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Old Aug 26, 2012 | 10:28 AM
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Howdy everyone! I'm a new F150 owner and loving it so far. I was washing and waxing my truck and I noticed the rear fender doesn't quite match up to the cab flush on the drivers side, but on the passenger side it is flush. There is a small dent on the lower portion of the driver side rear fender (caused by the previous owner) and I'm thinking this might have pushed the bed slightly when it happened. Should I be concerned about this? I'm probably the only one who will ever notice. I'm interested to hear your thoughts! See the photos below:
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Old Aug 26, 2012 | 07:53 PM
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My 08 and both my 2010 Screw are offset. I used to have a 2000 Chevy that was the same way. Not sure the reason but, I think it's normal.
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Old Aug 26, 2012 | 07:57 PM
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its called ''tolerance''...not every truck that comes off the line is perfect...just a by product of mass production
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Old Aug 26, 2012 | 09:30 PM
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Mine is way off... idiot before me had a 5th wheel in the bed but bolted it to the bed, not the frame
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Old Aug 27, 2012 | 09:25 PM
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That's not abnormal on brand new trucks. If you want it to match perfectly,it's very easy to fix.Just get the correct size torx bit,and hop in the bed and loosen the bed bolts.Next get out and push the bed over till you like the alignment,then hop in the bed and tighten the bolts back down.
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Old Aug 29, 2012 | 01:28 PM
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My '01 has a good inch difference. Just how it is...
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Old Aug 30, 2012 | 09:01 AM
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Thanks for all the input. The alignment will likely only bother me, and now that I know that it is normal it bothers me less. I will let you know if I try to adjust. Thanks again!
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Old Aug 30, 2012 | 10:59 AM
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I tried to adjust my 2010 4x4 and it wouldn't move anymore to the left. It's about 1/2" out and thats the way it will stay. Lol
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