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Old Mar 11, 2019 | 11:15 PM
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Long bed side tool compartment

All: I know I've inquired about this before, but has anyone had any success locating or making the hinge pins for the bed side tool compartment access door hinges?
My truck is a '66 F250 2WD custom Cab.
I removed/destroyed mine to paint the door separately from the box, and now need new pins.
I see that McMaster-Carr has some with heads on one end that might work, but then I'm unsure how to peen the other end when installed without damaging my new paint.
Any sources/suggestions welcomed.
Thanks. Jeff
 

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Old Mar 11, 2019 | 11:45 PM
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I have a box that I'm going to install. What I think will work is to install two pins in each hinge , one from each side meet up in the middle job done. With the new paint do the hinges go together?
 
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Christmas: Not a bad idea, but how do you keep the 2 halves in place, so they don't fall out from vibration during driving? Jeff
 
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The shaft just below the head would need to be knurled like that of a house door hinge.
 
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Not exactly factory but you could probably just pinch the end with a vise grip to flatten it out a bit so the pins don't pull out.
 
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That will probably work. From what can tell on my box the pivot point is the center of the hinge. A machine shop could knurl it just below the head.
 
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