DeeZee Bed Caps

[TDevil]

I can't seem to find pics online, so help me out if anyone has them.
I had diamond plate bed caps on my old truck and wanted them for my new '14 Ram, but can't seem to find any pics of what the tailgate piece looks like. Obviously the tailgate has the exaggerated top lip so I have no idea how it wraps around that, or to what extent it covers it. Anyone have them care to post pics?

 

[TDevil]

Well, either no one has these or no one cares, lol.
I did order these and finally got them on today though. Not bad. I prefer a more seamless look between the side rails and the tailgate, but the larger lip on the ram tailgate isn't conducive I guess. Still looks good though, and yes, those are the old plastic rails on the ground. If they are not removed, the pre-drilled holes on the new rails sit too high and don't go through the lip properly.

 

[TDevil]

And one more

 

[DavidRam]

Looks really good! What do those run??

 

[TDevil]

The sides were about $70 on autoanything.com, and $32 for the tailgate piece. Watch the shipping though, my tailgate piece was bent slightly, but I was able to straighten it out.

 

[DavidRam]

Thanks! Do you know what they made of? Pretty heavy?

I really like them... they look tough.

 

[TDevil]

Heavy duty aluminum. The come in black too.

 

[DavidRam]

Lol! How did you know I like black!

 

[evanblain]

Would you mind posting a pic at the front end of the bed right behind the cab? Thanks!

 

[DavidRam]

Do they install pretty easy?

 

[TDevil]

Yeah, I kinda figured you liked black, lol
Pic is below. I'm not thrilled with the fit at the cab side; it could have been 3/8 of an inch longer, but the plastic OEM ones were off a little too IMO.
Install was easy. They come with or without stake pocket holes, so if you have tie down hooks in your stake pockets thats really enough. I got the ones without holes, but they come with 3m tape underneath and attach with 2 bolts on each piece. I included a pic too. I ripped off the plastic sides (not the tailgate) and cleaned with the included alcohol wipes. Positioned them, then flipped over, removed tape, pressed down firmly, then drilled holes for the bolts. I added some loctite on the nuts and tighter them up and done. Very easy, really.
I am still looking for a piece for the cab piece. I don't know if Deezee makes them, but I know they make ones for other trucks.

 

[DavidRam]

Hey thanks for the install tips! You are right, the oem one's are a little short too.

 

[evanblain]

Nice thanks. Yeah wish they were just a little longer.

 

[WhiteExpress]

The sides look nice, the tailgate piece leaves much to be desired for me.

 

[JohnD72]

I got the DeeZee caps in smooth stainless and I won't buy from them again. One side was about 3/8 inch shorter than the other, the stake pocket holes don't line up with the holes in the bed (glad I checked before I cut the plastic rails) and the tailgate piece is a joke.
Glad yours came out better. They look really good.

 

[seaham358]

JohnD why is the tailgate piece a joke? I' thinking of getting one.. I have scratched the heck out of the top of the plastic TG cover and want to cover it..

 

[TDevil]

I don't use the stake pockets really, so I didn't get the ones with cutouts so I didn't have any line-up issues, fortunately.
I'm not a huge fan of the tailgate protector, personally. I like a more uniform meeting in the corners (better flow from sides to tailgate) but the shape of our tailgates would be very challenging to bend around, to I understand it, to a point. It definitely offers more protection and if it gets damaged, it's $30 instead of a new OEM plastic piece.

 

[JohnD72]

JohnD why is the tailgate piece a joke? I' thinking of getting one.. I have scratched the heck out of the top of the plastic TG cover and want to cover it..

The tailgate piece doesn't cover the entire top of the tailgate. It's got a radius cut that lies inside the flat, curved top of the tailgate, leaving the raised lip exposed.

On any other truck with rail and tail caps, you end up with a matching edge all the way around the bed. Not so with these.

I don't have any pics of it - and good luck finding pics of it online. I searched for days for a pic before I ordered it and never could find one. I think they know they wouldn't sell any if we could see them, first.

 

[TDevil]

Here is a slightly better pic of the tailgate piece (from the same set as the ones I posted earlier, but different angle I hadn't posted)
I actually emailed DeeZee this morning and made a few suggestions, namely extended the cab side 3/8" and adding about an inch to the radius on the top lip. I think another inch would bring it closer to the groove and meet up closer to the side rails, without being too difficult to bend. Given the exaggerated lines of the OEM tailgate piece, I don't see how they could easily bend sheet metal to contour to it, but I'm not a sheet metal fabricator.
They said they would pass my email to R&D and get back to me. I'm not holding my breath, but I do have a machinist buddy, and a right angle with a curve can't be that hard to make, so maybe I'll dig into it a little more.
If I could get someone local to make 'em, would anybody be interested? Again, wouldn't be perfect fit, just a right angle piece with a curved lip for the top that would be larger than the one in the pic. Thoughts? Any fabricators want to make a few?