new toolbox

[dreo2003]

hey guys,

picked up this toolbox this weekend. i found it on craigslist. Its diamond plated and it locks. the guy said he paid $450 for it but i got it off him for $90. What do you think?

 

[NeXtras]

not too shabby, i personaly like the boxes that lift up on either side like mine

 

[dreo2003]

yea i hear ya. i like those too but this one isnt bad. it was too good a deal to pass up. especially since its in great condition and it locks.

 

[Skandocious]

Whoa! Sexy. Great deal for $90! I'm thinkin' about getting a diamond plate box like that. I wanna get one that sites flush with the bedrails so I can still put my shell on the back if I want.

 

[tomtoc]

Whoa! Sexy. Great deal for $90! I'm thinkin' about getting a diamond plate box like that. I wanna get one that sites flush with the bedrails so I can still put my shell on the back if I want.

what he said

 

[NeXtras]

exactly, if it locks thats all that matters...

i think cops forget bout these things when they search cars.. havent had to find out and hopefully never will.. doesnt really matter they'll find buch of tools and fluids lol

 

[dreo2003]

thanks guys. yea i think its pretty sweet. I just have to figure out what to put back there now. i have a 3/8 drive socket set that fits great behind my seat. maybe i'll have to get a 1/2 drive set to put in the toolbox. maybe extra windshield wiper blades, some oil, coolant, water, a snow shovel, some flares, tire chains, jumper cables, tow rope... anything else i should put back there??

 

[tomtoc]

i've got a fire extinguisher. just seems like $20 is well worth the safety. hopefully not on me, but a $20 can could save someone a lot of trouble/money

i also have a cheap-o first aid kit, gloves, and some tie-down

 

[Skandocious]

thanks guys. yea i think its pretty sweet. I just have to figure out what to put back there now. i have a 3/8 drive socket set that fits great behind my seat. maybe i'll have to get a 1/2 drive set to put in the toolbox. maybe extra windshield wiper blades, some oil, coolant, water, a snow shovel, some flares, tire chains, jumper cables, tow rope... anything else i should put back there??

Some ATF (both for tranny and power steering) a small jack, tire iron, extra wiper fluid.

 

[CaFordDude]

looks like it sits on an angle to me...





Nevermind, turned my monitor sideways and fixed it.

 

[dreo2003]

tom, the fire ex. is a good idea. I'll throw one of those back there. it could save someone a lot of trouble/money like you said or it could save someones life. thats definitely going back there.
Chris, I'll put some ATF back there and washer fluid but i have a jack and lug wrench on my passenger side, inside front quarter panel. I took that scissors jack out and put a bottle jack there when i got the truck.
thanks for the ideas guys, i'm sure ill have the toolbox as cluttered as my bedroom, garage, and office soon enough.

 

[dreo2003]

looks crooked to me...

no way! lol i know you're just trying to stir up trouble but theres no way the toolbox is crooked! the picture i took is crooked and so is the bed because my springs are shot but the toolbox is straight! lol. straight with respect to the bed that is.

 

[lenny1carl]

awesome deal... i too like the 2 door better because i cant get in the back. you made out though.

 

[A_G]

used to keep a sword in mine. A little one my uncle made for me when i was a kid. Made a good hammer. Pry bar. and small limb removal. wasnt sharp at all. But you could beat the branch off with it.

But sadly i think i left it at the river..and it flooded....

That looks like the exact one i have. fair warning pay attention the little shocks that keep the lid open. Mine were mounted on a plate that was riveted to the lid. And the rivets broke. I remove it. Now i just open it and lean it up against my 3rd brake light. then eventually the rivets broke on the latches and i had to re-rivet those.

Its all in good working order...except the lock..but no big deal. rattles sometimes tho.

 

[Skandocious]

no way! lol i know you're just trying to stir up trouble but theres no way the toolbox is crooked! the picture i took is crooked and so is the bed because my springs are shot but the toolbox is straight! lol. straight with respect to the bed that is.

I think he took a crooked picture of his crooked box so they'd cancel each other out

 

[CaFordDude]

i think cops forget bout these things when they search cars..

Can't speak for everyone but I don't. Course people mostly just carry tools in them, even the crooks. I have seen some pretty trick hiding places in cars. Most are high tech.

 

[A_G]

coke in the tires instead of air? false panels. some coyote even stuffed a woman under a dash. (theres pics somewhere on the intraweb)

 

[CaFordDude]

Even that stuff is low tech compared to the stuff out there now days.

 

[A_G]

im pretty sure what your getting at, its not really hidden , its in plain sight, but just disguised.

 

[dreo2003]

CaFordDude,

Now you have me curious. what sort of high tech tricks are these crim-nals into these days? and what if i told you i didnt have the key for the locked toolbox officer?