Resumen

The present invention is a system and method for providing protection for the outer sides and the tailgate of a pickup truck bed, wherein the external side protector panel includes three panels, a right side, a left side, and a connection panel between them, wherein the connection panel includes an elastic panel to provide added force to keep the external side protector panel flush to the external sides of a pickup truck bed to thereby prevent contaminants from getting between the side panels of the truck bed and the external side protector panel, and wherein a separate tailgate panel provides protection to the tailgate of the truck bed.