Best Chevrolet Silverado Truck Bed Accessories

Stromberg Carlson Tailgate Installation - 2013 Chevrolet Silverado

Today on this 2013 Chevrolet Silverado, were going to do a test fit of part number VGM-07-100. This is the Stromberg Carlson 100 Series Fifth Wheel Tailgate. To start off our test fit, were going to have our factory tailgate already removed. Now on new tailgate goes in just the same way. Well go ahead and put on the hinge on the other side first and then well line up the hinge on the passenger side. We will just only rotate it up into place and we have to manually pull of the latches.

Husky Liners Tailgate Installation - 2013 Chevrolet Silverado

Today on this 2013 Chevrolet Silverado, we're going to do a test fit of part number HL15240. This is the Fifth Wheel Tailgate from Husky Liner. To start off the test fit, we already went ahead and removed the factory tailgate. Now, we'll go ahead and install the new Fifth Wheel Tailgate. Basically, it installs as the same way as the original tailgate. We'll start by installing the pin on the driver's side into the tailgate and we'll go to the passenger's side and we'll line up the slot and put it into place.

Husky Liners Tailgate Installation - 2012 Chevrolet Silverado

Today on our 2012 Chevrolet Silverado, we're going to be doing an installation of the Husky Liners Premium 5th Wheel Louvered Tailgate with the Locking Handle, part number HL15240. You can see the louvered tailgate once it's installed. Of course, we've got the drop down to allow for our use next to things like that to be connected without any problem. This is also going to give us an advantage in that this is about half the weight of a standard steel tailgate. It's also louvered. While we're dropping weight in the truck just like the new cars coming out, they don't have spare tires to help with fuel economy, losing weight is going to help us with our fuel economy, and this louvered design is going to allow air to pass through rather than be caught in there. It can really help to improve our fuel economy. This is a locking tailgate.

Stromberg Carlson Tailgate Installation - 2012 Chevrolet Silverado

Today on this 2012 Chevrolet Silverado were going to do a test fit of part number VGM-07-4000. This is the Stromberg Carlson 4000 series fifth wheel levered tailgate. Well start off our test fit by removing the original tailgate and then well go ahead and install our new tailgate in the same fashion as the original one went in. Well start off on the drivers side. Well put it on the hinge, and then well go over to the passengers side and hold the tailgate at about a 45 degree angle and slide it on to the pin there. Next well go ahead and install the cables onto the original factory mounts.

Stromberg Carlson Tailgate Installation - 2012 Chevrolet Silverado

Today on this 2012 Chevrolet Silverado, were going to do a test fit of part number VGM-07-100 from Stromberg Carlson. This is our 100 series fifth wheel tailgate, and has a convenient cutout for towing a fifth wheel or gooseneck hitch when youre hitching up. Well start off our test fit with the tailgate already removed from our truck, so lets go ahead and install our new tailgate in the same fashion the original tailgate would. Well start off by sliding the tailgate into the hinge onto the drives side, then well go over to the passengers side, line up the hinge, put the tailgate at about a 45 degree angle and slide it into place. Well go ahead and push it up until our latches meet the pins on the bed. Now well do one pin at a time.

Stromberg Carlson Tailgate Installation - 2011 Chevrolet Silverado

Today on our 2011 Chevy Silverado, we'll be test fitting the Stromberg Carlson 100 Series 5th Wheel Tailgate with open design part # VGM-07-100. Before we can install our tailgate, we'll need to assemble the latches. To do this, we'll first remove the cotter pins and install the split rings under the latch. This will be your handle of sorts for the latch locks. Next we'll go ahead and take the machine screws and lock nuts and attach the latch assembly to the tailgate. You set right in the middle of adjustment points on the tailgate.

Stromberg Carlson Tailgate Installation - 2011 Chevrolet Silverado

Today on our 2011 Chevrolet Silverado, we'll be installing the Stromberg Carlson Louvered 5th-Wheel Tailgate, part number VGM-07-4000. And with that, we'll go ahead and start our installation. We'll go ahead and review the contents of the product. We have two cables, a set of keys for the tailgate, a plastic insert that will go with the rubber tailgate insert, two bolts, four wood screws, four machine screws, and four clips for the machine screws. There are also two side covers. And with that, we'll go ahead and start our installation.

Pilot Truck Bed Swing Out Step Installation - 2009 Chevrolet Silverado

Today on our 2009 Chevrolet Silverado, we'll be installing the Pilot Automotive Truck Bed Swing Out Step, part number AS-550. Here's what our step looks like installed. As you can see, it's nice and tucked up underneath our vehicle and not noticeable when it's not in use. When we want to use it, we just need to pull back on this handle here, let go of it, and it'll lock into place because it's spring loaded. Now, we can store it to the rear or we can also store it to the front if we want. We'll put it back in the use position here and we'll show you how it works. Now, the step is useful for helping you get stuff out of your bed. You can step up on it and you can easily reach up inside your bed that's stored off to the side versus having to hop up on the back and walk all the way in.

Stromberg Carlson 5th Wheel Tailgate Installation - 2006 Chevrolet Silverado

Hi. Today on this 2006 Chevrolet Silverado extending cab, we're going to show you part number VGM-99-4000. This is a Stromberg Carlson 4000 series 5th wheel louvered tailgate. This is our 5th wheel tailgate that's installed on our truck. You see it's got a nice generous opening to allow easy access for your duce neck 00:00:23 or 5th wheel trailer. We'll give you a couple performance dimensions. From the top here down to the bottom of the opening, this is about 9 1/2 inches.

Husky Liners 5th Wheel Louvered Tailgate Installation - 2006 Chevrolet Silverado

Today on this 2006 Chevrolet Silverado extended cab, we're gonna show you part number HL15230. This is Husky Liners premium fifth wheel louvered tailgate with a locking handle. Let's go ahead and take a look at the gap in the middle here which is for fifth wheels or goose necks so you don't have to lower a tailgate to hitch up to your trailer. Go ahead and get a rough measurement here. It looks like from the top of the tailgate down to the bottom is gonna be about 11 inches. The width across is gonna be about 15 inches. So that gives you plenty of room to maneuver your trailer into the bed of your truck. We can see how actually is made to match lines of a truck.

Stromberg Carlson 5th Wheel Tailgate Installation - 2006 Chevrolet Silverado

Today, on a 2006 Chevrolet Silverado Crew Cab, we're going to install part number VGM-99-100. This is Stromberg Carlson 100 Series Fifth Wheel and Gooseneck Tailgate. This is what the tailgate looks like once installed on our truck. Next, we'll go ahead and cover steps that are needed to install the tailgate. Our first step is to go ahead and take the original tailgate and get it out of the way. We'll lift it up. We'll undo the strap right here.

Stromberg Carlson Tailgate Installation - 2005 Chevrolet Silverado

On this 2005 Chevrolet Silverado, we're going to show you a Stromberg Carlson 4000 series fifth wheel and gooseneck tailgate, part number VGN dash 07 dash 4000. Taking our first look at the tailgate, you can see it has a generous opening for your fifth wheel, or in this case, gooseneck hitch in this truck. You don't have to worry about lowering your tailgate to hook up. Continue with the look of it, you can see how this edge of a tailgate matches the body work above the tail light, also matches the curve of the tail light as well, matches the seam right here, and also the bodywork below the tail light. Now, I want to take a little bit closer look at the louvers here, how the air can pass through the tailgate. The gap is probably a little under half an inch. This tailgate is a composite construction, which means you got the plastic outside, which really saves on the weight of the tailgate, but also on the inside, we lower it, we can see the steel components as well that gives it the strength.