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Mattchu60 · 08-26-2018, 04:02 PM

I can't return them - the place I get them from is 3 hrs away and I don't want to make the long drive back - plus they don't make these anymore so I wouldn't be able to source a different one. I've gotta make them work. The driver side panel is much better - pretty strait and solid.

For the tail light area - I'm not sure I can use a hammer to move the bend down - I don't see how I could hammer it from the inside due to the double wall construction. One thought was to find a tail light area from a factory GM bed (local yard has a bunch of rusted ones but the tail light area is solid - i could cut that area out of a donor bed and patch it into these - is that overkill or a good idea?

08-26-2018, 04:02 PM	#12
Mattchu60 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Swaledale, IA Posts: 484	Re: Working on my aftermarket Boxsides - need some ideas/input I can't return them - the place I get them from is 3 hrs away and I don't want to make the long drive back - plus they don't make these anymore so I wouldn't be able to source a different one. I've gotta make them work. The driver side panel is much better - pretty strait and solid. For the tail light area - I'm not sure I can use a hammer to move the bend down - I don't see how I could hammer it from the inside due to the double wall construction. One thought was to find a tail light area from a factory GM bed (local yard has a bunch of rusted ones but the tail light area is solid - i could cut that area out of a donor bed and patch it into these - is that overkill or a good idea?