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Mr. Farknocker
06-11-2011, 12:05 PM
I nearly tore out the side rail of my DC long bed taco the other day when the top of my Yakima rack hit the top of my office garage while ascending a ramp between floors. Luckily, the only thing damaged on my taco was the side railing that the bed cleats attach to. The plastic bed rail cap buckled upward but the underlying fender itself was intact. I tried to bend the side rail back to its original shape by taking a hammer to it and by pressing it in a large vice but the steel has some amount of memory; and it looks like it will take a lot of work to get it back to its original shape. Local dealer wants $58 before taxes. Does anybody have any suggestion on where I can find a cheaper replacement or a used one?

TIA

Farknocker
2005 Toyota Tacoma Prerunner
DC, LB