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Old 07-12-2016, 08:58 AM   #14
Keith Seymore
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Re: Pro-Tec Beds

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Originally Posted by 70c10-08 View Post
I found this info on a website called the truth about cars.
I take it you didn't read the link I provided in post #3?



(I thought your post sounded familiar)

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Originally Posted by truth about cars
Why was Pro-Tec sold in one bed length, that bed length being one that rarely appears on work trucks?
As a trial (to limit exposure).

We do this all the time.

That's why the TBI was introduced on the '87 R/V trucks, rather than waiting for the new GMT400 models. Management was apprehensive about introducing a whole new truck exterior, chassis AND powertrain, so the TBI was pulled ahead to minimize and control risk.

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