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chevykid1969 · 05-13-2003, 07:44 PM

I searched through the post on this topic but all i saw was post on step/sport side late model beds. i was wondering if any one new if a fleet side late model bed lets say from like a s-10 of 1500 would fit.

Longhorn Man · 05-13-2003, 09:05 PM

WAY too narrow.

jmanz69 · 05-13-2003, 09:21 PM

S-10 bed, not a chance. 1500 bed, yes, but as some people on the board will tell you, the wheel well openings do not match the original truck openings in the front. Most people won't notice, but some will. It's your truck, do what you think looks good. You are the one who has to be happy with it.

knucklebuster · 05-13-2003, 09:47 PM

Anyone got a pic of a truck with fleet bed on it?I've never seen one.

griesel72 · 05-13-2003, 09:56 PM

I saw one once. It was a sweet truck but the bed looked like crap. The curve of the body didn't match, and looked really bad.

**BIG ORANGE** · 05-13-2003, 09:57 PM

No but i got a 90 model sportside for 800.00/w new rollpan and extras

Longhorn Man · 05-13-2003, 10:00 PM

Here is one with the fleet...I don't think I have the close up showing where the lines don't match.
Basicly the bottom stuck out too far and the center was tucked in.

jmanz69 · 05-13-2003, 10:01 PM

I think the step beds look ok. I don't like the fleet beds though. The lines don't match at all. The step beds line up closer and look cleaner.

Longhorn Man · 05-13-2003, 10:02 PM

And here is the late medel step bed...like stated before, the wheel openings don't even come close, and the bed has to be jacked up a bit to get the lower lines to come close. The bottom still sticks out too far IMO.
But I agree...it is your ride.

chevykid1969 · 05-14-2003, 06:56 AM

I just thought of something... that looks stupid. thanks for your help ill stick with my old shot/step bed.

Longhorn Man · 05-14-2003, 11:27 PM

LOL! I'm glad you agree. They can look even worse too...

dinnut · 05-14-2003, 11:33 PM

um?

dinnut · 05-14-2003, 11:34 PM

ugly tube grill and the bed doesnt fit in!

yellowgmc · 05-15-2003, 02:43 AM

i've been wondering what a new late model chevy stepbed would look like. the new ones are more rounded.

05-13-2003, 07:44 PM	#1
chevykid1969 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Knightdale,North Carolina Posts: 377	Late model bed I searched through the post on this topic but all i saw was post on step/sport side late model beds. i was wondering if any one new if a fleet side late model bed lets say from like a s-10 of 1500 would fit.

05-13-2003, 09:47 PM	#4
knucklebuster Failure is NOT an option! Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: greenwood s.c. Posts: 811	Anyone got a pic of a truck with fleet bed on it?I've never seen one. __________________ House payment or truck parts?????.........why does life have to be so complicated? 1969 Chevy Shortbed Fleetside 1969 Camaro ps pb a/c(drove in high school now it's just a yard ornament,but it's next on the list for resto) 1990 Ni$$an hardbody( daily beater that has been really beaten!) 1999 Grand Am GT(wifes ride...never buy a pontiac!!Trust Me)

05-13-2003, 09:56 PM	#5
griesel72 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Howard, Kansas USA Posts: 1,997	I saw one once. It was a sweet truck but the bed looked like crap. The curve of the body didn't match, and looked really bad. __________________ 1969 K10 Custom 10 1997 Z71 2006 Volkswagen Jetta TDI 2006 King Ranch 1980 Wife

05-13-2003, 09:57 PM	#6
BIG ORANGE Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Lancaster S.C. Posts: 4,754	No but i got a 90 model sportside for 800.00/w new rollpan and extras __________________ Things happen for a reason!

05-13-2003, 10:00 PM	#7
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,693	Here is one with the fleet...I don't think I have the close up showing where the lines don't match. Basicly the bottom stuck out too far and the center was tucked in. Attached Images

05-13-2003, 09:05 PM	#2
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,693	WAY too narrow.

05-13-2003, 09:21 PM	#3
jmanz69 Careful, they attack... Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Waterford, MI, USA Posts: 1,107	S-10 bed, not a chance. 1500 bed, yes, but as some people on the board will tell you, the wheel well openings do not match the original truck openings in the front. Most people won't notice, but some will. It's your truck, do what you think looks good. You are the one who has to be happy with it.

05-13-2003, 10:01 PM	#8
jmanz69 Careful, they attack... Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Waterford, MI, USA Posts: 1,107	I think the step beds look ok. I don't like the fleet beds though. The lines don't match at all. The step beds line up closer and look cleaner.

05-13-2003, 10:02 PM	#9
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,693	And here is the late medel step bed...like stated before, the wheel openings don't even come close, and the bed has to be jacked up a bit to get the lower lines to come close. The bottom still sticks out too far IMO. But I agree...it is your ride. Attached Images

05-14-2003, 06:56 AM	#10
chevykid1969 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Knightdale,North Carolina Posts: 377	I just thought of something... that looks stupid. thanks for your help ill stick with my old shot/step bed.

05-14-2003, 11:27 PM	#11
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,693	LOL! I'm glad you agree. They can look even worse too... Attached Images

05-14-2003, 11:33 PM	#12
dinnut Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: missouri city, tx Posts: 4,486	um? Attached Images __________________ 70 longbed 496/th400/Ford 9"

05-14-2003, 11:34 PM	#13
dinnut Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: missouri city, tx Posts: 4,486	ugly tube grill and the bed doesnt fit in! __________________ 70 longbed 496/th400/Ford 9"

05-15-2003, 02:43 AM	#14
yellowgmc Getting cabin fever?!?!?! Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: chisholm, mn Posts: 1,679	i've been wondering what a new late model chevy stepbed would look like. the new ones are more rounded. __________________ Member of the Discs Up Front Club 1972 GMC 1500 1994 F-150 XL 4x4 Tact is for people not whitty enough to be sarcastic



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