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88Jimmy4x4 · 10-11-2012, 12:41 PM

Saw this NOS set of bed rails on ebay going for ALOT of money, just curious who here has them or has installed a set of the GM bed rails.

If you have them, please post a pic. Im on the fence about adding a set of used ones on my swb.

EBAY LINK TO NOS Bedrails

ont_guy_38 · 10-11-2012, 01:11 PM

Wouldn't surprise me if they double that price . I really need new ones but not that bad...lol .

88Jimmy4x4 · 10-11-2012, 01:23 PM

I never knew they would be in that high of a demand. I bought a used set off a member here that need restoration, clamped them on for a test look and I am undecided if I want to add them or not. My truck will remain stock height, hubcaps etc so they kinda fit my "old man look" theme LOL.

Hoping for some pics of others and feedback.

ont_guy_38 · 10-11-2012, 03:58 PM

Very nice truck , I think it looks good with the rails . I'm a little old school but to me if the tuck has the full chrome package then you need the rails to finish it off but to each their own I guess .

motornut · 10-11-2012, 05:13 PM

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Originally Posted by 88Jimmy4x4

I never knew they would be in that high of a demand. I bought a used set off a member here that need restoration, clamped them on for a test look and I am undecided if I want to add them or not. My truck will remain stock height, hubcaps etc so they kinda fit my "old man look" theme LOL.

Hoping for some pics of others and feedback.

those look good,save your bed from damage once ,you will be glad you got them!
old man look is cool,going that way in the 79

kalbert · 10-11-2012, 08:57 PM

The first thing I did when I got my truck was rip those ugly old man rails off my bed. Bent and broken they lay behind the garage for 15 years. Not a day goes by that I don't want to travel back to that time and tell that ignoramus to slow down, take it easy, you don't like them now but some day your tastes will change and you'll wish you could put them back on.

**1774btcrew** · 10-11-2012, 09:00 PM

I agree. I never liked them. My dad got a new squarebody every year and they were always fully loaded and had bed rails. My tastes have since matured(I am 39) and I really like the looks of them on a resto custom.

GM-power · 10-11-2012, 09:19 PM

I have them on my truck. Sometimes I wish I didn't have them so I could have normal toolbox, but I think they add something to the truck kinda old school I guess.
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GM-power · 10-11-2012, 09:30 PM

I forgot to add these.
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**1774btcrew** · 10-11-2012, 09:32 PM

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I forgot to add these.
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I think your truck looks great with them!
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88Jimmy4x4 · 10-11-2012, 09:45 PM

Thanks guys, those look good gm-power

GM-power · 10-11-2012, 09:57 PM

Thank you. Do you have a pic without the rail? Looks good with the rail but I just want to see it without it lol.
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88Jimmy4x4 · 10-11-2012, 10:10 PM

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Originally Posted by GM-power

Thank you. Do you have a pic without the rail? Looks good with the rail but I just want to see it without it lol.
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GM-power · 10-11-2012, 10:23 PM

Wow it looks great both ways. The chrome rails really pop on that blue.

thepenguin99 · 10-11-2012, 11:39 PM

Truck looks better without imo.

INSIDIOUS '86 · 10-12-2012, 12:39 AM

Option code d73 correct?
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88Jimmy4x4 · 10-12-2012, 07:55 AM

Thanks for the help, since the woodgrain is missing and rails are scratched up, my plan is to have these powder coated silver and have a black 1/2" stripe down center where the woodgrain used to be. I think this will look good and match the black stripe thats on the all the side molding etc.

crazeetxn · 10-12-2012, 10:48 AM

When I bought my '86 a few years ago, those and the cheap bug guard came off before I even walked in the house. I think the chrome ones look good, but these had a dang wood grain in the middle.

Jonboy · 10-12-2012, 12:51 PM

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Originally Posted by 88Jimmy4x4

My truck will remain stock height, hubcaps etc so they kinda fit my "old man look" theme LOL.

Hoping for some pics of others and feedback.

You aren't going to lower it even a little bit? It would look sweet with some BFG's on the steel wheels and a baby 4/6 drop. Just sayin'.

88Jimmy4x4 · 10-12-2012, 01:29 PM

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You aren't going to lower it even a little bit? It would look sweet with some BFG's on the steel wheels and a baby 4/6 drop. Just sayin'.

I had lowered and lifted in the past, but I want to keep this one stock height just like it came. Gonna be fun smokin the pizza cutter 235's with the engine I put in here

BLE 'BURBAN · 10-12-2012, 09:40 PM

Just go get the luggage rack off a suburban in a wrecking yard and mount them to the bed rails. They're the same thing just without the cross bars.

