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Offline txchainsawgogi

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stepSIDE fender replacement help!
« on: February 11, 2012, 06:11:13 pm »
so I finally locate a lwb step side bed and the guy goes and sells one of the fenders. are there replacements out there?fiber glass or steel? I feel like I'm gonna be stuck casting my own from boat fiber glass.
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Re: stepwise fender replacement help!
« Reply #1 on: February 11, 2012, 08:25:29 pm »
Yes, They are available.
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Re: stepwise fender replacement help!
« Reply #2 on: February 11, 2012, 08:29:55 pm »
but, are they available for LESS than 300? haha.

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Re: stepwise fender replacement help!
« Reply #3 on: February 11, 2012, 08:31:45 pm »
Yes
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Re: stepwise fender replacement help!
« Reply #4 on: February 11, 2012, 11:12:30 pm »
any sources? are any of them better than others? ie, made in india Vs made somewhere in the states...

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Re: stepwise fender replacement help!
« Reply #5 on: February 12, 2012, 11:12:18 am »
Either source a used one (www.car-part.com) or look at pretty much any restoration catalog. I use Keystone for sheet metal but not sure what's in your neck of the woods. Ask Captkaos here if he has a source. BTW do you call it a stepwise instead of a stepside?
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Re: stepwise fender replacement help!
« Reply #6 on: February 12, 2012, 12:01:11 pm »
hahah no, i dont… you can thank auto text correct on my "smart" phone for that one.

all the pressed steel ones i find have outrageous shipping charges, with a few companies ( ) that get theirs from overseas (india or china im guessing) with insane shipping that flat out tells you to expect damages!

literally none of the pullaparts around here even have step sides. i guess once i find a decent price i'll have to bite the bullet and buy new…im just really avoiding buying overseas garbage in my wise old age.

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Re: stepSIDE fender replacement help!
« Reply #7 on: February 12, 2012, 03:30:55 pm »
      If you really can not find a factory one, let me know.  I will go to pick and pull and pull one off for you and ship it to you, you just have to pay the cost of fender and shipping, I won't even charge you anything extra, how about that.
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Re: stepSIDE fender replacement help!
« Reply #8 on: February 12, 2012, 04:56:30 pm »
Find an LKQ recycler and they will sell you a replacement one or locate you a good used one. You can negotiate the price down a little bit too. http://www.lkqcorp.com/locations/location-results.aspx
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Re: stepSIDE fender replacement help!
« Reply #9 on: February 22, 2012, 11:35:49 pm »
I sell LKQ, Goodmark (now LKQ) and Key parts.  Apparently they aren't listed under stepside beds but I can get them.  Probably is shipping is about $200

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Re: stepSIDE fender replacement help!
« Reply #10 on: February 26, 2012, 08:04:53 pm »
Chris, the shipping is $200 for the fender?! Why so much?
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Re: stepSIDE fender replacement help!
« Reply #11 on: March 01, 2012, 11:29:22 am »
Has to go Truck freight, although you an fit a lot on there, so it is best to make a big order.

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Re: stepSIDE fender replacement help!
« Reply #12 on: March 05, 2012, 06:25:07 am »
       Probably has to be on a pallet, truck freight has min. weight charges on a pallet.  So a fender will not be the min. weight, might as well add parts and get basically free shipping on them at the same time.
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