Cheesy aftermarket (?) screw-on tie-down anchor - Anybody have one? - Found! Thanks, Joe!

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Hi all, the 84 GMC C2500 I bought recently has these surface-mounted tie-down anchors on it. I don't know if they're a dealer-install option or not, but I would like to find at least one. One of mine has the center tab broken off (as if they had any strength to begin with) and I would just like another to put there until such time when a paint job comes around and they can all be eliminated.

Yeah, I know they're cheesy... I'm just trying to fix some little things. I'd rather have another one instead of removing them all and leaving shadows and holes.

Anyone? Thanks in advance!

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Must be a PNW thing.
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Must be lol. My rig I picked up from La Pine/Bend Oregon has them. The only place I have seen them is the PNW trucks not that that means much.
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Mine's from Eugene and had them down both sides and the tailgate. First thing I removed. No idea what I did with them either.
 

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Mine was from Medford Oregon. I had never seen them before I bought that truck.
 

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Mine's from Eugene and had them down both sides and the tailgate. First thing I removed. No idea what I did with them either.
Lol. Mine was from central Oregun too. The tie downs were all removed, but it was 27 more holes to weld up and 9 dents to fix. But my truck was like a 1980s accessory catalog when I got it. Think I welded about 60 holes they weren’t there when it rolled off the assembly line…
 

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Wow!
What a neat thing to get to look for, I reckon you'll find one with that great pix u got. Good luck!
 

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Check boat stores, they look like they belong on a boat

Actually yeah, I kind of remember seeing those before in the boat/RV isles at a few stores.
 

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I have them too. If I ever do body work, I’ll pull them. I wouldn’t trust them to do much more than tie down a tarp. It’s just three small screws into sheet metal.

My truck was not from the PNW.
 

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Yeah, pretty sure they were designed to put twine around to hold your Christmas tree in... that's about it. If you love it, don't trust it to those anchors!
 

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