Keith Seymore · 10-13-2012, 10:43 AM

Just want to go on record as saying I'm not a fan, never been a fan of bedrails.

So - it's a very subjective thing and people's choices differ (... I have a friend that says "...it'd be a helluva world if we all loved the same woman.").

Beautiful truck, Jimmy -

K

MalibuSSwagon · 10-13-2012, 11:04 AM

My truck had some ugly aftermarket bed rails on it. They are now sitting behind the barn with the rollbar that was in the truck too.

88Jimmy4x4 · 10-13-2012, 03:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Keith Seymore

Just want to go on record as saying I'm not a fan, never been a fan of bedrails.

So - it's a very subjective thing and people's choices differ (... I have a friend that says "...it'd be a helluva world if we all loved the same woman.").

Beautiful truck, Jimmy -

K

Thank you and everyone else for honest opinions...thats what I want...good or bad

oldmann1967 · 10-13-2012, 08:23 PM

Looks good to me. Although my truck has the old ballz look that I like too. I would reapply some wood grain for sure!
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10-11-2012, 12:41 PM	#1
88Jimmy4x4 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: houston, texas Posts: 1,974	bed rails.....who has them? Saw this NOS set of bed rails on ebay going for ALOT of money, just curious who here has them or has installed a set of the GM bed rails. If you have them, please post a pic. Im on the fence about adding a set of used ones on my swb. EBAY LINK TO NOS Bedrails __________________ 2008 Silverado Z71 RCSB 1991 GMC Jimmy 4x4 1976 GMC Sierra C15 SWB

10-11-2012, 01:11 PM	#2
ont_guy_38 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Ontario Canada Posts: 1,006	Re: bed rails.....who has them? Wouldn't surprise me if they double that price . I really need new ones but not that bad...lol . __________________ 1985 C10 2004 Avalanche

10-11-2012, 01:23 PM	#3
88Jimmy4x4 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: houston, texas Posts: 1,974	Re: bed rails.....who has them? I never knew they would be in that high of a demand. I bought a used set off a member here that need restoration, clamped them on for a test look and I am undecided if I want to add them or not. My truck will remain stock height, hubcaps etc so they kinda fit my "old man look" theme LOL. Hoping for some pics of others and feedback. Attached Images __________________ 2008 Silverado Z71 RCSB 1991 GMC Jimmy 4x4 1976 GMC Sierra C15 SWB

10-11-2012, 03:58 PM	#4
ont_guy_38 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Ontario Canada Posts: 1,006	Re: bed rails.....who has them? Very nice truck , I think it looks good with the rails . I'm a little old school but to me if the tuck has the full chrome package then you need the rails to finish it off but to each their own I guess . __________________ 1985 C10 2004 Avalanche

10-11-2012, 08:57 PM	#6
kalbert Registered User Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Minnesota Posts: 509	Re: bed rails.....who has them? The first thing I did when I got my truck was rip those ugly old man rails off my bed. Bent and broken they lay behind the garage for 15 years. Not a day goes by that I don't want to travel back to that time and tell that ignoramus to slow down, take it easy, you don't like them now but some day your tastes will change and you'll wish you could put them back on.

10-11-2012, 09:00 PM	#7
1774btcrew Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Phoenix AZ Posts: 4,602	Re: bed rails.....who has them? I agree. I never liked them. My dad got a new squarebody every year and they were always fully loaded and had bed rails. My tastes have since matured(I am 39) and I really like the looks of them on a resto custom. __________________ AZPartsLocators on Instagram 1972 Cheyenne Super Short Bed big block "Blackie" 1977 Crew Cab GMC Short bed with 4BT Intercooled Cummins Diesel and a 4L80e "The Junkyard Dog" 1985 Crew Cab Chevy dually with 5.9 Cummins "The Big Dog" This is what my dad liked to be called by the grandkids before he passed so it seems fitting for his old truck.

