Anybody Have Experience With Pickup Bed Repair?

"That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms" (thatbastardkurtis5) 03/21/2016 at 22:23 • Filed to: None

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So I’ve been trying to find a decent bed to put on my F250, and they’re basically all rotted...mostly in the fender flares. That’s a pain in the ass, but I found one that has solid sides. The problem, of course, is that the bed floor is rotted.

Have any of you guys repaired a bed floor before? It’s got some pretty big holes, but I figure I can just cut back the rot, patch the holes, and throw a bedliner in it. The nice thing is that it looks like I’d basically just be working with flat metal, and it wouldn’t matter at all how it looks.

The price is right ($300 obo), I think about $50 worth of sheet metal would get me a useable bed. What say you, Oppo?

Urambo Tauro > That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms 03/21/2016 at 22:46

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Is that a picture of your current bed or the $300 one?

Either way, I would keep looking for a more serviceable bed to swap in. In the meantime, spend as little as possible on the existing one; patch the floor with a sheet (or two) of plywood if you have to, until you locate a replacement.

Birddog > That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms 03/21/2016 at 23:02

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That much rust is not worth repairing on a modern truck. There are plenty of clean Southern Beds and take-offs out there. (It’s always Fords with the rust too what’s up with that?)

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms 03/21/2016 at 23:19

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I would just pay for a good one from out of state and pay the premium for it. Because I am not handy.

TheD0k_2many toys 2little time > That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms 03/22/2016 at 00:34

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don't. pain in the ass. get one from down south or build a flatbed like im doing with my 7.3

Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer > That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms 03/22/2016 at 00:39

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yeah, I do some rust fixing on oldies on the side and can be talked into fixing some really rotten stuff, but that bed’s nasty.

will do this, but I wouldn’t touch that box.

DipodomysDeserti > That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms 03/22/2016 at 02:01

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I would just cut it out and bolt some heavy duty plywood down then put old signs on it. That or build a nice wood bed. Orrrrrr, make it into a flat bed. My truck is old and originally had a wood bottom bed, so I cut out some plywood. $30 fix which won’t last forever, but will work until I make it a flatbed hotrod. Here’s a before and after. It has more signs in it now. I’ve loaded a few thousand pounds worth of paper in the back with no issues.

That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms > Birddog 03/22/2016 at 06:24

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Ford I guess built he things out of the shittiest metal money could buy back around 2000...Dodge did it too, you can hear a Ram rust.

Gone > That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms 03/22/2016 at 06:32

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Also voting go south for a bed or get a flatbed with stake side pockets, so it can be a makeshift bed if need-be. Otherwise just strap everything down.

I have never seen a bed do that, but TX. Have seen trucks with rotted bedsides on occasion though.

That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms > Gone 03/22/2016 at 06:41

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I’m not a big fan of how a flatbed looks, so I’ll probably keep looking for a good solid bed. Guys around here ask like $2000 for them, which is most of what I paid for the truck, so that's out.

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms 03/22/2016 at 07:28

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Replace bed, or bolt down plywood and forget it.

Old-Busted-Hotness > That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms 03/22/2016 at 08:12

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It would be a lot easier to cut the good flares off the $300 bed and weld them to the good floor.

That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms > Old-Busted-Hotness 03/22/2016 at 08:53

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That's not a bad idea at all. My bed is total junk all around, so I'd have to find another one with a good floor and supports.

gmporschenut also a fan of hondas > That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms 03/22/2016 at 18:54

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i don’t have experience but I have seen beds scrapped for less. I would maybe try to keep looking. A lot of the reason the bed doesn’t warp all over the place from loads is that the bottom acts like corrugated metal

That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms > Urambo Tauro 03/22/2016 at 19:19

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That’s the $300 bed...I wish mine was that good, haha.

Urambo Tauro > That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms 03/22/2016 at 19:46

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Have you checked Car-Part.com ? They don’t list pictures, but there might be something in your area. I think most salvage yards would be too embarrassed to put something THAT bad up for sale. Seriously, that thing looks like it was used to haul salt.

I’ll admit that if you’re willing to do some welding, $350 is a fair price for a functional bed. Hell, if you were in SE Michigan, I’d give you my old GM bed for free and let you cut whatever you wanted out of it for your patching...

That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms > Urambo Tauro 03/22/2016 at 20:31

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There's apparently one in Tiverton, where my grandparents live, for $500 with rusted wheel wells. That's an easy fix though, just cut the rust out and install plastic flares, haha. Good call on Car-Parts.com, I didn't know that was a thing.