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| | | | Joined: Jul 2010 Posts: 50 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Jul 2010 Posts: 50 | I have been looking in catalogs--Ecklers, Brothers, LMC, Classic Truck Parts and the cab corners are priced from $30 (imported) to $80 for delux made in America. So, what is the best way to go for fit and durability>
Lee Beckman | | | | | Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 | "fit and durability" is entirely in your hands, any patch panel will require fitting, and how long any rust repair job lasts depends totally on how well you do it .... I'd be skeptical there's any of these panels actually made in the US, the majority of them are contracted to Asian stamping mills by American companies .... if you run across "made in America" claims, ask the name of the company that makes them - if it's Dynacorn, they'll be good quality and decent workable fit
Bill | | | | | Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 1,362 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 1,362 | Dynacorn is the best for steps, I don't remember for cab corners. You want them to have the same radius on the bottom.
And unless you have a good stock truck to lay under you really can't see it on a rusted out one. I forget what brand it was but it looked nothing like factory in that area. And that means what else did they get wrong.
Well just looked at a few I have, I think the dynacorn ones have a hole drilled in the bottom to hang them for paint at factory.
They are the ones I like, but I do have a counterpart that doesn't look too bad either. I have another that is real old and don't know who made it, looks not so good, but can use a piece out of it for a project or two.
Kicking self for selling off my Taskforce trucks.
Still looking for an LCF or conventional big bolt in decent shape.
As of 10-26-2022, A 55.2 Taskforce long bed now the work begins
| | | | | Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 | the hole in the bottom is a drain, to avoid the problem condensation in the corners that causes the rust out there
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