off the tailgate.
Thanks for the info guys.
Last edited by bladefl; 11-11-2006 at 11:44 PM.
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