Full Re-paint - replace hinges or just bushings/pins?
 

I'm about to start the bodywork on my truck. To line up the panels I'm replacing the cab/core support body mount bushings and I need to address the sagging doors. Do you recommend using the hinge repair kits (bushings & pins) or replacing them with complete reproductions hinges?

Re: Full Re-paint - replace hinges or just bushings/pins?
 

pins and bushing should fix you up.....unless the bushings are wore thru and the holes are egg shaped

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If your doing a full repaint, I say replace the entire hinges.
Last year, I was just going to do a pins & bushings change. But one of the first ones I did, I realized the hinge was bent. Went and started on the other side, and that one was on upside down. The S hinge was upside down!(pic #4) So I ended up replacing all the hinges with new. But of course I had to paint them. But your in a better position, with doing a full repaint.

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TK or anyone else, what hinges did you use?

* Do you know if GM still sells the OEMs?

I have found Dorman replacement hinges for the front doors?

* Are the Crew Cab rear door hinges the same?

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GM still makes the pins & bushings, but not the hinges. I got mine from Classic Parts. You can see the box in the background of one of the pictures.
Sorry but I can’t say for sure on the rear Crew Cab hinges. But I would think they are the same as the front, but can’t say for sure.

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The rear hinges on a Crew Cab are totally different.

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How are the hinges from Classic Parts? Also about to do a repaint and might as well change them out. For the most part, I generally dislike reproduction parts, but sometimes they work ok.

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They were just fine. I hit them lightly with the sandblaster, then sprayed them with etching primer and then followed with paint.

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I rebuilt my 79 and just replaced the pins and bushings. I think a cool touch, I left the hinges the original color of the truck to remind me what I started with. Hard to see so does not look bad and a cool little touch of history

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I thought you could not mix those 2 paints ? Isn,t the rust paint oil base.

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The Dupli-Color Self Etching primer is a lacquer based product.

Dupli-Color Perfect Match spray bombs are also lacquer based, which is pretty forgiving and fast drying and is very compatible with the self-etching primer as long as it is allowed to completely dry (off gas)

The problem that can occur is trying to put a poly-urethane automotive paint over a lacquer coating.

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Thank you for answering that question. I know I researched it and made sure it was ok to use those together. And it was fast drying.

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But is says rustoleum etch primer, either way it worked