So I'm looking at buying body panels to re-do the Dodge and holy crap pricey!
I am looking for two front fenders, two doors, rear bumper, new hood, and the replacement wheel arches. From Browns (Two Rivers, WI) the total comes to $1,700.Bang Head

So I've thought of looking at like maybe some junkyards for doors but I'm kind of hesitant considering this IS Wisconsin and we are in the salt belt. Would be cheaper I guess.

Just wondering what your guys' thoughts would be. Go look for doors and possibly a hood for my truck at a junkyard or just suck it up and by it brand new??

Thoughts...

 

what's LMC truck charging?

You can take a trip to Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, VEGAS and get them salt free and probably very light rust (if any) at a pick 'n pull. If you could get all that for $500 + $300 in gas would it be worth it to you?

 

LMC is even pricier dude.

 

Check the junkyards, see what you can find. Hoods shouldn't be too hard, I have found three, and that was at one of the two yards here in podunk Adrian. (the other yard had one 2nd gen, and all that was left was the body shell, bed, and frame... everything else was gone.) I even found a couple good doors. Now, just need to have the money to go and get 'em.

 

Look up certifit and see if they have a store close by, they are way cheaper than LMC and the parts I got from them are of good quality

 

aha! just what I was looking for! I see they have a store in Milwaukee... that ain't bad. Redhead what part did you buy? No problem with them fitting, or being made crappy??

 

What are you talking about? They are used parts!

 

I bought a rear bumper, front bumper, grille and the plastic parts for the front havent put them on yet, but the quality of parts is good, the rear bumper is a beast and nice and thick not some cheap flismy thing front bumper the same, have gotten parts from them before for other vehicles and never had a fitment problem.

Im going to put the parts on when the truck gets painted which at this point may be a week or a couple more months, no the parts are not used.....100% new, biggest problem I had was the store close to me only had certain parts at a time so I had to wait a couple weeks and go their twice to get all I needed

 

So they are NEW? They are very reasonable have most of the parts I need, which is a plus.

good to hear about fitment, that's huge. I told my older brother about them and he remebered when he was doing his Ford a few years back. his bodyshop buddy of his telling him about these guys and how good they were.

 

yea there replacement parts its just like getting stuff from LMC but less than half the price will take some more pictures of the parts I have from them either tomarrow or the next day, so you can see what I have gotten and get an idea of quality, are you getting the rear bumper in chrome or primer