Tool Box opinion

[Guezen]

Hey guys give me your opinion on what will look better a black diamond plate tool box with black bed rails or a regular diamond plate tool box with matching bed rails. My truck is all blacked out right now, except for my 5" stainless tip. I'm having a hard time deciding, any pics of others trucks with either set-up would be very helpful.



Thanks



Here's an old pic tires and tip not shown in this one.

 

[Po' Riggity]

Id stay with the theme of black. .

Scott

 

[bmoeller]

I prefer SS and polshed aluminum on black trucks. If you get running boards, don't forget some lights.

 

[sarj]

On an old truck a while back, I had a real nice black powder-coated McWelco across the bed toolbox, and riveted a cut piece of polished aluminum diamond plate on the lower portion that opened up to the bed. It kept the box looking nice, and matched the rail covers I had. It dressed up a working truck, and it wore well over the years.

 

[Tony T.]

I put a low-profile Better Built tool box on my truck not to long ago. It's the shiney diamond plate. I have noticed even though my back glass has the factory dark tint it needs to be darker because of the reflection I get from the tool box. My truck is white and has chrome and black accents. I often wonder if the low-profile black tool box would have looked better at times. I know at least less reflection.



Tony

 

[sag2]

Don't forget to put in the box brackets they list in the owners manual. If you don't, the front corners of the bed can out.

 

[Matt400]

I say black, especially with a sport model. Time to de-badge it.

 

[testraub]

Here are a few Weatherguard boxes

http://www.knaacksecure.com/content.cfm?page_id=16&subcategory_id=9



I went with their new Deep Saddle Box Even has a place to run a wire into the box for a power point.

http://www.knaacksecure.com/pdfs/deep_saddle.pdf I'll try posting a few pics tomorrow

 

[PHeadings]

Black, Black, Black... .

 

[Guezen]

Thanks for the reply's, black is what I was leaning toward I just needed to be reassured. I was a little skeptical because if the box or truck begins to lose it's shine the blacks may be a different shade and not look as good.



Also I had a weatherguard on my 98' and I'll definately get another. Thanks again and keep the replys coming.

 

[Big P]

You got it figured out, black Weatherguard!

 

[testraub]

The Black Weatherguards Wax up real nice too

 

[Slingblade]

Black. No question about it. Nice truck by the way.

 

[jlasich]

I'd go with a Pro-Tech smooth aluminum toolbox sitting on a set of smooth stainless steel bed caps. Then add some stainless rocker panels and it would look sharp. I almost went black for my truck just because chrome/stainless/aluminum contrasts so well with it, but I don't keep my truck real clean.

 

[Black Ram Alpha]

I also have a Black Ram (03. ) I have stainless bed and tail gate caps with crome wheelwell crome and factory crome wheels, & crome exhaust tip. I get lots of comments on it. I have a fuel and tool box (camping world), when i had the bed sprayed black with line X , I also had the fuel and tool box sprayed with same stuff. Looks sharp and wont rust.

 

[Tony T.]

Has anyone ever had a SS/Chrome/Aluminun toolbox or maybe wheels powder coated before. Would it hold or stay stuck, I've never had anything powder coated before.



Tony

 

[jwduke]

I vote for the shiny aluminum diamond plate. I like black, but if you "think" dirt, its dirty! (LOL)



Oh, by the way, you have one sharp looking truck there, I really like that. Probably one of the nicest long boxes I've ever seen!

 

[MRobinette]

I have a black jobox and it looks awsome