bed, or no bed? - United Bimmer Community

craig · 05-04-2007, 09:35 PM

ok ok ok.... i have been searching for a bed for my pickup for a while and finaly found one(iv had three people on a pickupbed search for me. haha.)

its on a 70's f250 3/4 ton(same as mine). but the question is, should i put the bed on, or keep my flatbed? if i get the bed, my pickup will go into paint in a month or two and will be alot more expencive then keeping the flatbed, but will make it worth alot more, and would look kick ass. but then again, my dad said i could sell the flatbed for 800 easy to a farmer, so that would cover alot of the costs. wht do you think?

craig · 05-04-2007, 09:36 PM

also, its in much better condition then it looks. haha.

**RSF5** · 05-04-2007, 09:51 PM

Bed Bed! Bed!

witeshark · 05-04-2007, 10:00 PM

**BMWLotAttendant** · 05-04-2007, 10:45 PM

Do it!

It's going to look awesome!

**stevo** · 05-05-2007, 12:21 AM

its gonna look awsome

**Hoppy** · 05-05-2007, 01:58 AM

i voted for bed, but the flat bed does have SOME benefits.

craig · 05-05-2007, 04:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Hoppy

i voted for bed, but the flat bed does have SOME benefits.

very true. i could take a sledge hammer to it all day and it wouldnt dent. at all. its a bit heavier then the original bed(altho there isnt much to it, the metal is super thick diamond plate) so theres more traction in mud.

but the down side is, i cant put anything back there unless i tie it down, otherwise it would blow away. for example, i had a FULL bottle of power steering fluid on the back when bought it. when i got home, it wasnt there. haha. the only time it has been actualy usefull is once at work. i pulled an auger half a block. weighs close to 300 pounds, with someone holding the motor down on the bed, and someone holding the back of it up(it was hanging off the bed about 4-5 feet). if i had an actual bed doing that, the paint would have been destroyed.

**RSF5** · 05-05-2007, 04:57 AM

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Originally Posted by craig

if i had an actual bed doing that, the paint would have been destroyed.

That is why you should cover the entire truck in bed liner! No, seriously... you would have one tough machine.

craig · 05-05-2007, 12:03 PM

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Originally Posted by RSF5

That is why you should cover the entire truck in bed liner! No, seriously... you would have one tough machine.

wow. i missread that terrably. i was about to say

"yeah im planning on rhino lining it."

**RSF5** · 05-05-2007, 01:15 PM

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Originally Posted by craig

wow. i missread that terrably. i was about to say

"yeah im planning on rhino lining it."

What do you mean? My roommate goes off-roading in the woods all the time and he covered his truck in rhino liner. Keeps him from having paint to scratch.

craig · 05-05-2007, 01:26 PM

my pickup is going to be more of a "holly crap thats nice!" type of thing, that i take offroading every now and again.

**RSF5** · 05-05-2007, 02:07 PM

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Originally Posted by craig

my pickup is going to be more of a "holly crap thats nice!" type of thing, that i take offroading every now and again.

Ohhh okay, well in that case paint the bed and bed line it!

**xsperf** · 05-05-2007, 10:27 PM

i dont know if you fixed ur 4x4, but i'd do that first

craig · 05-05-2007, 11:30 PM

yeah im taking care of that next week. $200 for a part thats smaller then my hand. sheesh.

oh and i forgot to mention the other option:

if i dont get the bed and have it painted, then the money will go into a new engine. a 390 thats dynod at 400HP and 460 torque.

either way, whatever i decide to do, everything will still be done(if i dont get fired anyway. haha) before winter.

so do you guys stilll think i should get the bed and paint first? lol