Retractable Tie Down Anchors for 99-13 Silverado, 3000LBS, 2Pcs

I typically don't write many reviews, but these Tie Down Anchors deserve one: I received these last night and had all 4 installed in less than 10 minutes. I have installed lots of these tie down anchors in my life and these are by far the nicest, sturdiest, best looking and highest quality that I have come across. The all metal construction facilitates tightening them down securely. This can not be achieved with the cheaper models with the plastic top piece that flexes and allows the Tie Down to move around when in use. Also, over time the cheaper plastic models crack from exposure to the sun. These are made of metal and should hold up for a long time. Installation: I removed the screws completely before inserting at an angle in the truck bed rail pocket and they fit perfectly on my 2005 GMC 2500HD. The screws can be re-installed by lifting up on the stainless steel ring and aligning the holes in the top plate with the threaded holes in the base piece. Be sure to position the stainless steel clamp under the lips of the bed rail. When i replaced the screws I used removable Loctite (222) on the threads. This does 2 things, it keeps the screws from loosening up and it protects the threads from corrosion. Be sure to tighten evenly, going back and forth from screw to screw until both remain tight. I have not put a heavy load on these yet, but once securely tightened, these look and feel like they will not move. I highly recommend this product and will definitely buy more when needed.

First off, probably the highest quality anchors you will find. The construction is all metal (stainless and aluminum too, so no rusting), and the machining is quality as well. The black top cap was bigger than recess in the vinyl bed rail cover, but I just sent it and tightened it down, didn’t feel like dremeling out the recess, although I could’ve if I cared for a cleaner look, wouldn’t have been difficult. The angle plate that secures to the under side of the bed rail was a little too wide to fit in easily (I know these aren’t intended for my truck), but I was able to get them in by angling them the normal way they would go in, getting them as deep as they would go, then placing a flathead on the angle plate closest to the 90 degree bend and giving it a solid tap with a hammer. This pushed it past the last mm or so to get the top edge of the ear of the angle plate i to the stake hole lip. Would definitely recommend, even if you have to persuade them in like I did, I can tell they’ll last a long time.

As the title states, they installed easy and super secure, the lift and drop of the loop works great!! They will be awesomely functional for my needs. Only disappointment is that they were slated to fit through 2013 Silverado, which is my year, but the upper aluminum plate is smaller than the opening of my top cap when I took off the top plate caps. All pictures and reviews I saw showed a perfect fit or a fit on top of the cap. I ended up with bare side rail showing between the upper plate and vinyl rail top cap.

This a very good product. Easy to install. I am very happy with the anchors.

Fits perfectly and works well.

They do not work on a 1994 Chevy K1500 Fleetside. The bed pockets measure 1.430 wide and the tiedown is 1.470". After filing for 15 minutes (the aluminum alloy is hard) I managed to get it in the pocket, but the steel plate that locks it in is too wide and you will have to elongate the screw holes. A lot of work for 4 stake pockets. They are very well made and machined very nicely. Too bad the are made .040" too wide. Refunded my money 100%. Thanks!

All metal construction, heavy duty and nice looking. Wasn't quite sure if/how these would work over top of my bedliner, but they worked out perfectly! If you're installing without a bedliner, I doubt the installation would take more than 10 minutes total. In my case, I had to locate the center of the stake pockets through the bedliner, measure & cut holes, then install through the bedliner. Even given the extra work, I had these installed in less than 30 minutes! Bonus: these keep the bedliner held down snug to the bed! Highly recommend these stake pocket tie-downs.

These were fairly easy to install, only took about 10 mins to do both. They're a little tricky to get down in the hole (tip: extend them first). They fit over my bedliner, but note they don't fit in the back holes of the Colorado, which are a weird shape. They look nice and feel solid. Time will tell how they hold up as far as rust goes.