Toolbox system for vehicles having flared fenders

A toolbox system for a vehicle having a bed portion with an upwardly disposed bed surface bounded by a front wall, a rear wall, a first outermost sidewall and a second outermost sidewall so as to define a rear cargo area, said toolbox system comprising:

• a flared section on a side of said vehicle, said flared section having a fender flare extending outwardly from one of said first sidewall and said second sidewall on said side of said vehicle so as to dispose a wall of said fender flare in spaced apart relation to said one of said first sidewall and said second sidewall of said vehicle, said fender flare disposed in spaced apart relation to one or more wheels of said vehicle;
• one or more compartments disposed in said flared section, each of said compartments enclosing one or more chambers therein;
• and
• at least one of a door and a drawer moveably associated with said fender flare and with each of said compartments to allow access to one or more of said chambers from said side of said vehicle outside of said rear cargo area through said wall of said fender flare without said compartments extending into and interfering with said rear cargo area, said wall of said fender flare having a wall contour shape and each of said door and said drawer having an outer member that has a member contour shape that is configured in corresponding relation to said wall contour shape.

A toolbox for a vehicle having one or more wheels on a side of said vehicle, said toolbox comprising:

• a flared section removably attached to said vehicle, said flared section having a fender flare extending outwardly from an outermost sidewall on said side of said vehicle so as to dispose a wall of said fender flare in spaced apart relation to said sidewall of said vehicle, said fender flare disposed in spaced apart relation to said one or more wheels of said vehicle;
• one or more compartments disposed in said flared section;
• one or more chambers enclosed in each of said compartments;
• and
• at least one of a door and a drawer moveably associated with said fender flare and with each of said compartments to allow access to each of said one or more chambers from said side of said vehicle through said wall of said fender flare.