New bed or body work?
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New bed or body work?
Hi all! Finally bit the bullet and took my 97 f350 long bed in for line x around the front wheel wells and down the sides of the doors (inside and out of the cab) today. The bad news is, I held off on doing anything on the rear of the truck because of rust around the wheel wells. I'm considering either buying a new (southern) bed or trying to find some OEM panels to weld on. I'm torn though because the inside of the box and the cross members are beautiful. What do you guys think? Any ideas where a can find a good bed, or maybe some good quality side panels? Thanks
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Hi all! Finally bit the bullet and took my 97 f350 long bed in for line x around the front wheel wells and down the sides of the doors (inside and out of the cab) today. The bad news is, I held off on doing anything on the rear of the truck because of rust around the wheel wells. I'm considering either buying a new (southern) bed or trying to find some OEM panels to weld on. I'm torn though because the inside of the box and the cross members are beautiful. What do you guys think? Any ideas where a can find a good bed, or maybe some good quality side panels? Thanks
I personally would go the aftermarket skin route. Then when Installing them, they can be prepped Properly(Paint the back side), the inner arch supports can be prepped properly(drain holes added and Painted) then the sides can be Glued on and Not welded(burning paint off starting rust Immediately)
or you can go the southern bed route and have rust in 5 years or less
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Hi all! Finally bit the bullet and took my 97 f350 long bed in for line x around the front wheel wells and down the sides of the doors (inside and out of the cab) today. The bad news is, I held off on doing anything on the rear of the truck because of rust around the wheel wells. I'm considering either buying a new (southern) bed or trying to find some OEM panels to weld on. I'm torn though because the inside of the box and the cross members are beautiful. What do you guys think? Any ideas where a can find a good bed, or maybe some good quality side panels? Thanks
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