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So I have a few rusted out areas that I want to replace... both rear wheel arches, and that little panel between the end of the front wheel arch and where the door begins (don't know the term for it). It's bad. 16 Mass winters and a few years of sitting around has these spots looking very rough (or somewhat nonexistent).

Where have you guys ordered replacement panels from in the past?? I just want to get good quality replacement panels and not have to replace them again 5 years down the road. I can't quite seem to find what I'm looking for on the fordparts.com site.

LMC seems to have the best catalog, and I've looked at everything that I need in that catalog and tried finding the same parts elsewhere on the internet. LMC seems like my only option at the moment, but I'm worried about the quality as I've seen people on other forums mention the "made in India/China/etc." Any other places out there that sell these patches that anyone here has dealt with??

Thanks.

f150cam

i buy all my panels from junkyards, but i dont live in the rust belt. if your near a state where they dont use salt it would be worth the drive to get new panels.

4wheeldevil

your other option is national parts depot

npdlink.com

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Oh yeah, I was looking there last week. Their catalog annoyed the hell out of me though so I didn't get too far with it. I'll have to re-check when I have the patience haha. Have you ever gotten anything from them?

Also, thanks for the input Cam. It's worth a shot to check out the junkyards so I'll make some time for that. That got me thinking though. I have family out in Arizona and North Carolina that I can have check out some stuff.

Any other sites to order from? Or more importantly, personal experiences with the sites? I just don't want to slap a chinese piece of junk on my truck.

f150cam

one person on here rebuilt his f150 from LMC and he said the panels were as good as you can get without going to a yard and pulling panels off another rig.

4wheeldevil

no not yet. i havent had the funds to do all the body repairs that mine needs. but i search npd and lmc just to keep up on the prices. if your having trouble just use the search option.

i just ordered some shock towers from bronco graveyard. not only did i get the parts in 3 days they turned out to be NOS parts.

i have also been looking into fiberglass fenders they seem to be about the same price as new metal ones.

VoidbioV

I've used LMC

95stepside

my body guy uses this company. his shop dies high quality work, so im guessing between that, and the price difference of lmc, that they are higher quality

http://www.shermanparts.com/ecat/bas...FDPU&year=1994

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How was the service and quality of the parts? This is my Grandfather's truck so I want it to be good if I'm replacing all of this.

The truck has been sitting a few years, but we'll probably fire her up this week so I can hopefully start ordering everything.

Again, thanks for the responses everyone. It really helps! I'll have to check out those other sites tomorrow after work.

cgossett

I've used their panels in my recent restoration. Pretty good fit, finish!