Dodge Ram bed rust issues
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Dodge Ram bed rust issues
First off the names Hontz and i'm new to the forums! Hope you guys can gimme a little help.
I got an 03' Dodge Ram Reg cab short bed with the 4.7. Awesome truck! Keeps up with the Hemi's around town haha. I live in Buffalo so rust is inevitable. My wheel wells on my bed are bubbling up really bad. I went to 3 body shops today and 2 denied me service saying they don't touch beds on truck cause they can't gaurentee it won't be back so. The one shop will do it for a $1500 (patch primer and paint both sides of the bed). He also said it's gunna come back so he won't warranty anything. I don't know anything about body work and just don't have the time to prep it and do it myself. Was wondering if my best option would be to buy a southern bed, and seal the wheel wells up or i've been looking at new bed sides? I can only find the bedsides i have linked below. They look really good too. I found fiberglass ones too which i won't have to deal with rust either but i'm not sure how hard it would be to put new bedsides on a truck. I'v never done it so... Any suggestions on what i should do, i'd appreciate it and anyone if these bedsides are similar to factory? or anywhere else i can find a factory bedsides?
http://www.polyperformance.com/shop/...s-p-18825.html
http://www.polyperformance.com/shop/...od-p-1635.html
I got an 03' Dodge Ram Reg cab short bed with the 4.7. Awesome truck! Keeps up with the Hemi's around town haha. I live in Buffalo so rust is inevitable. My wheel wells on my bed are bubbling up really bad. I went to 3 body shops today and 2 denied me service saying they don't touch beds on truck cause they can't gaurentee it won't be back so. The one shop will do it for a $1500 (patch primer and paint both sides of the bed). He also said it's gunna come back so he won't warranty anything. I don't know anything about body work and just don't have the time to prep it and do it myself. Was wondering if my best option would be to buy a southern bed, and seal the wheel wells up or i've been looking at new bed sides? I can only find the bedsides i have linked below. They look really good too. I found fiberglass ones too which i won't have to deal with rust either but i'm not sure how hard it would be to put new bedsides on a truck. I'v never done it so... Any suggestions on what i should do, i'd appreciate it and anyone if these bedsides are similar to factory? or anywhere else i can find a factory bedsides?
http://www.polyperformance.com/shop/...s-p-18825.html
http://www.polyperformance.com/shop/...od-p-1635.html
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Yeah i've been looking at the bedsides and they would look pretty gawdy looking. Where abouts in albany did you see that bed dirtydog? any number i can call on it? I'm a good distance from there for a leisure ride to check it out, so i would have to call first. Thanks for the quick responses guys
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Here's my plan for my rusting junk of a 2003 dodge ram
In short I'm just having a body guy take out the rust, patch it and seal teh crap out of it then put flares on. BUT since it's at the dealer for service today and I had them look at the rust and got the Oh it probably won't be covered BS.... When I get the truck back tomorrow I'm going from the service desk over to the sales office and walk in to the salesman's office that I bought TWO new vehicles from within 4 years and let him ask what I'm doing and I'll say I'm truck shopping as I shake his hand and when he asks what I'm looking for I'll say a nice new F150 right down the road..... Chrysler just lost a customer and here's why.... If a truck can't last 7 years and not start rusting I'll never in hell buy another Dodge.
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And you think a Ford F150 is not prone to rust when when exposed to salt and sand? LOL
Welcome to the site and I hate to break it to you but Ford and everyone else out there makes thier rides from the same metals and materials.
Your truck is an 03 and it is now 2011. Thats about 8 yrs old +/-.
Go buy an 2011 Ford and wait 8 years in states that lay sand and salt and you will see what I mean. When i used to travel up north for Xmas, I was **** about pressure washing the underside of my car all the time.
Welcome to the site and I hate to break it to you but Ford and everyone else out there makes thier rides from the same metals and materials.
Your truck is an 03 and it is now 2011. Thats about 8 yrs old +/-.
Go buy an 2011 Ford and wait 8 years in states that lay sand and salt and you will see what I mean. When i used to travel up north for Xmas, I was **** about pressure washing the underside of my car all the time.
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And you think a Ford F150 is not prone to rust when when exposed to salt and sand? LOL
Welcome to the site and I hate to break it to you but Ford and everyone else out there makes thier rides from the same metals and materials.
Your truck is an 03 and it is now 2011. Thats about 8 yrs old +/-.
Go buy an 2011 Ford and wait 8 years in states that lay sand and salt and you will see what I mean. When i used to travel up north for Xmas, I was **** about pressure washing the underside of my car all the time.
Welcome to the site and I hate to break it to you but Ford and everyone else out there makes thier rides from the same metals and materials.
Your truck is an 03 and it is now 2011. Thats about 8 yrs old +/-.
Go buy an 2011 Ford and wait 8 years in states that lay sand and salt and you will see what I mean. When i used to travel up north for Xmas, I was **** about pressure washing the underside of my car all the time.
Heck, I even like the Dodge trucks overall. But I won't have a tin can that can't stand up to an Indiana winter.
Last edited by Windasman; 11-12-2012 at 05:21 PM. Reason: Corrected spelling & clarification.