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Old May 6, 2016 | 10:36 PM
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Why aren't the sides of my bed welded to the floor continuosly? I can see daylight in several places where the floor of the bed meets the sides? Ford didn't always do this.
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Why aren't the sides of my bed welded to the floor continuosly? I can see daylight in several places where the floor of the bed meets the sides? Ford didn't always do this.

Maybe the bed isn't welded but riveted together?
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It's like that in my '14.
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You think Ford could have at least ran a bead of sealant in that joint! Looks un-finished in my opinion.
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Old May 6, 2016 | 10:58 PM
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You think Ford could have at least ran a bead of sealant in that joint! Looks un-finished in my opinion.
They left that for the new owner to do if they didn't want the fast draining bed.
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Remember the Ford trucks of yesterday in which the sides were radiused into the bed?
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Old May 7, 2016 | 06:37 PM
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My '04, '10, '12 & '15 were/are all like that. I caulked them with a bead of black RTV.
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My '04, '10, '12 & '15 were/are all like that. I caulked them with a bead of black RTV.
Hey, don't they make blue RTV too?
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I'd say most (well at least a lot of) people use bed liners. Whether they are sprayed in or dropped in, they cover the corners.
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