Had alittle incident the other night now my side bed panel looks like a can opener attacked it. Anyways I guess the repair is removing the bed from the truck,cutting the panel off and welding a new one on.


Sounds like major surgery to me but the body shop says no problem....

 

Not exactly sure what you're asking but if you're looking for reassurance, I can give you that.

I had complete quarter panels put in my old Nova a few years ago and even after detailing you could never tell. Same thing with my dad's '08 Tundra after a collision in the exact spot as yours

Just ensure that you can trust the shop's work and tell them do as they need to.

 

If the metal is creased or torn, there's practically no good way to repair without welding in a new panel. As for taking the bad off, that's his call. It's probably a lot easier to weld up the new panel with it off the frame

 

I'm just worried it will look like one of those trucks we've all driven behind,that when it hits a pothole the whole bed looks like it's going to jump off.


The paint on my truck is near perfect,so I'm not concerned about it matching.The cutting and welding part is what I'm thinking about,seems like it would be easier to replace the whole box.

 

Personally I'd let them do whatever they feel needs done. If you can manage to get new box, prep/body, and spray for less than a new panel and blending; go for it. As for the bed-bouncing, that shouldn't be an issue assuming they know how to use a wrench and the entire box is not torqued from the hit.