bed rail caps adhesive

05ram · Sep 6, 2011

my mopar bed rail caps have shrunk over the years making them pop up in the rear. where can i get an adhesive that will hold them down?

wermbang · Sep 6, 2011

I would try some double sided tape. Or you can pick up automotive adhesive at the auto parts store, its what I used for my grille emblem.

05ram · Sep 6, 2011

i tried a two part epoxy but since the caps are under pressure to lift it didn't hold. Is a standard auto adhesive stronger than that?

07BlueRam · Sep 6, 2011

Did u clamp them down when u did the 2 part epoxy the stuff is hard as nails that should left off there

05ram · Sep 6, 2011

clamped them and taped the outside rails

BAMA BOY · Sep 6, 2011

I can't get mine to stick for **** not even gorilla glue lol

wermbang · Sep 6, 2011

I am not sure then since they are warped and bending up. Clamp them and try to leave on for awhile to see if it helps correct it.

quietpeen · Sep 6, 2011

i know on the aftermarket ones all they use is strips of 3m double sided tape.

OlDirtyJohn · Sep 6, 2011

Yup, 3m double sided on mine. Works great

nussdawg395 · Sep 6, 2011

Mine popped up too. Double sided tape held but I got my tonneau cover now so don't know how long it would have lasted.

Ramunit · Sep 6, 2011

Are they the aluminum diamond plate or black plastic?

05ram · Sep 7, 2011

They are plastic.

HKkid · Sep 7, 2011

I'm having the same problem...have yet to find something that fixes it.

HemiBabe · Sep 7, 2011

I had that same problem on my 2nd gen, I tried everything too! Double sided tape didnt work, automotive adhesive didnt work either.... if the JB weld for plastic doesnt work, I would just screw them in and call it good. Or you could just remove them and put roll on bedliner in its place

Ramunit · Sep 7, 2011

This probably won't help your cause but mine are the aluminum diamond plate and when the corners flared up on those I had to take them off and physically bend the corners down. I made the angle less than 90* so when I reinstalled them they had no chance of bending upwards. I wonder if you could take them off and carefully using a heat gun, take away some of that angle and shape those corners back down. Just brainstorming here.

0212353 · Sep 7, 2011

Ramunit said:
I wonder if you could take them off and carefully using a heat gun, take away some of that angle and shape those corners back down. Just brainstorming here.

sounds like a plan there.

HemiBabe · Sep 8, 2011

yeah that sounds like it could work pretty good, let us know what ends up working for you!

05ram · Sep 8, 2011

Thanks for all the advice guys...and girls. I'll try to reshape them and put new 3m tape down.

HemiBabe · Sep 8, 2011

Glad we could all help out!

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