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Need help searching for a rust free bed.

Discussion in '1st Gen. Tacomas (1995-2004)' started by TB2004, Aug 15, 2023.

  1. Aug 15, 2023 at 8:49 PM
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    Desperately looking for a rust free bed for my '97 Tacoma. The bed I have is repairable but I don't have the skills/know-how to weld patch panels.
    Both sides have rust but the passenger side is the worst.
    Would anyone know where I could get a rust free bed?
    Or if anyone knows of a shop that could fix it in the Colorado Springs area and surrounding?
    If anyone has a bed. Color doesn't matter, prefer without fender flairs because that is what caused the rust on my current bed.
    Bedsides would work too.



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  2. Aug 15, 2023 at 8:51 PM
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    Just_A_Guy

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    I will do that!
     
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    Could you send me the link to the part outs you found. I only found one in Wheat Ridge.
     
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    Deleted my post. Upon looking at the adds, it seems like sellers from outside your area are posting trucks in your area that are being parted out. Still, Craigslist is a good resource for parts, sorry for the false lead and best of luck in your search.
     
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    OP, I'd look for pick and pull junkyards. Some have online vehicle inventories, so you can see if they have any Tacomas before going. The beds from any first-gen 5-lug or 6-lug should work. Helped a buddy find a new bed for his '99 (6-lug 4wd) last summer from the local pick and pull (came from a 2000 5-lug). Only cost $200 and had it pulled in about 20 min. Fit like a glove on his truck too.

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  7. Aug 15, 2023 at 11:22 PM
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    Come to California. You'll find them at every junkyard.
     
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    It was kind of mentioned earlier, but I searched car-part.com and found a rust free bed not too far from me at a junker, and then made a road trip out of it. 6bolts for the bed, and a couple for the gas filler neck. It was stupid easy to swap
     

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