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I'm losing sleep over a dent in my car and it is making me sick

Discussion in '1st Gen. Tacomas (1995-2004)' started by TacoMan2001, Jul 17, 2020.

  1. Jul 23, 2020 at 6:11 AM
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    GQ7227

    GQ7227 mw survivor

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    you are coming up on 20 years! :hattip:
     
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  2. Jul 23, 2020 at 6:22 AM
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    Then why did you care about the dents and paint on your hood?

     
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  3. Jul 23, 2020 at 9:16 AM
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    Yeah it's getting there. I bought it in May of 2001 but I think its build date was March 2001. Only driven by me. Yard-driven by dealer techs and jockeys for service and literally only 4 times by my gal over almost 20 years. That's my baby!
     
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  4. Jul 23, 2020 at 9:18 AM
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    2001 with; cat-back side-swept twin exhaust, elbow mod, Westin bullbar with Hella 450 driving lights, Snugtop XTR camper shell, TRD off-road 2x4-black beauty.
    That's brilliant!
     
  5. Jul 23, 2020 at 9:22 AM
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    You could probably find one on car-part. I just put in 2017 LH fender and these results came up:

    Edit: tried the link and it didn't work. Anyway, just go to car-part.com.

    https://www.car-part.com/cgi-bin/search.cgi
     
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  6. Jul 23, 2020 at 9:27 AM
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    CouchlessPotato

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    You don't buy a truck for its fucking fenders!
    2.5" lift w/35's
    Sounds like a bit of an overreaction. If it makes you feel that bad just buy a new fender.
     
  7. Jul 23, 2020 at 1:43 PM
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    My 1 time fix. Never again.
     
  8. Jul 23, 2020 at 2:20 PM
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    TacoMan2001

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    3 in lift and a lot of wax, but never enough to prevent people from hitting my car :(
    Yah that’s what I’m gonna do, the fender cost 300
     
  9. Jul 23, 2020 at 2:26 PM
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    New ones come from Toyota unpainted too so you'd have to factor in the cost of paint as well

    When I bought my aftermarket one, I painted it myself and the color I got was a perfect match, but doing the clear coat....let's just say I fucked that part up.
     

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