Tech - Fender stuts/mounts quick and easy

Here's a trick from the off-road world. I made these struts to support the fiberglass bedsides on my Tacoma.

1. Flatten some tube in a vice, can be square or round.




2. Clean up the ends on a sander.



3. Drill mounting holes in the flattened ends.




4. Krylon!



5. Bolt it up.

 

hell i could use those on the metal sides of my truck thanks guy! i was wondering how i was going to stop those things from flapping..

 

Mind boggling

 

Isn't it though?

 

I made some fender braces out of tubing like these for my 39 Pontiac coupe in the early 90's and they are still holding up. No flexing at all.

 

I was pleasantly surprised at how rigid they are.

 

Thats what she said!

 

Bahhhh! Michael Scott is that you?

 

No sir.