Bed drain holes

[sandrinm68]

My dealer sent the truck out pre-purchase to have a spray-in bedliner installed. I’m not sure if there are supposed to be drain holes at the front of the bed but if so, it looks like they sprayed over them. Now the bed holds water if I park nose down.

Does anyone have a picture of the drains? If they’re there, I’d like to open them up.


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[Biga]

Yes their are drain holes or slits at the front, my truck does not hold any water when parked nose down.

 

[z0n3]

Yeah, they are slots in the bed for drainage. Need to get those opened up.

 

[smashweights]

There's one about 1-2" wide dead center up front. Mine gets clogged a lot though, any suggestions to improve drainage? I park nose down in the driveway and most rainfall leads to a bucket in the back

 

[RunsWithBeer]

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There's one about 1-2" wide dead center up front. Mine gets clogged a lot though, any suggestions to improve drainage? I park nose down in the driveway and most rainfall leads to a bucket in the back

I'd be interested to hear more ideas about this as well. My Superduty had far larger gaps in the front of the bed and drained well. The gaps for drainage in the Ram bed quickly fill up with debris because they are so small.

 

[brian42]

 

[sandrinm68]

Thanks for the pic. I found that one and cut the liner to open it up. But yes, still clogs easily because it is so small.

There are also two in the corners that I was able to tweak a little wider wiTh a large flat screwdriver. This doesn’t work on the center one though because it is welded on both sides of the gap.

 

[smashweights]

Just threw a an MX4 tonneau on it and it's good now

 

[mikeru82]

There's one about 1-2" wide dead center up front. Mine gets clogged a lot though, any suggestions to improve drainage? I park nose down in the driveway and most rainfall leads to a bucket in the back

This oughta improve drainage.

 

[JoeRAM2022]

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Thanks for the picture, with only one drain hole, I guess installing a retractable tonneau cover will be an issue, since 2 drain holes are needed up front.

 

[res]

Yeah, they are slots in the bed for drainage. Need to get those opened up.

I just used a crowbar to open up the little slit drain holes to about 3/8", no boring required

 

[res]

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I'd be interested to hear more ideas about this as well. My Superduty had far larger gaps in the front of the bed and drained well. The gaps for drainage in the Ram bed quickly fill up with debris because they are so small.

the "drain holes" are just little slits. I used a crowbar to open them up to about 3/8 inches. No drilling in my pickup bed.

 

[res]

This oughta improve drainage.

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I just used a crowbar to open up the little slit drain holes to about 3/8", no boring required

 

[res]

My dealer sent the truck out pre-purchase to have a spray-in bedliner installed. I’m not sure if there are supposed to be drain holes at the front of the bed but if so, it looks like they sprayed over them. Now the bed holds water if I park nose down.

Does anyone have a picture of the drains? If they’re there, I’d like to open them up.


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the "drains" are just little slits. Anything sprayed in the bed would totally cover them.
I just used a crowbar to open up the little slit drain holes to about 3/8", no boring required
You might go look at a new truck to see where they are supposed to be.

 

[HSKR R/T]

I just used a crowbar to open up the little slit drain holes to about 3/8", no boring required

the "drain holes" are just little slits. I used a crowbar to open them up to about 3/8 inches. No drilling in my pickup bed.

I just used a crowbar to open up the little slit drain holes to about 3/8", no boring required

So what you are saying is you used a crowbar to open up the holes. Probably cracked the paint. Need to watch for corrosion now.

 

[SD Rebel]

Mine was spray lined correctly, space is open, but it clogs up so easily.

 

[MannyN]

So what you are saying is you used a crowbar to open up the holes. Probably cracked the paint. Need to watch for corrosion now.

Yes, he used the crowbar about four times.

 

[res]

Yes, he used the crowbar about four times.

My tip was a general idea. The crowbar worked. I didn't have to use it 4 times. It didn't crack the paint. We are talking about drain holes in a pickup bed. Usually pickup beds get a lot more dings and damage than enlarged drain holes. Anything done to create drain holes will have the possibility of rust. It is true that I didn't give a list of steps to follow. I figured that anybody reading about this topic on a website like this could probably figure out the details regarding paint and rust protection if they are worried about it. If you don't have a crowbar or don't know what one is, you probably wouldn't benefit from this idea.

 

[CatDaddy66]

Thanks for the picture, with only one drain hole, I guess installing a retractable tonneau cover will be an issue, since 2 drain holes are needed up front.

Not really, there is a hole on either side of the bed directly in front of the bed tiedowns, the drain tubes should go there.

 

[Eighty]

I have an idea. Let's revive an old thread, and beat that dead horse. With a crowbar. And another crowbar. And another crowbar. And another crowbar.