Made this for the truck bed

[Hipps2000]

Well thank you sir john for the most clever idea! Today after
4'coats of blk paint and 2' coats of clear coat and several days of drying, I too have a custom made ram bed tie down and separator. I really liked the look of it and it matches my silver bighorn perfectly. I found the chrome metallic ram head decal online and the rest at the depot including matching gray/ blk bungy! Again this is why I love this forum and members a great way to share info and ideas. Can't wait for my next tailgate! looks sharp and highly recommend it. Pic below.

 

[RHeller]

well done...looks nice and useful

 

[Power247]

Great cheap mod!! Well done sir!

 

[Sir John]

Well thank you sir john for the most clever idea! Today after
4'coats of blk paint and 2' coats of clear coat and several days of drying, I too have a custom made ram bed tie down and separator. I really liked the look of it and it matches my silver bighorn perfectly. I found the chrome metallic ram head decal online and the rest at the depot including matching gray/ blk bungy! Again this is why I love this forum and members a great way to share info and ideas. Can't wait for my next tailgate! looks sharp and highly recommend it. Pic below.

No problem and it looks great!

 

[RyanJM]

Looks great.

 

[blackbetty14]

What is the length of wood you guys are using? And paint is just like a rustoleum black?

 

[Hipps2000]

I used a nice 2x8 8' cut at 65 & 5/8", I then flared the bottom corners with a template I made out of cardboard to match my bedliner, I have plastic inserted bedliner mopar. I then belt sanded cleaned with mineral spirits and used rustoleum gloss black in quart can. I did 2 coats, then soft Steel wool to smooth out paint and eliminate any bumps blotches, then 2 more coats. After dried about day, I applied 2 coats of clear coat spray. I then applied decal and tie down points. I also used some felt strips on each end of 2x8 that mated to the bedliner to make a smoother lift out lift in and zero rattle at contact. Came out great, I could see these mass produced out of acrylic and sold. I had fun making it and enjoyed some garage time! Highly recommend this low cost great lookin Mod! Especially for when pickin up groceries.

 

[Sir John]

What is the length of wood you guys are using? And paint is just like a rustoleum black?

I also used an 8 foot 2x8 that I cut down to length. I have a sprayed in liner so the exact length is different than what Hipps said above, but it's close...I cannot remember off the top of my head. I cut the corners at a 45 degree angle. You cannot see it in the picture, but I added small pieces of wood on the ends to create a tighter fit in the slots. I used about 2 coats of oil based primer followed by about 4 coats of semi-gloss Rustoleum black. The tie downs I got from The Tractor Supply Store and the decal I found at Autozone. Believe it or not I didn't want to make it too nice because I know over time it will get beat up anyway.

 

[cgeorgemo]

Mine is a 2X8 piece of pressure treated lumber cut to length. I like the idea of the tie downs. I think I might look at getting a cargo net from a hatchback to attach to mine for those plastic bags the stores use now.

 

[Hipps2000]

That's a great idea about the net, I am gonna look for one and attach with carribeaners like the bungy I found at the depot.