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12-20-2013, 10:29 AM
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Location: Saint Augustine, FL
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Replacement front bed panel-is this normal?
I just received this front bed panel in the mail. I can bend it back and forth, equally. There's not really a middle ground where it'll stay straight.
Is this something that'll straighten out when it's mounted?  
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12-20-2013, 10:33 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Lynn Haven Florida
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Re: Replacement front bed panel-is this normal?
That's counterpart sheetmetal for ya,when i was checking sheetmetal for my bed , this was the worst stuff
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12-20-2013, 10:33 AM
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Hittin E-Z Street on Mud Tires
 
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Greenville, SC
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Re: Replacement front bed panel-is this normal?
Normal for a repop? Probably. Factory piece? No. I've had my stepside bed apart and it did not do that. It should be fine once bolted up.
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12-20-2013, 10:34 AM
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Re: Replacement front bed panel-is this normal?
Damn you guys are fast
 Should I try and send it back? Everything else from top banana looked great, but this thing is wonky.
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12-20-2013, 10:38 AM
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Hittin E-Z Street on Mud Tires
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Greenville, SC
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Re: Replacement front bed panel-is this normal?
There may not be a better new one...
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Jesse James 1967 C10 SWB Stepside: 350/700R4/3.73 1965 Ford Mustang: 289/T5-5spd/3.25 Trac-Loc 1968 Pontiac Firebird: Project Fire Chicken! 2015 Silverado Double Cab 5.3L Z71 2001 Jeep Wrangler Sport 4.0L 5spd 2020 Chevrolet Equinox Premium 2.0L Turbo 2011 Mustang V6 ~ Wife's ride American Born, Country by the Grace of God 1967 CST Shop Truck Rebuild! My 1967 C-10 Build Thread My Vintage Air A/C Install Project "On a Dime" Trying my hand at Home Renovation! 1965 Mustang Modifications! |
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12-20-2013, 10:42 AM
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Re: Replacement front bed panel-is this normal?
I've read about MAR-K being good for the bed stuff. It was more money, but I'm beginning to see why that might be...
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12-20-2013, 10:53 AM
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Re: Replacement front bed panel-is this normal?
i used one from MAR-K with no problems very nice piece
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12-20-2013, 10:53 AM
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Hittin E-Z Street on Mud Tires
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Greenville, SC
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Re: Replacement front bed panel-is this normal?
Might want to give them a call, they make a lot of (if not all?) of the stuff they sell in the US. When I get to the point of adding the 67 CST side trim for my truck I will be buying from them, it's made in the US and has gotten many good comments from members here.
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Jesse James 1967 C10 SWB Stepside: 350/700R4/3.73 1965 Ford Mustang: 289/T5-5spd/3.25 Trac-Loc 1968 Pontiac Firebird: Project Fire Chicken! 2015 Silverado Double Cab 5.3L Z71 2001 Jeep Wrangler Sport 4.0L 5spd 2020 Chevrolet Equinox Premium 2.0L Turbo 2011 Mustang V6 ~ Wife's ride American Born, Country by the Grace of God 1967 CST Shop Truck Rebuild! My 1967 C-10 Build Thread My Vintage Air A/C Install Project "On a Dime" Trying my hand at Home Renovation! 1965 Mustang Modifications! |
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12-20-2013, 10:59 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Fairmont, Nebraska
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Re: Replacement front bed panel-is this normal?
I say forget the hassle of buying an aftermarket one that may be bent if you have the tools do what I did fab up your own only cost me $110 bucks
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12-20-2013, 12:01 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Rancho Cordova, CA
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Re: Replacement front bed panel-is this normal?
Recently installed mine and it looked about like yours. Once you install it it will “square up” nicely
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12-20-2013, 10:57 PM
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Location: Saint Augustine, FL
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Re: Replacement front bed panel-is this normal?
Well that's good to hear^^^
I guess I'll bolt it in tomorrow and see how she does.
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12-20-2013, 11:14 PM
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Location: Marianna Arkansas
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Re: Replacement front bed panel-is this normal?
You bolt that thing up and trust me it will stiffen up. A lot of new sheet metal from the General now a days will do that on the newer type stuff then when you put the bolts to it it get serious. jim
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12-22-2013, 12:41 AM
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Re: Replacement front bed panel-is this normal?
The one from mar-k is as good as factory...........jim
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12-22-2013, 01:19 AM
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Location: Topeka, Ks
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Re: Replacement front bed panel-is this normal?
Bought mine from MAR-K and it was nothing like that. Good luck to ya!
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12-22-2013, 08:39 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2013
Location: Alliance, Oh
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Re: Replacement front bed panel-is this normal?
Do people read the horrors of repop sheet metal before they order? It's all over this board, how did you not know? And it even tells you going cheap will get you cheap!
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12-22-2013, 11:04 AM
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Re: Replacement front bed panel-is this normal?
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12-22-2013, 11:32 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Yukon, OK
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Re: Replacement front bed panel-is this normal?
Go Mar-K! I just built a complete short fleetside from aftermarket parts. Bought everything I could from Mar-K, and the rest (of course) was stamped in Taiwan. Mar-K is the only stuff of any real quality. I give them a strong 10!
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12-22-2013, 12:02 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Pueblo West, CO
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Re: Replacement front bed panel-is this normal?
Mar-K is great. I have ordered a bunch from them. I have the same bed front that you have there from counterpart and it went in fine and stiffened right up. Not a super piece but fully functional and will get the job done. Good luck and
MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL!
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