BoxLink...?
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From: Clarksburg, WV
My 2018 XLT did not come with Boxlink - I had to buy the plates and install them. The one thing I looked for but could not find was a boxlink plate that had the E-Track opening. The boxlink opening is wider than E-Track so E-Track adapters fit but have a lot of slop side to side.
Honestly I bought a piece of e-track for a bed divider project I never really finished, some fittings fit in it better than others but some still have a lot of movement (like the ring tiedowns). I do wish the board brackets fit better, wanted to use those for a bed divider but they don't work so well.
rtball
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From: Central Florida & East Texas
Box Link
Another question about my new truck. Do all of the new 2019 trucks have the BoxLink plates mounted in the bed? Is it just the BoxLink hooks that are the optional accessory?
My truck has the plates already installed...but I didn't get the BoxLink hooks...and they are not listed on the window sticker. Just curious if I was supposed to get them since
the truck has the plates installed in the bed. Thanks.
My truck has the plates already installed...but I didn't get the BoxLink hooks...and they are not listed on the window sticker. Just curious if I was supposed to get them since
the truck has the plates installed in the bed. Thanks.
PETUNIA
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From: Chatsworth, CA.
The stealership salesman gave me the cleats when I bought my truck. the plates were not there and I had to buy them in amazon. (forum member posted a link for some quality plates) I do use them from time to time specially when I moved three months ago all the extra high things/boxes I was hauling the height of the cleats came in handy to safely strap things down. like someone mentioned e-track fittings offer a number of possibilities I am yet to explore.
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From: Saskatchewan
The stealership salesman gave me the cleats when I bought my truck. the plates were not there and I had to buy them in amazon. (forum member posted a link for some quality plates) I do use them from time to time specially when I moved three months ago all the extra high things/boxes I was hauling the height of the cleats came in handy to safely strap things down. like someone mentioned e-track fittings offer a number of possibilities I am yet to explore.
This last one is used with lumber (make yer own box divider).
Last edited by Garnet; Jul 3, 2019 at 07:21 PM.
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What trim level do you have? Lariat and up have them standard and are listed on the top of the window sticker and not under the optional equipment. My Lariat had the plates installed but the cleats were missing. The dealer replaced the cleats. Said they were lost from the dealer trade.
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From: Saskatchewan
I should have said that the various attachments are found at your local autoparts stores - not Ford. Harbor Fright shows just a few items. Up here Canadian Tire, Peavey Mart and Princess Auto carry some E-Track accys ... probably some other places too. I've never seen the basket anywhere but someone had posted about it on this Forum a year or two back, so it should come up in a search. As usual, search on eBay and Amazon for stuff you can't find locally. Good Luck!
