Home Forums Gear Hunting Trucks and Four-Wheel Drives Thinking about going with an aluminum flatbed on my Tundra...

Thinking about going with an aluminum flatbed on my 06 Tundra. I am trying to decide if I want to go with a custom flatbed or if I should just buy a premade Ute bed. Here is my truck....





Here is a custom aluminum flatbed I like on a Tacoma...



Here is the Ute...








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Anybody have any thoughts or suggestions?

The Ute without a doubt!

Have a set of bows and a fitted canvas top made for it.

You can also use the stock bed to make a great matching trailer.

True! Only problem I have is the big ding in the rear of the bed that is on the truck now.

That Ute looks pretty darn utility!

I need to figure out photo shop so I can see what it will look like

Ute looks good

I would go with the Ute..The beds on newer trucks are junk. my next new truck will be a cab and chassis and I will add my own bed....

What's wrong with the bed that's on it?

So...what's wrong with the bed on that again? I vote for the ute based on looks, but it may be the Power Wagon it is mounted on that is swaying me.

This is whats killing me! I LOVE that PW and am worried that the bed on my tundra may look too clumsy

You have your answer. Sell the tundra and get the power wagon!

The reliability and longevity of the Tundra is too much to give up. This truck only has 55,000 miles on it

Of the 2, I like the ute. The custom box has no headache rack. I like the concept of removable sides, but in practice, they flop around too much. In fairness, it's hard to see the custom one with the factory box on top of it.

Or you could quit backing into shcidt.

Fix the ding on the oem bed. That Tundra config and color is as handsome as they come.

I assume you've considered the bed height of a flatbed? The Tundra sits as low as any of the newer trucks but it would still raise the bed 8 to 10" maybe. If I put one on my 2500 Ram, I would need a 6' ladder to get in the thing.

I have and I have a 3" old man emu lift on my truck but I'm 6'4" and not too worried about the height of the bed. I will post a picture of another tundra with a flatbed but it's an access cab. The height looks about right to me

I just can't get into the flat beds. It must be regional. I'd get a lot more use out of fixing the factory bed.

I do like the way that one on the white Tundra looks though.