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1  3/8"

PREP BED: 

CABSIDE BRACKET

•    Follow STEP 1 - STEP 4; 

BAG 

PREP-MT6 or MT8. 

•    Repeat passenger side. 

Double check that you have a Tacoma without a cabside factory tie-

down. If you have a model with a cabside factory tie-down (you're 

stoked!), go directly to page 7. 

STOP:

5/16”

DRILL BIT

DRILL

STOP

1/2” 

1  1/8"

2  1/2"

2  3/4"

4"

STEP 1

Mark center hole (green) 1  3/8" up from lower hole 

center. Mark 1  1/8" toward tailgate from top hole 

center.

Mark bottom hole location (blue) at 2  1/2" up from floor and 

4" from cabside panel of bed. Mark top hole location (red)

2  3/4" up from bottom hole and 4" from cabside panel. 

CAB

STEP 2

STEP 3

At all three mark locations, drill a 5/16" hole using

a 1/2" drill stop.

STEP 4

Play Rock Paper Scissors with your pal. The loser needs to hold the 

backing plate inside the wheel well.  Grab three 1" length x 5/16" 

diameter bolts and place two through the oval cabside bracket holes 

and one through the round tailgate side hole bracket. Install through 

backing plate holes shown (green). Securely tighten with flanged nuts.  

NOTE: 

Do not attempt alone. Rock Paper Scissors for who lays on the ground to hold the backing plate. 

CAB

CABSIDE BRACKET

CAB

FLANGED 

NUTS

BACKER PLATE GOES OUTSIDE THE

INNER PLASTIC BED ON THE INTERIOR 

WHEEL WELL WALL...

TRY SAYING THAT 

THREE TIMES FAST. 

1" LENGTH  x

5/16" DIAMETER

BOLTS

RECOMMENDED TORQUE: 

Bolts in labeled bag PREP-MT6 or MT8 - 27 in-lb.

Summary of Contents for MT6

Page 1: ...ns MT6 MT8 TOOLSREQUIRED TOYOTA TACOMA 6 2 BED LENGTH MT6 2005 2018 MT8 2019 CURRENT VERSION1 1 DECKED COM 208 806 0251 DECKEDUSA DECKEDUSA FOLLOWUS Adjustable wrench that opens to about 1 1 2 open end wrench 2 Phillips screwdriver Short 7 32 hex wrench 7 16 deep socket 3 8 socket Electric drill 9 64 drill bit 1 4 drill bit 5 16 drill bit Drill stop T40 Torx Driver ...

Page 2: ...CKED carton LEFT deck half 1 RIGHT deck half 1 Center vert 1 Cabside vert 1 Drawer 2 Left ammo can 1 Right ammo can 1 Left stud 1 Right stud 1 Ammo can lid 2 C channel 2 Ruler 1 Hardware box 1 Torsion brace 1 Hardware box unbagged components inside DECKED carton Shims 2 Weather strips 2 Bottle opener 1 HARDWARE box bagged components PREP MT6 or MT8 1 S1 1 S2 1 N1 1 J5 2 DRAWER 1 1 DRAWER 2 1 WHEEL...

Page 3: ...ertightenJ hooksduringinstallation Make emgoodandsnugenoughtokeepthesystemfrom movinginthebed 5 Startallboltswithfingerstoavoidcross threading NOTE InyourBAGPREP MT6orMT8 youwillhavetwo typesof1 lengthboltsandflangednuts Onebolthas a1 4 diameter andtheotherbolthasa5 16 diameter Don tscrewthisup Theflangednutsonlyfitonetype ofbolt soyoubetteratleastgetthatright 1 LENGTH 5 16 DIAMETER 1 4 DIAMETER P...

Page 4: ...onbelow 1 Cleanthebedsurfacewheretheshimswillbelocated Isopropylalcohol donotdrink isrecommended 2 Removetapefilmandapplyshimwiththestrengthof1000mena k apushreallyhard DETAIL A Alignshimtochannelinfloorshown3 from cabsidepanelofbed edgeinred DETAIL B Alignshimtochannelinfloorshown Place shim8 fromrearofbed edgeinred 3 8 A B CAB ...

Page 5: ...DECKED COM DECKEDUSA DECKEDUSA MT8 v 1 1 Page 5 Do you have a factory cabside tie down NO GO TO PAGE 6 YES GO TO PAGE 7 STOP IMPORTANT ...

Page 6: ...ocation red 2 3 4 upfrombottomholeand4 fromcabsidepanel CAB STEP 2 STEP 3 Atallthreemarklocations drilla5 16 holeusing a1 2 drillstop STEP 4 PlayRockPaperScissorswithyourpal Theloserneedstoholdthe backingplateinsidethewheelwell Grabthree1 lengthx5 16 diameterboltsandplacetwothroughtheovalcabsidebracketholes andonethroughtheroundtailgatesideholebracket Installthrough backingplateholesshown green Se...

