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Old 05-09-2016, 06:25 PM
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My rear speakers and tail lights werent working so I decided to take apart the panels and see if theres a problem.
When the bottom of the rear fender rusted out. Big hole, so I was looking for advice on how to cover that up.

I was thinking of removing as much rust as I can, welding a piece of metal over it, and bed lining it. The floorboard is fine (at least in back, have a small hole in driver footwell) , its just the panel.
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Originally Posted by prizzy
My rear speakers and tail lights werent working so I decided to take apart the panels and see if theres a problem.
When the bottom of the rear fender rusted out. Big hole, so I was looking for advice on how to cover that up.

I was thinking of removing as much rust as I can, welding a piece of metal over it, and bed lining it. The floorboard is fine (at least in back, have a small hole in driver footwell) , its just the panel.
You pretty much answered your own question. That's what I would do.
Old 05-11-2016, 04:05 AM
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Yeah your right on how to fix it,But i would crawl under it and look for more rust,And check the tailgate gasket see if thats how water got in there.
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