To Replace the Bed or just Piece it...

[Darth Goofius]

I recently aquired an '82 C-1500 that is mostly solid.  I am in a quandry on whether to replace the bed or just the bedside.  All-in-all, the bed is solid, but the rail, and just the rail, on the driver's side is full of cancer to the point of holes.  This is a bizzare sight to an OH native.  I am just wondering cost wise, being in FL, if I would be just as well off getting another bed or just replacing that bedside.  Any thoughts?  At $400 plus frieght, a bedside is not cheap, and I still need to replace the tailgate as this one is dented.  TIA.

[Z28 c10]

Hey man, being in Fl., you've got SOOOOOOO many junkyards to choose from, for instance, if you're anywhere close to Tampa, you can get a whole bed from about $400. The bedsides are rather simple to replace though if you do go that route.Send a message to my inbox if you have any questions, or if you need some salvage info.
   Jason.

[Darth Goofius]

That's all I needed to know.  I had not been in the market for a bed in years and that was before I moved to FL.  I just didn't know what a reasonable price to expect would be...

[Ziptar]

Where are you in Florida?? I am in Englewood.

[80stepsideguy]

i like to know as well i am in hastings just west of st augustine..

thanks
pat

[Lt.Del]

St. Augustine, the oldest city in the nation!!  I remember as a child approaching an alligator there while on vacation.  My parents yelled at me for walking so close to it.  I've always lived on the wild side.

SgtDel

[Z28 c10]

I'm in Venice Fl., I can't remember exactly which road it was on ,but there's a reather large junkyard in the St. Augustine area, I remember having to go up there a few years back to pick up parts for my Chrystler Concuest. There are two or three yards right by eachother.