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Old Aug 7, 2010 | 06:04 PM
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bed repair or fiberglass?

Wonder if anybody has replaced truck bed with fiberglass bed? I finaly got a truck worth putting some$$ in. old bed is not to awlful rusted, If I go the repair route whats the best way to go? Bondo sheet metal? or is there any thing else out there that will last...never liked body work much! Cab is spotless, 1986, 4x4, 22r, 54,000 org miles, Thanks Guys.
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Old Aug 7, 2010 | 06:22 PM
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i was pricing fiberglass bed and $1600 was a little much but if you got it. i would patch it with sheet metal bondo over and slap on a paint job
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Old Aug 7, 2010 | 06:34 PM
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Old Aug 7, 2010 | 06:36 PM
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Junkyard+Spray Paint.... Ftw
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Old Aug 7, 2010 | 06:56 PM
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Maybe it time to make it into a flatbed? Here is a picture of my buddy's flatbed that was completed 2 weeks ago.
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Old Aug 7, 2010 | 07:12 PM
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Originally Posted by rumrunner6907
i would patch it with sheet metal bondo over and slap on a paint job
waste of time and $$$



please .. please please ..

dont try to repair your old bed .. you just cant save it !!
http://www.toyotafiberglass.com has the bed you want ..



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Old Aug 7, 2010 | 07:34 PM
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Originally Posted by slacker
waste of time and $$$



please .. please please ..

dont try to repair your old bed .. you just cant save it !!
http://www.toyotafiberglass.com has the bed you want ..



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Too bad that stuff is made in Canada. Shipping and customs makes it completely unreasonable. I think I got quoted at 500 bucks for shipping and customs alone.
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Old Aug 7, 2010 | 07:35 PM
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http://www.alfaparts.net/toyotapu90.htm
That is sheet metal replacement panels but it is also in Canada. Anything in the US?
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Old Aug 7, 2010 | 07:47 PM
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Too bad that stuff is made in Canada. Shipping and customs makes it completely unreasonable. I think I got quoted at 500 bucks for shipping and customs alone.
so come pick it up !! what do you want me to say ?? the internet makes the world even smaller , but shipping is still big bucks .. your neighbor probabally makes his living this way ..

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http://www.alfaparts.net/toyotapu90.htm
That is sheet metal replacement panels but it is also in Canada. Anything in the US?
ever used this stuff ? .. we we're the western distrubutors for 1 month .. we dropped the line .


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Old Aug 7, 2010 | 07:52 PM
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Originally Posted by slacker
so come pick it up !! what do you want me to say ?? the internet makes the world even smaller , but shipping is still big bucks .. your neighbor probabally makes his living this way ..



ever used this stuff ? .. we we're the western distrubutors for 1 month .. we dropped the line .


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Ha funny my neighbor does actually own his own trucking company. BC is quite a drive from the middle of America. I'm not trying to dog on your product (sorry if I came off harsh), I'm just not made of money. I would kill for a fiberglass bed.


I'm sure this has been answered many a time but, do 2wd beds fit on 4x4s?

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Old Aug 7, 2010 | 09:07 PM
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The fiberglass bed seems like a good idea till you tip it against that pesky tree. I will take dents over that mess any day.
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Old Aug 7, 2010 | 10:08 PM
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Why not just fiberglass pieces to go over rusted areas on a given bed? who needs a whole bed? Well some might, but not I. ( 1988 some rust in bed seams and outer fender weld spoots.
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Old Aug 8, 2010 | 05:32 AM
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Heres another option http://www.bgfiberglassusa.com/home.html. This is closer and they have a few different price ranges.
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Old Aug 8, 2010 | 07:04 AM
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http://www.hannemannfiberglass.com/c...457567&page=17
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Old Aug 8, 2010 | 10:48 AM
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I would like to get new bed as well. Everybody says just make a flat bed. Thinking I like the look of the bed now!
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