Apex Pickup Truck Utility & Headache Rack Bundle

Some broken welds, missing set screws. But, all in all, a good deal. Sturdy, strong.

I am going to try and sum this up for all types of buyers out there. First, I installed this on a 2006 Dodge Ram 2500 6.5 bed. I am what most would say very handy. I did not expect this install to be so difficult or require the mods I had to make.The back is kind of removable as long as you have the right allen wrench with you at all times. I decided to drill holes completely through the back piping on each side, sand this down, paint, and use Wirelock pins on mine. This allows me to remove the top portion of the back rack in a matter of seconds should I need to load something taller then rack.Pros:- Heavy duty material. I agree with others on this.- Price is good- Fits most any truck. Just measure your bed from side to side inside. If it is between 53" and 68" wide, it will fit. Very adjustable- Looks good and works fine once installedCons:- Missing bolts, washers, and nuts to install. I have plenty so not a big deal for me. Box was NOT damaged in shipping- You have to drill into your bed on the sides to get this to mount. Can't believe no one else said this. I have installed many racks and this is the first one I have had to drill into bed. Was not happy about that.- I have a truck tool box. Due to the angle braces coming down on each side of racks, the tool box would not fit up near the rack. It was about 6-8 inches away. Due to size of my bed (6.5) the box would have sat over the wheel wells which will not work anyway as the box sits ontop of them too high to mount. It would also look stupid as heck mounted in middle of bed. I customized the rack on the cab/window side by cutting the braces on each side off. I then grinded down to pipe and painted so you could not tell. Lot of work to get this done for such a simple product!!!- Seems the locations that you had to drill either ended up landed right where my bed liner laid on the sides. This caused MAJOR headaches trying to get the nuts on the bolts. Yes, it mounts by having a bolt go through the top and a nut srewing up from the bottom. I also found in some cases the holes were too close to the side walls causing it near impossible to get the nuts on. When this happened I had to drill the holes at an angle. Two holes on the rack near back window landed between the bed wall so I could not bolt these two. There are 3 bolts on each side mount. So a total of 12. If you have a bed liner, you might want to try and remove it before installing. I worked around mine, but would have been easier if not there. However, not sure how had it would be to install the bedliner once the rack and bolts would be there.- paint scratches and leaves marks VERY easily. I park inside so not much of a concern, but might rust easy due to this after little use.Feel free to send me questions if you have anything else you want to know.

Easy to assemble. Been holding up great so far. Only issue was a weld cracked when i was tightening the lock keys. Easy fix and tack welded it back in place. But for the price i habe no complaints at all.

Missing about 7 of the Allen head screws

Delivered fast. Mine does look different. I was only able to install 1 of 2 bolts on each side because of the truck bed. I have a 2019 chevy silverado. Standard bed. I grabbed it and shook the hell out of it and it didnt move so still very sturdy.

I am very happy with this purchase. The price was fantastic and it was delivered super fast.Installation was easy for me. I do have to point out, that I wasn't concerned about drilling into my rust bucket of a truck bed though, so it did make it a lot easier for me ;)The racks are very durable! I've had large ladders on them since I installed them and the tie downs are very convenient and strong.I would recommend these without hesitation!!

Looks good on my truck and the only one I've seen around my neck of the woods.... Would have given it 5 Stars but unit came with 2 less bolts. Box had a tear on corner and it might have come out in transit... Beef it up by putting 1 inch galvanize pipe inside cross bars...

Nice and quality construction. Fits great. I have a little '78 Chevy Luv and thought it was too heavy but I'm liking it now. I'd like a front to back bar that clamps to the front bar and the rear bar so I can stretch a tarp across it for camping/hauling. Anyone have this? Over all pretty nice product.