Leaves Between Bed and Cab

[NotBudule]

I used the pipe insulation shown above and stuffed it across the top edge of the bed and the cab, turning the ends down about 4 inches on each side. Problem solved.....

It might still get and stay wet, that keeps the funk out though...

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[FerdRanger]

Ok I'll bite, what do you do with the 6' piece of pipe insulation, stuff it between the top of the bed and the cab?

sorry, yes as 2020xlt said, stuff it between the cab and bed to keep out snow, debris etc.

water will find its way through, but it has served me well through two winters and a fall.

 

[Nick Barber]

Great suggestion on the pipe insulation, I'll look into that. Also good to know that it comes in "magnetic gray" ?

 

[MountainGoat]

All the suggestions in this thread are REACTIVE solutions. You gotta think PROACTIVE.

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[KNI]

I should have posted my $2 solution back when these threads were active but didn't. This one and the one regarding the "fabric" at the bottom of the bed catching leaves.......

6' long 3/4" foam pipe insulation in Magnetic Grey did the trick for me

Thanks for the tip. Have to try it out.

Goes well with my piece of insulation foam from between A-pilar(s) cover and dashboard to prevent A-pilar(s) plastic rattle.

 

[FerdRanger]

Great suggestion on the pipe insulation, I'll look into that. Also good to know that it comes in "magnetic gray" ?

I was fortunate that the Magnetic Gray pipe insulation matched my Magnetic Gray truck.

for those who have a different colored truck, you may have to up your game and source some pool noodles or similar..... gonna co$t ya more tho.

 

[Sharky]

wont it rub thru the paint after awhile ?

 

[FerdRanger]

wont it rub thru the paint after awhile ?

dunno.. its a truck for me. already has a couple of blemishes

" I bought this truck to USE it!!" ?

 

[2020XLT]

I used the pipe insulation shown above and stuffed it across the top edge of the bed and the cab, turning the ends down about 4 inches on each side. Problem solved.....

Added pics of pipe insulation

 

[photowil]

This might be the most Ford Rangerish post ever:
Anyone else discover that the gap between the bed and the cab is a leaf-catch? I happen to have an LEER camper shell on mine, and while doing something else discovered that area has been collecting leaves and related detritus for presumably the last three years and the bottom layer was some super-rich mulch. It's super difficult to remove, too. I've owned nothing but Tacomas for ages and never had such a problem.
If you don't regularly garage your truck and do live around trees, take a look and let me know!

 

[AzScorpion]

There's an older thread discussing this which I merged this one with.

 

[Old and new]

I just looked through all 11 pages of the Issues, Repairs, Rarranty, tsb, Recalls forum and did not see anything posted about this. If its posted in another forum l did not find it with a search. Since we are in the middle of fall up here in the northeast I noticed a very large accumulation of leaves in between the bed ad the cab, especially on the passenger side. Almost impossible to clean out from below, I had to adapt a piece of 1/2" pvc tubing to my shop vac to get them out. It appears they put a piece of rubber weatherstripping down at the bottom off the bed which blocks off the bottom so anything that falls down there is trapped. I really wouldn't have posted this but when I cleaned the passenger side I had some water drain out under the truck ( it had rained a couple of days ago up here) and all the leaves that i sucked out were sopping wet. I was just wondering if anybody else noticed a buildup of leaves or debri in this area.

Pull the badge off the fender and look down. My front fender was full of crap

 

[Sandman Ranger]

Added pics of pipe insulation

Reminds me of this……..

 

[FerdRanger]

I was fortunate that the Magnetic Gray pipe insulation matched my Magnetic Gray truck.

for those who have a different colored truck, you may have to up your game and source some pool noodles or similar..... gonna co$t ya more tho.

sad to say that after almost a year and a half i’m gonna have to pony up another plus $2 as my wrap is looking porous

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