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Cost of replacing---not fixing---body?
Just got off the phone with a guy who says I can get all the panels for my '72 C20 for probably $300-400 "all day long," then pay a body shop a thousand or so to replace them all. Says just the cost of the bed alone would only be $99. Is this true? Could the body of my truck be that cheap to replace? And where would I find all this metal?
Seems like that's the cheapest route, considering how much work I'd need to do on my truck's body to fix the rust. |
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Re: Cost of replacing---not fixing---body?
That does not sound right, I just bought a front fender and it ran me 139.00
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Re: Cost of replacing---not fixing---body?
yes its true that most all the body parts are sold for these trucks but depending on what needs fixing it will be more then 400 the prices are pretty good but the add up quickly
some places that sell the parts are lmc truck parts and the paddock parts both have websites that show the parts and send out free catalogs
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Re: Cost of replacing---not fixing---body?
I was checking prices for a bed through Goodmark the other night and these were the numbers I found.
Bed floor $850 Bedside (you need 2) $449 Front panel $149 Wheel tubs X2 They had them listed for $59 and $99 You're looking at over 2K and we haven't even figured a gate. |
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Re: Cost of replacing---not fixing---body?
This isn't true unless this guy knows someone going out of business or is talking about each panel costing 3 to $400. Most all the sheet metal that the vendors supply are marked up 100+ percent, but they also buy large quantities and inventory turns take a while on most parts so the cost is needed to stay in business.
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Re: Cost of replacing---not fixing---body?
It did sound too good to be true, but in my defense, the guy wasn't trying to sell me anything, nor was he trying to get me to sell him my truck. He said he'd worked on a hundred of these things, and that replacing body parts is cheap as hell.
Man, what a bummer. All I want is a rust-free '72. Is that too much to ask out of life?? |
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Re: Cost of replacing---not fixing---body?
They don't exist unless you buy one already done or do it yourself. These trucks starting rusting the first time water got down the cowl vent.
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Re: Cost of replacing---not fixing---body?
Use only quality sheetmetal. There not cheap, but they fit. Use Goodmark. You won't regret it.
Good Luck
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