wallyworld

Still getting used to navigating site so I wasn't sure where to post this. I've looked this up before and couldn't find an answer or the part. I bought bed extender from someone on craigslist and when I went to install it three weeks later one of the clips was broken. It would stay on, but when I would flip it one side would fall right out. Finally after two months of having it off I went to buy a metal T used on doors at the hardware store for $2.00 and fixed it. All it took was a pair of pliers and snips. Hope it can help someone. I attached picture of the part I bought and how I bent it. Would probably be much easier with a grinder because the metal was kind of thick for the snips and I couldn't cut the small grove up top. I ended up cutting through the middle of one of the holes.

jhanna

I don't have the extender and not really sure how they work or their parts.

But, I really applaud your ingenuity to fabricate the fix needed. I have used many times the preformed metal "minding"/support brackets to fix stuff other than their intended uses. And most of the time, some fabrication and black paint was required.

No better feeling, plus usually done for only a few bucks.

A hacksaw works on that thicker stuff.

NASSTY

Who makes that bed extender? It doesn't look like the Ford bed extender.

Augster

It looks like the OEM 2004-2008 version (non-folding one-piece), but it's been awhile and the one photo of it here doesn't show enough to verify.

M0RRIS

Looks very similar to the sport trac/ranger one sittting in my basement

wallyworld

It is the oem one like mentioned above. I think they switched it in 2013 for the plastic one that folds in. Looks cool but I couldn't see myself spending that much for it. This one was $80 on Craigslist.

M0RRIS

Yea, I spent $100 and drove 2 hours. Mind you I grouped that into a beer drinking trip. I've tried selling my ranger one on kijiji and have had no luck.

wallyworld

Thanks. Well it's a short bed so you flip it when you want an extra foot. I'm also planning on getting a bed cover so it'll work perfect as a bed divider. One can throw in groceries or anything without it sliding to the front. The downfall is whenever I throw in the kayak or something really heavy. I probably wouldn't trust it to hold that.

wallyworld

I was wondering what kijiji was. I had never heard of it. I'm guessing it's like craigslist for Canadia? I searched craigslist, offerup, letgo and Facebook but I didn't want to drive an 1 so I bought this one because it was nearby. Didn't realize it was broken lol.

NASSTY

That's how I use mine most of the time.