Page 7: ...nstallone1 length x5 16 diameterboltthrough centercabsidebracketholeintobackingplateandinstallwithflangednut NOTE You llhavefourextra1 boltsandfournutsthatyouwon tneedinyour MT6orMT8bag Dowiththemasyouwish CAB FACTORYTIE DOWN 1 3 8 1 1 8 CAB CAB CAB CABSIDEBRACKET FACTORYBOLTS Double check that you have a Tacoma with a cabside factory tie down If you don t have a cabside factory tie down revert to...

Page 8: ...throughthebracketandbedwall Install1 washerandflangednutandtightensecurely BAGPREP MT6orMT8 Repeatdriversideunlessyoudon thaveadriver ssidecubby Ifnot followtheinstructionsfordriver ssideon nextpage NOTE OnpassengersideONLY youwillneedtoaddawasher BAGPREP MT6orMT8 Weknowit sstrange trustus DRIVER SIDE FACTORYBOLT PASSENGER SIDE HELPFULTIP Feelfreetoremovedoorsofcubbies soyoucanstillsomewhatusethem...

Page 9: ...drill 2 5 16 holes withdrillstopsetat 62 ReferencingDETAILAinstallJ hookmountingbracketasshownwithbolts backingplateandnuts Tightenboltssecurely BAGPREP MT8 BAGTACOMATD DETAIL A DRIVER S SIDE ONLY HOLE DRILLING DETAIL A DRIVER S SIDE ONLY BOLT INSTALLATION DRILL5 16 HOLE2PLACES DRILLSTOP 5 16 DRILLBIT 62 2 75 7 5 TO BOTTOM OFBED 5 75 FROM REAROFBED BOLT BACKING PLATE NUT DETAIL A RECOMMENDEDTORQUE...

Page 10: ...agaragefloor Attachcenterverttocabsidevertwithfourbolts Alternatetotighten BAGS1 CENTERVERT CABSIDE VERT S1 PLACEHOOKONCENTERVERT OVERNOTCHINCABSIDEVERT HELPFULTIP BAGS1 a k a BunkerHill isrequired formostofthesteps sokeepitclose Theseboltsare highlightedthroughoutinstructionsinRED RECOMMENDEDTORQUE BoltsinlabeledbagS1 27in lb ...

Page 11: ...ECKEDUSA DECKEDUSA MT8 v 1 1 Page 11 ASSEMBLY LOOSELYATTACHSTUDS YUP LOOSELYattachstudstocabsidevertwithsixbolts BAGS1 CENTERVERT PASSENGER SIDESTUD CABSIDE VERT DRIVER SIDESTUD KEEPLOOSE YOGAHELPS S1 KEEPLOOSE S1 ...

Page 12: ...lgateendofdeckpanels Liftdeckpanelsoncentervert stud cabsidevertassembly SlidestudsaroundL Runtildeckpanelsareseated DETAILA Looselysecurefourboltstoholddecksontostuds BAGS1 Nowyoucansecurelytightentheboltsthatholdthestudstothecabsidevert Unboltdeckfromstuds removedeckpanels savebolts removeammocansandsetasideforlaterassembly DETAIL A S1 A YOUWILLREMOVEANDSAVETHESEBOLTS AFTERTIGHTENINGCABSIDEVERT ...

Page 13: ...idestudusingthree3 1 2 lengthboltsandflangednutinholes shown BAGPREP MT6orMT8 DETAILB Securelyattachstudbrackettopassengersidestudusingthree3 1 2 lengthboltsandflangednut BAGPREP MT6orMT8 B DETAIL A DETAIL B A CAB CAB CAB 3 1 2 BOLTS FLANGEDNUTS FLANGEDNUTS RECOMMENDEDTORQUE BoltsinlabeledbagPREP MT6orMT8 27in lb ...

Page 14: ...ckbed Positionagainstcabside panelofbedwithstudbracketcabsideofcabsidebracket DETAILA Installa3 4 lengthboltandflangednutandtightensecurely BAGPREP MT6orMT8 Repeatpassengerside A CAB DETAIL A 3 4 BOLT FLANGEDNUT NOTE Makesurecenterlinearrows oncabsidevertarealignedwith yourcenterlinemark blue CAB RECOMMENDEDTORQUE BoltsinlabeledbagPREP MT6orMT8 53in lb ...

