Hi All, new to forum. Just picked up a Short Wildernest in good shape to put on my 2006 Nissan Frontier. Length leave me with a 2 inch gap which I can seal by attaching material to the bottom of the rear flip up window. Not sure if I will use wood wrapped in rubber or foam wrapped or some type of vinyl? Right now, it's temporarily filled with black duct tape around rolled bubble wrap. Hey, it will hold for a month or so.
Numerous other issues but the biggest one is the narrowness of the Wildernest topper versus the width of the bed rails. I have about 1 - 1.5 inches of the topper resting on the rails, the rest is overhanging into the bed. I'm wondering what the best way is to give more support to the topper by extending the bed rails inward about 1"-2". Just can't really think of what to do there and so I'm looking for suggestions/ ideas. (Instead of clamps I will likely drill through the topper and bed rail and was thinking maybe use some kind of steel plate for extra support at each rail bolt, but again, not sure what the best way to proceed is to make it safe.) For now, I have 4 clamps on each side but due to the narrow contact with the bed rails, I don't trust it for supporting the sleeping area of the Wildernest.
So, thanks in advance for any help anyone can provide... I have also posted this info at wildernest.proboards.com in hopes of some help.
Here is a picture of the Wildernest:
Here are 2 pictures showing the inside / outside view of the rail with topper overhang
Here is what fanatical did over on the tacoma boards:
Numerous other issues but the biggest one is the narrowness of the Wildernest topper versus the width of the bed rails. I have about 1 - 1.5 inches of the topper resting on the rails, the rest is overhanging into the bed. I'm wondering what the best way is to give more support to the topper by extending the bed rails inward about 1"-2". Just can't really think of what to do there and so I'm looking for suggestions/ ideas. (Instead of clamps I will likely drill through the topper and bed rail and was thinking maybe use some kind of steel plate for extra support at each rail bolt, but again, not sure what the best way to proceed is to make it safe.) For now, I have 4 clamps on each side but due to the narrow contact with the bed rails, I don't trust it for supporting the sleeping area of the Wildernest.
So, thanks in advance for any help anyone can provide... I have also posted this info at wildernest.proboards.com in hopes of some help.
Here is a picture of the Wildernest:
Here are 2 pictures showing the inside / outside view of the rail with topper overhang
Here is what fanatical did over on the tacoma boards: