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03 dakota bed repair panels any leads

Posted By: moparborn

03 dakota bed repair panels any leads - 06/14/15 10:47 PM

I have an 03 dakota quad cab.
The bed is rusting out pretty bad.
I have put on outer wheel arches but need inner wheel wells and could use outer lower skins.I know I can use sheet metal but premade panels would be nice.
I have looked around and can not find any panels,anyone have any leads?
Forget about a complete bed,out of my budget.
Posted By: 79powerwagon

Re: 03 dakota bed repair panels any leads - 06/15/15 02:22 AM

They do have whole bed sides, too. But at about a grand for the pair, you may as well just buy another whole truck and swap out what you need, then resell the parts truck. smile
Posted By: RODHALL

Re: 03 dakota bed repair panels any leads - 06/15/15 04:33 AM

I take it you have 5' 7" bed???? you may have to cut panels out of another bed..

What part of PA?

If you have 6'5" bed they can be found for as low as $300..
Posted By: 70Cuda383

Re: 03 dakota bed repair panels any leads - 06/15/15 04:35 AM

Cheapest and easiest may be to shop down south or out west for a full bed and paint/swap it.
Posted By: moparborn

Re: 03 dakota bed repair panels any leads - 06/15/15 05:12 AM

I have the 5+' bed.
I have looked at a complete bed,$1000 and up depending on shipping,not including prep and painting.
Posted By: 79powerwagon

Re: 03 dakota bed repair panels any leads - 06/15/15 12:03 PM

Let's see a picture or two of what you are starting with, please. smile
Posted By: moparborn

Re: 03 dakota bed repair panels any leads - 06/15/15 09:36 PM

Will have to take a few when I get back,enroute to Fl as of now.
Posted By: HotRodDave

Re: 03 dakota bed repair panels any leads - 06/15/15 10:56 PM

Holy shneikees! I just bought a whole truck with blow 4.7 for $500! The 4.7 trucks litter CL for real cheap all the time here with no rust. Perhaps I should round up 3-4 beds, stack em on my trailer and haul them over for you to sell for me.

What color do you need?

I am going to try a 5.7 in this one or I would sell you the bed off it.

In case you did not notice the short box on the quad cab is only on the quad cab and can be very quickly idedentified off the truck by the indents on the front of the box where the cab wraps around the edge of the box, ex cab and reg cab do not have those indents.
Posted By: 70Cuda383

Re: 03 dakota bed repair panels any leads - 06/16/15 12:30 AM

Originally Posted By moparborn
I have the 5+' bed.
I have looked at a complete bed,$1000 and up depending on shipping,not including prep and painting.


yea, if you it right now.

shop around. craigslist will be your friend.

there are complete trucks out there for $1,000!!

I bought a 6.5' bed for my old truck, paid $150, but I kept looking at craigslist off and on for maybe 6 months.
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