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OrangeCrush- · 03-28-2015, 06:28 PM

Looking for advice on quality and pricing of body panels from your experiences. I am looking to order all panels, tailgate etc. for a complete shortbed fleetside, 72 GMC. Thanks in advance.

**Tim Christian** · 03-28-2015, 06:52 PM

Scotts Super Truck, Bills Truck Shop and Walkers Truck & Trailer are all three in Canada and carry good stuff !

franken · 03-28-2015, 08:05 PM

New body parts almost all come from Asia and are made by few, and sold by many distributors. Quality or correctness of fit varies. Not sure why you want all new parts but there are lots of used GM parts around and most will suggest buying good used over aftermarket. Body lines are never as crisp as originals, doors and fenders are famous for being wrong.
I guess MB means Manitoba and I've heard of trouble at the border with parts. Sorry.

OrangeCrush- · 03-28-2015, 08:23 PM

I hear ya, sold my finishes Longbed yesterday as I didn't have the heart to cut it down. Converting truck from a Longbed to a Shortbed. Thanks for the info.

Kennuck · 03-28-2015, 11:19 PM

I got my Short wide box from Bill's Truck Shop, they are Woodall parts and are very nice.

'68 Newtricks · 03-29-2015, 02:04 AM

my short bed is all aftermarket
the fenders, head board, and floor are nice
but I'll never buy an aftermarket tailgate again
POS, bent when I sat on it(220#), and thin. Even sounded thinner than everything else

It weighed 47lbs BTW. I haven't weighed my original yet, but a friend weighed his (different scale now) and it came in at 54lbs. I can update with my scale later.

HeavyD · 03-29-2015, 02:26 AM

newtricks was it a lettered or plain tailgate?

angelt85 · 03-29-2015, 02:31 AM

Check out fixmyrust.com, classicparts, topbanana.....ect

'68 Newtricks · 03-29-2015, 02:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HeavyD

newtricks was it a lettered or plain tailgate?

plain
have you noticed a difference?
mine would bend on the inside though

HeavyD · 04-05-2015, 09:57 PM

No personal experience, but have read on here many times the lettered ones are much better

Molberg · 04-05-2015, 10:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by OrangeCrush-

Looking for advice on quality and pricing of body panels from your experiences. I am looking to order all panels, tailgate etc. for a complete shortbed fleetside, 72 GMC. Thanks in advance.

I've had great luck with tri-plus. I just got a new set of rear tubs from mid canada in winnipeg. They were tri-plus.... With good mark stickers on top of the tri-plus stickers. Reg at Walkers in wpg told me a while back that goodmark doesn't stamp any panels themselves anymore.

koz68gm · 04-06-2015, 10:52 PM

Walker Auto Parts in Winnipeg seems to be not to bad, bought a new floor for my cab from there seems to be good quality.

03-28-2015, 06:28 PM	#1
OrangeCrush- Registered User Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Brandon MB Posts: 7	Body Panels - Quality, Price Looking for advice on quality and pricing of body panels from your experiences. I am looking to order all panels, tailgate etc. for a complete shortbed fleetside, 72 GMC. Thanks in advance.

03-28-2015, 06:52 PM	#2
Tim Christian Senior Member Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: TN/VA Posts: 6,388	Re: Body Panels - Quality, Price Scotts Super Truck, Bills Truck Shop and Walkers Truck & Trailer are all three in Canada and carry good stuff !

03-28-2015, 08:05 PM	#3
franken Registered User Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Somewhere Posts: 3,058	Re: Body Panels - Quality, Price New body parts almost all come from Asia and are made by few, and sold by many distributors. Quality or correctness of fit varies. Not sure why you want all new parts but there are lots of used GM parts around and most will suggest buying good used over aftermarket. Body lines are never as crisp as originals, doors and fenders are famous for being wrong. I guess MB means Manitoba and I've heard of trouble at the border with parts. Sorry.

03-28-2015, 08:23 PM	#4
OrangeCrush- Registered User Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Brandon MB Posts: 7	Re: Body Panels - Quality, Price I hear ya, sold my finishes Longbed yesterday as I didn't have the heart to cut it down. Converting truck from a Longbed to a Shortbed. Thanks for the info.

03-28-2015, 11:19 PM	#5
Kennuck Registered User Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Dresden, Ontario Posts: 647	Re: Body Panels - Quality, Price I got my Short wide box from Bill's Truck Shop, they are Woodall parts and are very nice. __________________ 1970 Short Wide 5.3 4L60E BlackBear tune 3:73 gears, Boyd's Tank 2.5 / 4 drop 5 lug disc brakes Vintage Air 18x8 Ridlers 255/55 frt. 18x9.5 275/60 rear

03-29-2015, 02:04 AM	#6
'68 Newtricks Registered User Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Los Angeles area :( Posts: 499	Re: Body Panels - Quality, Price my short bed is all aftermarket the fenders, head board, and floor are nice but I'll never buy an aftermarket tailgate again POS, bent when I sat on it(220#), and thin. Even sounded thinner than everything else It weighed 47lbs BTW. I haven't weighed my original yet, but a friend weighed his (different scale now) and it came in at 54lbs. I can update with my scale later. __________________ '68 C10 SWB '85 K30 Blazer

03-29-2015, 02:26 AM	#7
HeavyD Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Wakaw, Sask, Canada Posts: 3,173	Re: Body Panels - Quality, Price newtricks was it a lettered or plain tailgate? __________________ "You can take the man out of PA, but you can't take PA out of the man"

03-29-2015, 02:31 AM	#8
angelt85 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Denton Co. Texas Posts: 33	Re: Body Panels - Quality, Price Check out fixmyrust.com, classicparts, topbanana.....ect

04-05-2015, 09:57 PM	#10
HeavyD Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Wakaw, Sask, Canada Posts: 3,173	Re: Body Panels - Quality, Price No personal experience, but have read on here many times the lettered ones are much better __________________ "You can take the man out of PA, but you can't take PA out of the man"

04-06-2015, 10:52 PM	#12
koz68gm Registered User Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba Posts: 12	Re: Body Panels - Quality, Price Walker Auto Parts in Winnipeg seems to be not to bad, bought a new floor for my cab from there seems to be good quality. __________________ 1968 GMC swb fleet side. Grandpas old truck.



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