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08-30-2010, 04:19 PM
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18 Till I Die
Join Date: Mar 2005
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Bedsides GM vs Repo how to tell?
I'm going to look at some longbox bedsides and the seller is saying they are GM. I find it hard to belive and think they might be Repos, There are no boxes. Is there a sure fire way to tell. They both have the square filler doors on them. Thanks
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08-30-2010, 04:22 PM
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Chris
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Re: Bedsides GM vs Repo how to tell?
some parts have a gm sticker on them. Other then that not really sure.
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08-30-2010, 04:22 PM
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Getting Old; Going Broke
Join Date: Apr 2010
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Re: Bedsides GM vs Repo how to tell?
If they are indeed new, a new OE will have a GM sticker with a part # on it somewhere, and a repop will probably have an Aftermarket sticker of some sorts on it. I can tell by the ecoat that is on them, but that comes from decades of dealing with OE and A/M sheet metal.
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08-30-2010, 04:23 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Readsboro, VT
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Re: Bedsides GM vs Repo how to tell?
Bring a GM tail light and set it into the opening. If it's a nice tight gap around the headlight, then it's a GM bed side. If it's got a large, sloppy gap with too big of a radius on the sheet metal where the tail light buts up against it, then it's an aftermarket.
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08-30-2010, 04:38 PM
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Chris
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Re: Bedsides GM vs Repo how to tell?
we had aftermarkets on the 86 and the taillights fit fine no big gaps or anything and I know they were aftermarket ones.
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08-30-2010, 07:39 PM
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yeller
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Twin Cities
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Re: Bedsides GM vs Repo how to tell?
Most 73-87 GM sheetmetal will have a "GM" stamp on it somewhere. For example, fenders have them on the backside of the lip where the fender meets the door. It is small, but it is there.
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08-30-2010, 08:16 PM
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Re: Bedsides GM vs Repo how to tell?
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