repairing body damage!
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repairing body damage!
ok my truck decided to try and eat a firehydrant (sp) and it pushed the door in alot and lower panel behind and under the door.
the door no loner opens so i need to get this fixed. now i know of corse i need a new door! 80-86 F-150's have the same doors correct ? even if mine is the xl and the doner truck is not ?
now how do i go about repalceing the rest of the damage (the lower panel and behind the door. does this come sepearte from the rest of the cab or what? or will i need a new cab ? i hope not!
thanks for yalls help
the door no loner opens so i need to get this fixed. now i know of corse i need a new door! 80-86 F-150's have the same doors correct ? even if mine is the xl and the doner truck is not ?
now how do i go about repalceing the rest of the damage (the lower panel and behind the door. does this come sepearte from the rest of the cab or what? or will i need a new cab ? i hope not!
thanks for yalls help
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what you need is a new door, rocker panel and maybe floor pan depending how far its smashed. one of the sponsers on this site has all the parts you need fairly priced. i believe its blue oval truck parts. as for years im pretty sure 80 through 96 will work for doors but yes 80-86 will definalty work. the xl-xlt are trim levels so if your truck has xl the xlt door shouldnt be different.
hope this helps
tony
hope this helps
tony
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all metal parts, 80-96 will be the same... The door panals are different, but they're interchangable. Newer truck=less rust... I'd do the cutting from as new of doner as possible. Check the doors over really good for rust damage, or rust repair.
Good luck
~Nate
Good luck
~Nate
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The doors change in style slightly from major body style revisions. 80-86, 87-91, 92-96 I think are the splits. They will all work though. The later ones have a squared off vent window.
I agree that you should look for newer parts as they will likely have less rust.
Good luck and remember... Don't feed the fire hydrants...
David
I agree that you should look for newer parts as they will likely have less rust.
Good luck and remember... Don't feed the fire hydrants...
David
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once again thanks guys. im waiting on my paycheck to buy parts.
isnt the rockerpanel spot welded on ? if so i might just spend the extra money and buy a new one from lmc or the above location that littleme13 posted.
and get a junkyard door. plus iv wanted to get this truck painted cause it looks pretty bad with its messed up paint job. so now would be a good time after i repair the few rust spots on the fenders.
isnt the rockerpanel spot welded on ? if so i might just spend the extra money and buy a new one from lmc or the above location that littleme13 posted.
and get a junkyard door. plus iv wanted to get this truck painted cause it looks pretty bad with its messed up paint job. so now would be a good time after i repair the few rust spots on the fenders.