10-11-2012, 09:19 PM	#8
GM-power Registered User Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Little Rock, Arkansas Posts: 770	Re: bed rails.....who has them? I have them on my truck. Sometimes I wish I didn't have them so I could have normal toolbox, but I think they add something to the truck kinda old school I guess. Posted via Mobile Device __________________ 1979 Sierra Classic Heavy-half 1996 Silverado x-cab "the daily"

10-11-2012, 09:30 PM	#9
GM-power Registered User Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Little Rock, Arkansas Posts: 770	Re: bed rails.....who has them? I forgot to add these. Posted via Mobile Device Attached Images __________________ 1979 Sierra Classic Heavy-half 1996 Silverado x-cab "the daily"

10-11-2012, 09:45 PM	#11
88Jimmy4x4 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: houston, texas Posts: 1,974	Re: bed rails.....who has them? Thanks guys, those look good gm-power __________________ 2008 Silverado Z71 RCSB 1991 GMC Jimmy 4x4 1976 GMC Sierra C15 SWB

10-11-2012, 09:57 PM	#12
GM-power Registered User Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Little Rock, Arkansas Posts: 770	Re: bed rails.....who has them? Thank you. Do you have a pic without the rail? Looks good with the rail but I just want to see it without it lol. Posted via Mobile Device __________________ 1979 Sierra Classic Heavy-half 1996 Silverado x-cab "the daily"

10-11-2012, 10:23 PM	#14
GM-power Registered User Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Little Rock, Arkansas Posts: 770	Re: bed rails.....who has them? Wow it looks great both ways. The chrome rails really pop on that blue. __________________ 1979 Sierra Classic Heavy-half 1996 Silverado x-cab "the daily"

10-11-2012, 11:39 PM	#15
thepenguin99 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Millington TN Posts: 435	Re: bed rails.....who has them? Truck looks better without imo.

10-12-2012, 12:39 AM	#16
INSIDIOUS '86 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: washington Posts: 4,178	Re: bed rails.....who has them? Option code d73 correct? Posted via Mobile Device __________________ 377 sbc thumpr cam autogear m23 muncie 3:73 Detroit trutrac 3''spintech prostreet mufflers xpipe 1 3/4 headers build thread !http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=577217 Iroc gauge threadhttp://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=554511

10-12-2012, 07:55 AM	#17
88Jimmy4x4 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: houston, texas Posts: 1,974	Re: bed rails.....who has them? Thanks for the help, since the woodgrain is missing and rails are scratched up, my plan is to have these powder coated silver and have a black 1/2" stripe down center where the woodgrain used to be. I think this will look good and match the black stripe thats on the all the side molding etc. __________________ 2008 Silverado Z71 RCSB 1991 GMC Jimmy 4x4 1976 GMC Sierra C15 SWB

10-12-2012, 10:48 AM	#18
crazeetxn Registered User Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Winnsboro TX Posts: 234	Re: bed rails.....who has them? When I bought my '86 a few years ago, those and the cheap bug guard came off before I even walked in the house. I think the chrome ones look good, but these had a dang wood grain in the middle. __________________ 1st - '68 long bed 2nd - '81 SWB Now - '86 SWB, Edelbrock 1406/stock 350/700r4



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10-12-2012, 09:40 PM	#21
BLE 'BURBAN In the Forgotten far North. Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Anchorage, Alaska Posts: 2,627	Re: bed rails.....who has them? Just go get the luggage rack off a suburban in a wrecking yard and mount them to the bed rails. They're the same thing just without the cross bars. __________________ 1987 R3500 CREW CAB DUALLY (BIG RED)Acquired 06/12/2015 1990 chevy suburban V2500 5.7L My cluster Mods-Nov 2007 overhead console Stereo install Round 2 Aug 2009 Heated/turn signal mirror upgrade

10-13-2012, 10:43 AM	#22
Keith Seymore Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Location: Motor City Posts: 9,237	Re: bed rails.....who has them? Just want to go on record as saying I'm not a fan, never been a fan of bedrails. So - it's a very subjective thing and people's choices differ (... I have a friend that says "...it'd be a helluva world if we all loved the same woman."). Beautiful truck, Jimmy - K __________________ Chevrolet Flint Assembly 1979-1986 GM Full Size Truck Engineering 1986 - 2019 Intro from an Old Assembly Guy: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=342926 My Pontiac story: http://forums.maxperformanceinc.com/...d.php?t=560524 Chevelle intro: http://www.superchevy.com/features/s...hevy-chevelle/

10-13-2012, 11:04 AM	#23
MalibuSSwagon Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Weare,NH Posts: 1,592	Re: bed rails.....who has them? My truck had some ugly aftermarket bed rails on it. They are now sitting behind the barn with the rollbar that was in the truck too. __________________ Eric 1992 Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser 1986 Chevrolet C10\|5.3L\|TKO600\|Shortbed\|Custom Deluxe 1983 Malibu Wagon\|TPI 305\|T5 5 speed\|3.73 non-posi

10-13-2012, 08:23 PM	#25
oldmann1967 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: MI Posts: 58	Re: bed rails.....who has them? Looks good to me. Although my truck has the old ballz look that I like too. I would reapply some wood grain for sure! Posted via Mobile Device

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