Page 15: ...eofthetruck PlacedriversideC channelonledgeofstudandammocanwithendplatecabside DETAILA InserttwoboltsthroughC channelintoammocanandlooselyfastenwithnut BAGS2 BAGN1 DETAILB TightlyattachC channeltostud BAGS1 Repeatpassengerside DETAIL A DETAIL B C CHANNEL ENDPLATE KEEPLOOSE TIGHTEN A B S2 S1 N1 CAB CAB CAB RECOMMENDEDTORQUE BoltsinlabeledbagS1 27in lb ...

Page 16: ...FourboltswithnylonandrubberwashersinstalledinordershowninDETAILAthroughdeckpanelinto stud BAGS1 BAGMSWASHERS EightboltswithnylonandrubberwashersinstalledinordershowninDETAILAthroughdeckpanelinto tailgateammocan BAGS1 BAGMSWASHERS TightenallS1bolts SecurelytightendriversideC Channel ammocannutandbolt Repeatpassengerside makesureyoudon tforgettosecurelytightenpassengersideC Channel ammocan nutandbol...

Page 17: ...LL J HOOKS LooselyassembledriversideJ hookassemblyinordershownthroughtailgatesideholeinammocan BAGJ5 Repeatpassengerside DRIVER SIDE AMMO CAN PASSENGER SIDE AMMO CAN TAILGATE TAILGATE KEEPLOOSE KEEPLOOSE J5 J5 HELPFULTIP Makesurethehooks opentowardtailgate ...

Page 18: ...AWERS BRACKETS WHEELS Eachdrawerhasaleftandarightbracket Boltbracketsintoplaceviabottomtwoholesinbracketwith3 4 lengthbolts Usethe2 lengthboltfortheuppercabsidewallholeinbracket BAGDRAWER1 Installatubebraceineachdrawerwithtwo3 4 lengthbolts BAGDRAWER1 BAGDRAWER2 Attachwheelsontodrawerbracketswitha7 32 hexwrench BAGWHEELS RECOMMENDEDTORQUE BoltsinlabeledbagsDRAWER1andDRAWER2 27in lb Boltsinlabeledb...

Page 19: ...erhang CAB DRAWERS AXLEWHEELS WEATHERSTRIPS Slidenarrowdrawerintodriversidedrawercavity NOTE Itiseasiertofullyinstallnarrowdrawerfirst DETAILA Installtwotailgatewheelsontonarrowdraweraxleswitha7 32 hexwrench BAGWHEELS Repeatwithwidedrawer DETAILB InstallweatherstripsontopofdraweredgesWITH WIPER BLADE POINTING TOWARD DRIVER IMPORTANT Facingtheweatherstripthewrongwaywillfunnelwaterintodrawer DUH REC...

Page 20: ...leopenerholesandtorsionbraceintocentervert BAGS1 Two1 2 lengthboltsthroughupperholesinbottleopenerintocentervert BAGFINALMID Alignbottleopenertoedgesofcentervertandtightenfourbottleopenerbolts Tightenendboltsintotailgateammocans Finally TightentheJ hooks DONOTOVERTIGHTEN justmakesnug Makesurethegapbetweenthe sidewallofthebedandthedeckisequalonbothsides TORSIONBRACE BOTTLEOPENER 1 2 LENGTH BOLTSBAG...

Page 21: ...o1 2 Thereisalateral steeltube thatrunsontheundersideofthedeckatthislocation SEEUNDERSIDEVIEWOFDECK IMPORTANT OnlydrillthroughTOPofsteeltube donotdrillthroughbottomoftube lestyouwanttopulla NiagaraFallsandfunnelwaterintoyourdrawers Screwthree3 4 lengthPhillipsscrewsintothecabsiderulerholesyoujustdrilled BAGFINALMID STEELTUBERUNSLATERALLYUNDERTHESE3RULER HOLES THEYTAKETHE3 4 SCREWS DO Drillthrought...

Page 22: ...ogive rtheFonzitoclose it srugged Insertlockholeplugs unlessyouordereddrawerlocks Installdrawerlocksnow instructionswithlocks BAGFINALMID IMPORTANT Grabyourfavoritebeverage crack eropeninthebottleopenerandchristenthisship Youdidit Immediatelypostaphotoofyoursignificantother childorcanine innoorderofsignificance appreciatingyouraccomplishment Addhashtag DECKEDUSA DECKEDUSA DETAIL B FINALMID DECKEDU...

Page 23: ...stomerserviceteamandprovideadescriptionofthedefectivepart includingdigitalpicturesifrequested withtheoriginalpurchasedocumentationasvalidationofwarrantycoverageorhave previouslyactivatedtheirwarrantyonline ThiswarrantyDOESNOTcoverorapplyto Damagetotheproductduetomisuse mishandlingandabuse Productsnotusedinaccordancewiththemanufacturer sinstructionsorrecommendations Productnotassembledorinstalledac...

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