How should the bed drain? - Toyota Tundra Forums : Tundra Solutions Forum

mbslater · #1 (**permalink**) 10-30-2003, 09:54 PM

I recently bought a used 2002 Tundra Access Cab with a Line-X spray in bed liner. I've noticed that water collects in the front of the bed after a rain and especially after a car wash. I love the spray in bed liner, but I think, except for the tailgate gap, it's so waterproof that I could turn it into a pond and keep fish back there!

How should the bed drain? I assume drain holes were plugged up by the bed liner.

file014 · #2 (**permalink**) 10-30-2003, 10:01 PM

My drop in collects water. It runs out the tailgate when I drive away or uphill. Park uphill in the rain.

mbslater · #3 (**permalink**) 10-30-2003, 10:17 PM

...not quite the responses I was expecting. Shouldn't there be a factory drain hole that needs to be opened up or something like that? Or, does water just normally leak through the seams that have now been sealed?

My truck has a bit of rake (rear higher than the front), probably due to the off-road package, so it does take a bit of a hill for water to drain out.

Thanks for the low-tech responses though.

george60 · #4 (**permalink**) 10-31-2003, 12:32 AM

I have a '03 Tundra X Cab. After Line-X got through they had sprayed over (and hence sealed) the oval-shaped plastic drain plugs up near the cab.
If I were to drill holes I would do it there. There is no chance that you can get any rust in the future by drilling the plastic hole covers. Also, if push-came-to-shove the hole covers could be replaced or removed.

George60

andwilli · #5 (**permalink**) 10-31-2003, 12:48 AM

The plastic plugs in the front corners of the bed originally had small holes. I redrilled the holes after the Line-X & have never had water pool in the front. Like george60 said, drilling through the plastic will eliminate any chance of rust in the future.

slow camry · #6 (**permalink**) 10-31-2003, 01:06 AM

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Originally Posted by hovisimo

there are 2 oval-shaped plastic drain plugs on the front of the bed floor, but they're more than likely covered in line-x. you could cut around the line-x to remove them, i guess.

high tech... i guess you could go to a boat shop and get a bilge pump or something.

when i had mine rhino lined they took out the caps and that where my drains are. mind that they arent as big as stock, but no cutting required

Wiley · #7 (**permalink**) 10-31-2003, 05:36 AM

My '03 has two plugs in the front veritcal and two in the front bed. Line-x sealed the vertical but left the bed plugs removable.

I'd just drill a 1/4 inch hole in the bed plugs.

Johnny Law · #8 (**permalink**) 10-31-2003, 10:17 AM

I have a drop in bedliner, so I'm going from memory here because I only take it out once a year to clean under it. I thought that where the bed floor meets the front bed wall (where the cab is) had several areas where the two did not meet fully, in other words, molded in drain holes.

dyogim · #9 (**permalink**) 10-31-2003, 10:38 AM

Drill some .5" holes through the plastic plugs. I had mine line-xed and had the same problem as you. Drilled the holes and no more bed-pond.

mbslater · #10 (**permalink**) 10-31-2003, 09:04 PM

Super. That's just what I needed.

Thanks!

bizman1000000 · #11 (**permalink**) 11-03-2003, 03:35 PM

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Originally Posted by mbslater

I recently bought a used 2002 Tundra Access Cab with a Line-X spray in bed liner. I've noticed that water collects in the front of the bed after a rain and especially after a car wash. I love the spray in bed liner, but I think, except for the tailgate gap, it's so waterproof that I could turn it into a pond and keep fish back there!

How should the bed drain? I assume drain holes were plugged up by the bed liner.

Just drive! It will flow out.

JnEsPappa · #12 (**permalink**) 11-03-2003, 03:48 PM

There is a 1/8" to 3/16" gap between the bottom of my truck bed and the front vertical surface of the bed. Water just pours straight out of the crack when the truck is parked. I had it Line-X'd and water still flows out readily.

I'm surprised nobody shared the same experience. HMM.

EDIT: get under the truck and see if you can spot the "gap" . I'd drill or punch that part out to get it to drain properly again.

James Walker · #13 (**permalink**) 11-04-2003, 09:05 AM

JnEsPappa has the correct answer. I also have the Line-X bed liner and have no problem with the bed holding water.

dyogim · #14 (**permalink**) 11-04-2003, 10:22 AM

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Originally Posted by JnEsPappa

There is a 1/8" to 3/16" gap between the bottom of my truck bed and the front vertical surface of the bed. Water just pours straight out of the crack when the truck is parked. I had it Line-X'd and water still flows out readily.

I'm surprised nobody shared the same experience. HMM.

EDIT: get under the truck and see if you can spot the "gap" . I'd drill or punch that part out to get it to drain properly again.

When my bed was line-xed, that gap was covered and sealed.

dyogim · #15 (**permalink**) 11-05-2003, 10:49 AM

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Originally Posted by dgaddes

Can't believe you guys let the line-x installers get away with spraying over the plastic plugs. That's just nuts!!!! Why didn't you point them out in advance and make them remove them before spraying. Unbelievable!!!
Did they also spray over the cargo hooks?

The bolts and hooks were not sprayed. As far as the bed plugs, it's not a big deal to me.