Just curious how many guys are using these and their thoughts. My plan would be to use it to keep stuff close to the tailgate versus extending the bed.


Any effects when used with tonneau cover or create bed lighting issues? Is it easy to remove if need be, say you want to maximize storage space in bed for a trip? Does it store cleanly when not in use?


Anyone have dimensions, btw? Curious how deep of an area this corrals when setup in the bed.

 

I use mine all of the time. Like the tailgate step, I didn't seek the divider/extender out when I purchased my truck, but it came with it and I've found it more useful than I thought they would be.

It creates a nice size compartment about 1.5 to 2 feet deep in the back, which I use all of the time to keep stuff from rolling to the front of the bed under my tonneau. I've used it as an extender many times as well for runs to the dump.

No issues with a tonneau cover. It can make accessing the bed light switch a little tricky, but not impossible and it doesn't block the light.

It folds up against the bed side behind the wheel wells when you don't want to use it. It takes up a little space, but it is a reasonable tradeoff for the convenience it provides, IMO. Removes completely with a single bolt on each side.

 

Love mine. Use it for the kids backpacks when picking them up. Also when towing for camping it keeps the hitch chocks etc separate from everything else. For kids small bikes it holds so I don't have to tie down.

Extends for when I need just a bit more room. If I need the with I can fold them up. Best accessory I bought besides my amp steps.

 

Appreciate the feedback!

 

I echo the thoughts of others. I have only used it "inside the bed" but I like the flexibility of being able to extend the bed as well. The little bugger is expensive but well built and solid. It's great for putting gas cans or a propane tank to go fill them up.

 

It's OK. I tried it for about six months then removed it. I found its shape to be a less useful than a straight divider. When deployed inside the bed, the stuff I typically carry filled the area quickly and I was stowing the divider more than using it. It also interferes with the release handles of my Extang folding tonneau. I can still work the handles, but it's not a clear access path with divider installed. I got tired of feeling my way around the thing for something I need to do all the time (open and close the tonneau). I also have a bedrug mat so cargo doesn't slide around much in my bed.

 

I ordered my truck without it and kick myself for that. I thought it was not very removable--like it could come out, but not easily and not in a way where it was easy to remove it all the time. The more I thought and learned about it, it might be perfect for what it is and when I take it out once or twice a year, it won't be a big deal. So I will add it later, but it's a lot more. I think it's $250 retail, I think, as an option, but about $365 retail from a dealership. So maybe $225 invoice as an option and the cheapest I've found it is about $330 including shipping online. I will try to get it cheaper when pick up my truck, but I already talked to the guy about getting something else when my truck gets here and he seemed to make it clear I'd probably pay retail for things (the truck is at invoice). I could play hardball to see if they would let the deal fall apart over the $100 difference, but then I don't want to not get my truck over $100 difference either. If they want retail for the extender, I will just get it later from my friend the Internet.
Mike Todd

 

Sorry to go off topic but... If you tell your dealer that you want the bed extender for the same price as it can ordered when buying the truck or it is simply a deal killer and you'll walk, I'd bet my left nut they'll do it.

Buying a truck at invoice (sticker?) tells me that you should have had someone go with you to negotiate the price of your truck unless by invoice you mean you've seen and are paying the same price they're paying. They are making more than enough money on the sale to give an accessory away at cost.

 

Invoice as in their price the actual invoice, not MSRP, and they profit with the holdback. Plus I'll get the incentives Ford has going has. Before placing the order, I read all kinds of stuff here about demanding and getting something like $1,000 under invoice on a special order--with the logic that they are just pushing some buttons and still making $500-$800 in "profit." Didn't seem to work in the So Cal region. The two volume dealers that were in reasonable distance, about an hour away, when I talked to their order people and their Internet people, through e-mail and over the phone, they basically said at that dreamy price, there was really no need for me to even come down. There were a few others a few hours away who would only say "maybe" with very little enthusiasm, so I didn't go there either. The dealer that was offering the best deals when I was first shopping trucks that were in stock, they would only go down to $500 over invoice. And to make it worse, they required a deposit of "only" 10%! That's like a $5000 free loan. And I planned on doing a zero down loan anyway. (I know I'd get the 5,000 back and there is no obligation to buy, but dang.) Another dealer insultingly printed out the order that showed only MSRP--um, like anyone going through all this has done the research and might even have the MSRP memorized. I asked if that was the price, and he said that it's flexible and that's it. So in the end, I went with the closest dealer and I learned just days before ordering that my brother-in-law is neighbors and decent friends with the general manager. He's also friends--through the GM--with the lady who does the ordering and he has a special salesman who handles all his deals. My brother-in-law has purchased several cars through him because in his business he works with several companies and several reps so whenever a car purchase comes up, he helps them out. And although I heard near the very end, just before ordering, that a member here could get me in touch with a dealer that would do $500 under invoice maybe, it was much further away and I decided to go with the place I have some connection to. There's a little piece of mind that I won't get screwed going forward. Now, if I was paying MSRP, the whole thing would be different.

Now, back to the extender, because of my connection, rather than threaten to walk, I will respectfully tell them that they can sell this thing to me for about $250 and eke out a tiny profit--on not LOSE money--but when they go to "check" on it, if they plan on coming back with anything remotely close to the retail parts counter price, I'll get it elsewhere. Like I said, they might not want to "lose" $100+ over the retail price, but I won't play hardball with a friend of the family for $100 either. On some level, we have to be decent people.

As long as we are doing a little hijacking, here's a story. One summer in college I sold cars at a local Honda dealer. My very last deal on my very last day, it was an Accord EX with leather. Top of the line for Honda at that time. The guy and his wife were very nice and very respectful, and of course it was going as you would expect with knowledgeable buyer. Lots of back and forth. Finally, it got to a point where he asked me to be straight and tell him how much more the dealer is likely to go down. I told him I thought $500. This is very dangerous because that was really about it-it was the truth--but buyers would hear AT LEAST $500 and probably $1000, and this can often squander the deal. The "good" salesman says, hey, that's the price and I can't even believe you got this low. Well, this guy signed his name (or whatever we did in those days) for the price we had. His wife reminded him that I just said $500, and said that I was decent through the entire thing and he was going to be decent too. A very refreshing experience in a job that was full of people yelling at me about ripping them off because their ultra dreamy price wasn't going to work. For a hundred dollars, I'll be decent.
Mike Todd

 

The bed extender looks like it takes up a lot of room when not in use. Especially in a 5.5 bed. I went with the storage boxes. You can always use a net as an extender and store it in the storage boxes.