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Truck Bed Anchor
Truck Bed Anchor design listed for 1997–2026 Nissan Frontier. Listed category: exterior. Verify dimensions, fitment and material suitability before printing.
- Make
- Nissan
- Model
- Frontier
- Year range
- 1997–2026
- Submodel
- Not supplied
- Engine
- Not supplied
Source approval status: pending. Source flags do not certify fit, material suitability or safety for your vehicle.
License conditions, files, application and fit are reviewed before work is accepted.
Description
The way it works is you pop out some knockouts at the bottom of the bed (location shown in photos). These anchors have two halves which slot in. Then they are spaced with the "dogbone" shaped anchor, which has a captivated 5/16" nut, which slides in from the top, locking it in place. The sliding part is tapered so it can only go one way.
This is the non-intrusive way I devised to get a relatively strong anchor in the truckbed.
Printed in PLA or PETG with 100% infill on the interior face for the anchor piece (slot facing up), while dogbone was printed vertical using the only flat face. Don't use the front face of the anchor as the printing face, or the critical tab which grabs the metal may be weaker.
I tugged on it a bit and it didn't break with say 50-100lbs force :)
Source description, under the recorded CC-BY-4.0 license.
Print instructions
- Layer height: 0.2mm
- Infill: 70%
- Supports: As needed
Settings from the source; not independently tested by Orphaned Parts.
Print price estimates
Planning prices for one print, not a final quote. Defaults use a size allowance inferred from the part name, not a measured or sliced model. Filament suitability must be confirmed.
| Filament | USD / print | Application notes |
|---|---|---|
| PLA | $28.50 | Indoor prototypes; not a default material for hot vehicle interiors. |
| PETG | $29.00 | General-purpose candidate; heat and creep need review. |
| ASA | $32.50 | Candidate for UV exposure; verify temperature and geometry. |
| ABS | $31.50 | Enclosed printing; review application and dimensions. |
| TPU | $37.50 | Flexible designs only; not a substitute for rigid materials. |
| Nylon | $37.50 | Moisture, tolerances and application require review. |
| PA-CF | $42.50 | Filled nylon; abrasive filament and fit need review. |
Pricing assumptions and exclusions
USD: ($6 setup + $3 finishing + filament weight × assumed spool cost × 1.25 waste allowance + print hours × $2.50 × material time factor) ÷ 0.65. Rounded up to the next $0.50.
Assumed spool costs per kg: PLA $25, PETG $30, ASA $40, ABS $30, TPU $45, Nylon $65, PA-CF $95. Time factors: PLA/PETG 1.0, ASA/ABS 1.2, TPU 1.6, Nylon 1.4, PA-CF 1.5. These are proposed shop rates, not measured production costs.
Design work, test fitting, hardware, shipping and tax are additional where needed. Multi-file sets may need several prints. Use actual sliced weight and time when available. Final pricing is confirmed in writing.
All available source data
- Id
- ef065212-db73-4044-b483-083efbd5bb3c
- Part Name
- Truck Bed Anchor
- Slug
- truck-bed-anchor
- Category
- exterior
- Cswp Approval Status
- pending
- Download Status
- approved
- Make
- Nissan
- Model
- Frontier
- Year
- 1997
- Year End
- 2026
- Submodel
- Not supplied
- Engine
- Not supplied
- Created At
- 2026-07-07T10:22:42.347793+00:00
- Origin
- aggregated
- Source
- thingiverse
- Source Url
- https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:5510093
- Source Creator Url
- https://www.thingiverse.com/willps
- Cc License Code
- CC-BY-4.0
- Cc License Url
- https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- For Sale
- No
- Fulfillment Mode
- platform
- Manual Price Cents
- Not supplied
- Image Url
- https://r2-upload.3dcarparts.workers.dev/file/parts/ef065212-db73-4044-b483-083efbd5bb3c/images/truck-bed-anchor-1_1783419763391_krrjx5.jpg
- Author
- willps
- Estimated Price Cents
- Not supplied
- HasMultipleModelFiles
- No
- ModelFileCount
- 0
- Download Count
- 0
- Detail Url
- https://3dcarparts.org/library/1997-2026/Nissan/Frontier/truck-bed-anchor
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