I got ripped off !
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I got ripped off !
I bought my 2008 F-250 SD 13 months ago and mechanically, it has not had any problems; however, I recently installed a headace rack, and within 4 days driving, I noticed about a 3/4" crack in the bed on both sides just below the bed rail caps and about 4" back from the front. As I looked more thoroughly, I found out that the front top of the bed at one time was damaged and repaired. It appears that the damaged bed metal was completely removed and replaced with some type of plastic body filler. I'm really pissed that I did not know about this when I bought my truck. Does anyone have any Ideas on how this can be repaired where my bed wont crack? I can imagine what will happen after driving on salted roads this winter with these exposed cracks. Any suggestions are sure appreciated. I believe if I had known of this problem when making the purchase I would hav negotiated for a replacement bed, but after a year of ownership I'm pretty well screwed 
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Thought about doing that too. I'm a welder by trade and have also considered building a dedicated welding bed.
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Sounds like it is bondo or some equivalent if I understand correctly. Easiest and probably cheapest would just be find a used bed. Otherwise you'd need to take all the bondo out and try to work the metal back out properly or cut the bad part out and weld new in. Labor in time and money would be more than a $1K used bed.
Pictures would go a long way in a proper answer though.
Good news is almost all fleet trucks are white so there should be tons of white beds out there.
Pictures would go a long way in a proper answer though.
Good news is almost all fleet trucks are white so there should be tons of white beds out there.
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A take off bed is the bed solution in this case. That is about the only way it will ever be right.
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Sounds like it is bondo or some equivalent if I understand correctly. Easiest and probably cheapest would just be find a used bed. Otherwise you'd need to take all the bondo out and try to work the metal back out properly or cut the bad part out and weld new in. Labor in time and money would be more than a $1K used bed.
Pictures would go a long way in a proper answer though.
Good news is almost all fleet trucks are white so there should be tons of white beds out there.
Pictures would go a long way in a proper answer though.
Good news is almost all fleet trucks are white so there should be tons of white beds out there.
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Sounds like it is bondo or some equivalent if I understand correctly. Easiest and probably cheapest would just be find a used bed. Otherwise you'd need to take all the bondo out and try to work the metal back out properly or cut the bad part out and weld new in. Labor in time and money would be more than a $1K used bed.
Pictures would go a long way in a proper answer though.
Good news is almost all fleet trucks are white so there should be tons of white beds out there.
Pictures would go a long way in a proper answer though.
Good news is almost all fleet trucks are white so there should be tons of white beds out there.
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No harm in trying, but the previous owner could have had it repaired before they traded/sold it too.
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I did ask about one. The dealer claimed he couldn't find the one for that truck. Also, this particular dealer didn't take this truck in on a trade. He claimed he has people that search out good used Super Duty trucks and they go through a thorough check by their shop. They can't be too thorough, because when I bought it I could hear an exhaust leak. I told the salesman about it and he said it was my imagination. I replied that I would not purchase it until someone could show me what was causing the sound I heard. Turned out that they ended up having to replace both exhaust manifolds and studs. They asked if I would go half with them. I refused. Told them I'd go elsewhere. They then caved an ate the replacements.