Leaking bed cover/bed

[Arsenall11]

I have sealed all the holes in the bed but still getting water in. The bed cover is the Retrax by Realtruck. Any suggestion?

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[D. Sampson]

I have sealed all the holes in the bed but still getting water in. The bed cover is the Retrax by Realtruck. Any suggestion?

What holes have you sealed? I used neutral curing silicone around the stake pocket covers and in between the bed rail plastic and metal and nothing is leaking yet. I also did a tailgate sealing kit.

 

[Arsenall11]

aal the holes under the bed rail, including the clips from the bed rail

 

[D. Sampson]

aal the holes under the bed rail, including the clips from the bed rail

Unfortunately until they are sealed, it's still going to leak through the stake pocket covers directly into the bed. And potentially between the plastic bed cover trim pieces and metal. I think Realtruck recommends silicone.

 

[Truckin]

I think Realtruck recommends silicone.

I learned from the 4Runner crowd need to be careful with type of sealant. Most not all silicone is acidic and will eat through paint and metal.
4runner boys were having to yank roof racks and have the metal part the roofs replaced

 

[Arsenall11]

I think I may have located it, the rubber seal that is included is not wide enough in the front. I used metal tape under the bed tail, that shit sticks and does not leak.

 

[D. Sampson]

I learned from the 4Runner crowd need to be careful with type of sealant. Most not all silicone is acidic and will eat through paint and metal.
4runner boys were having to yank roof racks and have the metal part the roofs replaced

Yup! I used neutral curing silicone - non acetic.

 

[canuckranger]

Does anyone have any images of all the places to seal.

 

[WESTRESCUE77]

Does anyone have any images of all the places to seal.

I'd like to see this too, especially for the stake pockets. The few I've seen that've been sealed with silicone haven't looked aesthetically that great tbh...

 

[TheRealSasquatch]

You have to remove the plastic bed rail covers and seal I think 34 holes per side. There are threads dedicated to this.
https://www.ranger6g.com/forum/threads/stake-pocket-plugs.13362/#post-241610

 

[Arsenall11]

Does anyone have any images of all the places to seal.

Lay on your back in the bed and look up under the rails, you will see them all.

 

[TheRealSasquatch]

Does anyone have any images of all the places to seal.

 

[BigOleOgre]

Has anyone tried these? From the install sheet it looks like they are 2pcs with one thats seals/clamps from below bed rail cover.

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