Repair or Replace My Bed Sides

[Chaparralman1974]

Morning all!

Well, I have started on the bed of my project. I need some advice / opinions on whether or not I should replace these bed sides or fix them. My goal is to have a nice looking driver.....not a show truck. Money is of course always important as I don't have an unlimited budget. I did acquire a few other bed sides that had been cut up from behind the wheel wells but the front portions are intact, so my original idea was to fix the holes in the side that were cut there for some kind of tool boxes. I was also contemplating putting a top rail cover on the tops of the bed sides to hide some of the dents and stuff that are on top.

All that said, it looks like I can get new bed sides for about $750 each. Should I even mess with these, or just go with new bed sides?

Clay