So we get to see any number of pics that prove what we all know (that the current bed will likely, under similar circumstances, look better than previous after years of exposure), and yet this continues on...

Bar fight, anyone?

 

Go back and read everything I posted , did I ever say they wouldn't look as good or better than the previous years ?

I'm not saying the bed will look better or worse , trucks are made to work , I use mine like a truck 4-6 months out of the year.

The other 6-8 months it used to haul couches, boxes, tvs, people. My 65" tv doesn't fit inside the cab , it has to lay down in the bed. Do I want dust all over my 65" tv , I'll bet you know the answer to that.

If I can somehow cut down on the water / dust getting into the bed I will.

 

You do know that large flat panel TV should be transported upright? Besides, the 75 Samsung fit fine in the back of the cab...

 

go and buy a can of silicone sealant and make your truck bed hermetically sealed... everybody else who doesn't have a bed cover actually prefers for rain water / car wash and snow melt to properly drain from the bed... especially hunters who hose down the bed after transporting game. Or get a SUV which seems to fit more your needs.

 

Don’tgive advice. Dumb people don’t take it, and smart people don’t need it

 

I've already got the stuff , like I've said. I just need to get some time off of work. I am a hunter as well, I wash my bed out regularly, water will drain out of the bed near the tailgate. Just rinse from the cab towards the tailgate. Any water left will evaporate before it ever rusts. I use my truck for hunting , fishing , camping , hauling landscaping stuff.

I can't think of any SUV that would fit my needs.

Last time I hauled landscaping stuff it was over 1800 pounds. 300 pounds more than my payload. No SUV on the market comes close to what the F150 I have can do.

 

well, im the opposite, i want water in my cab. ford provided no way for water to get into my cab. im going to contact them and see if they will write a TSB for this issue, it just doesnt fit my needs.

 

They did! Haven't you seen all the complaints about the moon roof leaking?

Or you could leave it open. lol

 

I have had trucks all my life... some had beds that were watertight and others did not.
I have never owned a new Ford, though, but I will say some of my other truck beds only had intrusion issues at the tailgate and that was a very easy fix, as will this one be.

I am going to seal mine. I want it to exclude dust and water kicking up off the road.
I have only had it two days and I was marveling at the size of some of the gaps while I was loading and unloading surfboards ( does that make me some kind of Mexicoisnotforpussiesredneckysurfsexual? ).

I surely wouldn't be putting the money into a ARE CX HD shell if I wanted water and dust intrusion.

And, yes, I use my truck for many things. I spent a lot of years in Baja before moving to Mainland Mexico and a big goal was to keep my stuff not dusty.... I also spent 25 years in the fire service and when they needed me at another house I wanted my gear dry if it was raining when I got there.

I also have some very expensive tools I don't want to put in boxes every time I go to a job site and the same with our our gear for camping expeditions.

Plus, when it rains down here it is usually torrential and puddles can be very deep..... I've measured them and taken photographs if you need proof.
OK, I have not but it sounds good.

I will use a caulk to be found, yet, since I live in Mexico and products are often different here but I have no doubt I can find something that will work great.

I am most definitely interested in the tailgate seal spoken about here if anybody has a direct link.
If not I already can provide the solution but it is always nice to have something made for the job.

 

Go to your local auto glass installation shop and buy a tube of HV Fast Cure Auto Glass Urethane or pick it up from Amazon. Does not hold moisture, bonds to aluminum (or anything for that matter) and is about 600 pounds per square inch. The only problem, it's always black, so if you have a white pickup it may not look so pretty unless you have much practice running a bead. Good old petrol cleans it up well.