Features
- Dual T-Slot channel bed rails: All the rails and bars have double t-slot channels for mounting tons of rack accessories
- Work & sport: Great for contractors with a boss and the outdoor adventurer.
- Optional cross rail bars: Optional TEC™ Rail Cross Bars are available, are still 9 inches taller than the TEC™ Rails, and 13 inches above your cargo box.
- Tie-down ends: Side rails feature built-in tie-downs for additional cargo securing needs. 5oo lbs per end.
- Matte black textured finish: This is a premium powder coat finish that lasts for years and is excellent for both looking great and performing well.
- 6061 T6 aluminum: Side rails are aluminum, and the side rail ends are Nylon 66 injection molding for years of hard use.
- Seamless stake pocket mounting: This allows for easy,no-drill bolt-on installation into your pickup truck stake pockets and crossbar. The pockets also easily bolt to the side rails.
- Tonneau compatible: Works with most inside-the-bed rail mounting styles.
- Excellently engineered: Built for function, style, and strength, it offers optional center sanction supports for more load capacity.
- Headache Rack compatible: Works with the Boss headache rack.
- T-Slot accessories compatible: Works with most rack accessories from Quick Fit, Thule, Rhino-Rack, and Yakima.
- Great with Blade LED lights: Mount Blade 3rd brake lights or Work Blade amber and white LED lights to the side and cross rails.
- Contactors & adventurers: Great for hauling your gear, tools, bikes, boards, skis, and other equipment.
- Side TEC Rails include: 2 TEC Rails and all mounting hardware.
- Venture TEC™ Accessories: Optional accessories, including grab handles and tie-down clips.
- Limited lifetime warranty: Manufactured by Putco in Des Moines, IA.
TEC™ Rails offer function, style, and heavy-duty performance. Huge, textured black aluminum truck bed rails with dual T-slot channels and built-in tie-downs allow your pickup truck to look great and use the TEC™ Rails for mounting your gear, rack accessories, and additional tie-down options when hauling cargo. The side rail ends are nylon injection-molded and can secure up to 500 pounds. The rail design features double T-slot channels for mounting elevated cross-rail bars and extra tie-downs. The rail design works with several Venture TEC™ overlanding gear and rack accessories.
These truck bed rails mount seamlessly into your pickup truck’s stake pocket holes, with no drilling required. All mounting hardware is included. Sold in pairs, the sold design is also compatible with most inside the bed rail mount tonneaus, Putco Boss headache racks, and Blade LED light bars. The textured black aluminum design looks excellent and will work great for years. Optional accessories are available from a center for more load capacity, adjustable tie-downs, and more.
Manufactured by Putco. Des Moines, IA.
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Putco TEC Rails Features
Would have been 5 stars if:
1-awful instruction
-I know how to use a QR code but how hard is it to put a paper in package full of cardboard. Qr code doesn’t even bring you to right page
I had to find a video on youtube and even then the parts in the video were not the same as on my truck.
-I ended up with 2 nuts which I have no clue where they should go.
2- pocket anchors seem sturdy but bad design. Holding mounting plate with rubber bands is a bad design. I should have used beefier elastics since mine kept on breaking. Would have been nice if they were provided. However, the mounting plate should already be welded inside the bracket
3- I tried installing both end and rail like in the video found on YouTube; one side went well but the other side was not going in. So easier method is to install both end first and then drop them on stake pocket at same time by being careful not to break these elastics that hold the mounting plate
4- I don’t know if they actually installed them on new ram or they just figured out the bracket for the stake pocket (that actually line up perfect with all holes) but after tightening every thing on my 2022 ram 1500 new model, the cab rail has sunk. I will have to put some putty to close the gap.
Overall, they seem sturdy and beefier aluminum than my last rail (hex rails).
However installation process should be better for the price they are (not cheap at all!!!).
After installing these on my 2022 GMC I bought a set for my 2022 Ram Power wagon for the purpose of mounting a roof top tent. I bought the cross bars along with the rails. The front stake pocket clamps were a little to long to secure the bolt through the hole in the stake pocket. I drilled the stainless plate up a little higher and reinstalled the speed nut and everything went together fine. I mounted the tent on the cross bars and was able to keep the tent below the roof line yet still be tall enough to let me roll up my Bak X2 metal bed cover. Very clean install that looks and works great.
I installed these on my new 2024 Santa Cruz. They look great. I was glad I did not have to put any horizontal bolts in the inside of the bed side, everything mounted through the stake hole. Installation was a bit cumbersome, but want fine and I love the look. Better than the OEM ones by far.
I installed the Venture tec bed rail system on my 2022 GMC pickup in about 1 hour. Very solid with no drilling needed. I found it easiest to loosely assemble the four corner pieces to the drop in mounting brackets and then drop the into the stake pockets and attach the supplied nuts through side of stake pockets then install the rails and tighten everything.