ST Bed

[Allen Smith]

What is behind the composite plastic bed of the ST? Is it empty between the "liner" and the outside fenders? If I drill into the plastic to mount something, am I only going to go through the plastic to a certain depth and then hit the outside of the truck???

 

[Dallas Starr]

i installed a maglite holder on the inside of the box with 1 inch screws with an issue... how deep are you drilling

 

[user 62394]

For the most part, yes, it is just empty. The liner is a couple of millimeters thick. If you remove the couple of screws on the electrical outlet in the bed, you can reach your hand up there and get a bit of an idea of what is there. I think that you could also remove the top rail if you are really interested (I haven't actually done that, so I am taking a bit of a guess that will be able to see into the empty space.)

 

[Fred]

Check the pictures of the burned out ST. Looks like no metal in the bed sides.

 

[Frank Marano]

installed a maglite holder on the inside of the box with 1 inch screws with an issue... how deep are you drilling

So you HAD an issue when you drilled?

 

[Allen Smith]

Yikes! Wait, are the outside fenders not metal either?????????

 

[Bill Ellis]

Outside fenders are not metal. Use a drill-stop on your bit and it won't be a problem. If you don't know what that is, go to a hardware store and ask for a set.

 

[Allen Smith]

Thanks Bill, yeah, I have some drill stops for my bits. I'm not even planning on drilling yet, just trying to collect info so that when I DO do anything I won't have to post then and wait.

 

[Larry Phillips]

Crawl up around the rear wheels, and you can see almost all the way up to the bed rails in some places.