JUST got back from Holidays ...

I will reply with some indepth info and WITH pictures tomorrow .

Tim I wish you would have called , I dont think the "flaming" is justified .

matts ... I dont sell on Ebay . so I'm sure they weren't mine .. couple of manufactures up here , but theres are Chopped , and not finished well .

BUT

If the fuel filler pot is the same as the ones in the next post , then they are mine (i'm the only one whom does it this way) .

IF they are .. I would like to know more .

ok .. so Tim .. as per our phone conversation .

your shipment was INSURED (as they all are) . When the freight company "signs" off on it .. they are taking responsibility for delivering the shipment in due timely fasion , and in "as shipped condition" .

I talked to the original shipper , and they said the comment "poor crate no can cover " is a ploy to fend you away .

Crate is built with 2X4 and 2X6 boards , with all the joints screwed . 3" (yellow zinc deck screws) 4 per joint.. latice 1X4's line the sides .. 2" deck screws hold them on .. If the crate was distroyed or dammaged .. creating damage on the bed .. it was the freight companies fault , and the proceedure I explained , should have been followed for re-embursement.

12 years of shipping and crating .. with ~ 5 freight claims .. hmmmmmm ?

you kept finding things wrong with it ?

I find this very hard to believe . in the "Prep" of the bed tail lamps are always fitted , and repaired if needed .
here is a pic before primer of one on the go ... check the date stamp !!!!


they all go out like this , so I really dont know what happened ????
(This is WAYYY before the primer stage .. and how they all look )


Fuel filler door is NOT possable to be wrong .. unless your using the wrong door ?

the process is to connect the door to the pot BEFORE perminant installation .
you can see in this pic .. the door is attached , but none of the body work is done yet .




I could understand your frusteration if you tried to use a "domestic" fuel door ... it is larger the the "import" door .. as seen in the picture





The hinge is also different , as well as the fuel filler tube . They arnt even close , and are NOT interchangeable . A trip to your local autowrecker , or even the Toyota dealership would have remidied this situation easily .. heck .. the part #'s are even on my site .
the fuel door opening being cut "to LARGE" NO WAY !




as far as the "imperfections " ... I can only assume they are the "template" marks .

on all of our beds , there are locating "marks" for things like the rock chip protectors and wheel opening mouldings also the chrome rocker mouldings ...






not an imperfection .. but a helpfull tool if needed .. I guess you didnt need them or the shop didnt know what they were for ?
in any case .. 15 mins repair time is all it takes ..
and if you wish .. as per my "retail" shop rate .. I will re-emburse you the $12.50 for the repair .




all things aside .. I'm sorry you are not happy with your purchace .. I wish things would have worked out better for you .. I dont believe I desurve all the blame though ?? bodyshop , and freight company were also involved ! I'm sorry you didnt feel comfortable calling me .


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CJ
I did call you on damage and you said to call freight carrier which I did. You never offered any help with contacting insurance company or gave me the information on how to contact them.
I do have the correct fuel filler door, I will send you a picture, I can not find a way to post it message, wish I knew how. The door opening on one edge is cut way too large, it is the bottom curved edge, about 1/2 to 3/4 inch too large. I did not find this out until the body was painted, we painted the new door off the truck. I checked the part number on my new door and it matches number on your web site. I wish mine fit like the one pictured.
Also the picture you show of taillight mounting area does not look like mine. The boss where screws go through are much smaller.

You can email them to me 4runneradam AT gmail.com

Tim , Yes I know you called , and I told you the proceedure for claiming the freight damage .
the freight company IS the insurance company .. but as I said , you needed to send all the info to there head office .
do you have any pics of the damage ?

on the fuel door .. did you use the screws that were already installed in the fuel filler pot ? because the door is adjustable a little up and down , but certinally not a 1/2 in . could the body shop have done anything to it ?

maybe the same as the tail lamp mounts ? did the body shop maybe do anything ? I know when they leave here , they are not as you have discribed .

Here's the pics I received of the bed. The fuel door looks nothing like either of the 2 you posted CJM.

What year is the truck the fuel door came off of? Could that be a '81 fuel door and the bed is designed for a 84/88 fuel door?

Aren't there some minor differences between the domestic-added verses japan-imported beds?
just throwing out ideas. Clearly something here does not jive.

this is just a guess, but that door looks like it is off of a newer (89+) bed, they have that wheel well right there next to it, so have more curve??
Look at the 2nd pic in this post:
http://www.yotatech.com/f116/what-yotatech-nicest-85-95-pickup-post-them-130349/index3.html

There are many in that thread to compare to... but for some reason, 90% are from the driver's side... why is that??

that is ABSOLUTLY the WRONG fuel door .. and NOT the same part # .. (if it is , it was packaged wrong)

that fuel door is the earlier 79-83 .

here is a pic off my site of the 79-83 door .



and the 84-88 door (up-side down of course)