Bed board hinges like this?

[Curtb1971]

Originally Posted by DPowell

The machined aluminum bed wood hinge kits are nice but maybe a little too "billety" for a lot of truck guys.
Laser cut steel parts could be produced for a fraction of the cost of machined aluminum. The attached pdf drawing shows the concept. There would still be a few details to work out but it should be doable.

Doug

Looks like we have some figuring to do if you're interested when I get a little further along. The kit for sale is motorized, but it would be cheaper to maybe do a spring in the hinge and maybe a magnetic latch. Hmmm