Pickup Trucks without a bed: How to stay legal?

Do you have a chassis cab, and have you been wondering if you can drive it on the road without getting pulled over? Well, I am here to tell you, yes, you can pull your chassis cab out of your garage and take it for a ride. But, as long as you have mud flaps, and taillights, and a tag on the back of your truck. Below, I will talk about what you need and how to put it on the rear end of your pickup truck. I will also talk about the prices if you have to put the bed of your truck together yourself and make it legal to ride.

Is it legal to drive a pickup truck without a bed?

If your no bed truck has taillights, tag, mud flaps, turn signals, and even a rear bumper and you may immensely drive it on the road.

If you do not have all of these items on your truck with no bed, you will most likely get pulled over.

**Please Note: This is not an exhaustive list of things you need to be legal without a bed, and you should check your local laws to make sure you are legal.**

So how do you install everything you need?

• Tail Lights: These can be mounted or even flushed on the rear of your truck. But it will also depend on its dimensions; then you can trace out what you need, mark it, then cut it out then you will need to mount your lights. Then, after you get down, cutting it out where you need to climb, you will need to cut your bumper where you want your lights to go. Then you will take your wires and taillight to their located places; then, you will need to drill holes for your screws. After preparing your spots, you will need to use the bolts and nuts that came with your light and fix the taillights—doing the same on each side. These lights will make things much easier for you when you back up.

License Plate

For A license plate bracket that is already on your truck all, you will need to take the screw out and then put your license plate on and screwing it back on counterclockwise. Remember, if you do not have all four screws, at least two are ok, and you can buy some more at the hardware store. You will want to make sure that your license plate is lined up with the license plate bracket though before you screw it on.

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How much is the material you will need to make your truck legal?

Tail Lights

Updating you truck with tail lights is going to be one of the most important parts of this fix! Thankfully you can buy some for under $50 no problem. Like the ones below!

• “Wigbow 60″ LED lights Bar Double Running Brake Reverse Signal Tails Lights”: Has four stripped splitters. These lights are water-resistant, and their material is silicone. The Window has a double row of LED chips which make your tailgate much brighter.
• The Linkitom New Submersible LED Trailer Light Kit: This package includes running, stop, tail, and turns halo tail lights and even two of the amber clearance light. A license plate bracket mounting hardware is twenty-five feet wire harness that is 21.65 feet in length.
• Red Trailer Truck LED Seal Red 6 Stop Turn Tail Light Marine: These lights are waterproof and make for easy change. It has tough rubber around the taillights.

Bumpers

A bumper is likely going to be one of the more expensive things you need to be adding to the truck, but even so, you can expect to pay under $150 with the below options.

• Fey 66000 DiamondStep Universal Black Replacement Rear Bumper: This bumper has a polyurethane material, and it is made to protect your hitch area. It has a ripped design that gives your truck appearance and strength.
• Smittybilt 76651D-01 SRC Classic Rear Bumper: This is a steal bumper that weighs only around forty-four pounds with a chrome exterior.
• Westin DiamondStep Universal Style Rear Bumper: This is a great universal bumper that features diamond plate styling.

Mud Flaps

If you are on the hunt for some mud flaps, these can be bought easily for under $40, like the options below!

• ROCK TAMERS RT022 Mud Flap: These mud flaps on Amazon for only $32.06 and 3/8 thick are made from a reinforced rubber fiber. These mud flaps can be used for both the right and left sides.
• Mud Flaps Splash Guards: These mud flaps are Nylon and a synthetic fiber protecting your truck for road spray and also stone.
• Polymer Mud Flaps: These are twenty-four by thirty-inch mud flaps that you can find Zoro for the price of $15.31