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**landarts** · 09-02-2022, 01:56 PM

Driver's rear back quarter panel was something I knew when I purchased the truck was going to be a challenge. The damage was twisted in a few different directions and the tail light housing itself was captured inside the opening and could not be pulled out. When I bought the truck I had a couple of solutions in mind, and here they are:

remove the whole side of the bed and replace repop
remove the whole side of the bed and replace it with a used bedside
cut out the bad and replace it with another section from a used bed
try to repair the damage, possibly having to cut some out and reweld back after repair

I decided to go with number 3 because I have five extra beds that I bought for parts or builder trucks. If I really mess it up then I can go with the number 2 option and bolt on another used bedside that I have.

09-02-2022, 01:56 PM	#3
landarts landarts Join Date: May 2005 Location: Star, Idaho Posts: 1,342	Re: 70 K10 the Teal Deal Driver's rear back quarter panel was something I knew when I purchased the truck was going to be a challenge. The damage was twisted in a few different directions and the tail light housing itself was captured inside the opening and could not be pulled out. When I bought the truck I had a couple of solutions in mind, and here they are: remove the whole side of the bed and replace repop remove the whole side of the bed and replace it with a used bedside cut out the bad and replace it with another section from a used bed try to repair the damage, possibly having to cut some out and reweld back after repair I decided to go with number 3 because I have five extra beds that I bought for parts or builder trucks. If I really mess it up then I can go with the number 2 option and bolt on another used bedside that I have. Attached Images __________________ Super Cheyenne aka the "Devil Cowboy" 71 K20 Idaho Edition 69 K10 from the Field 68 Second Chance Fix and Sale 72 GMC 3/4 ton 4x4 K2500 The "Fixrupr" build thread 72 Cheyenne 1/2 ton " FIXRUPR " - daily driver 67 C20 all original paint 71 K20 Custom 4x4 (Idaho Edition) 72 K20 GMC Super Custom 4x4 72 K20 Custom Deluxe 4x4 69 K10 Custom package 4x4 (69 K10 from the field) 72 K10 Custom 71 K10 Custom 72 K20 Custom Deluxe 4x4 72 K20 Crew Cab Project 71 GMC Jimmy CST 72 Blazer 70 Blazer Last edited by landarts; 09-02-2022 at 02:51 PM.