1996 GMC K3500 Dually Build

[Keeper]

I sure do wish they had that fender still available for the short bed dually. The passenger sides are the same as the long beds, but the drivers side one is 2" shorter than the long bed version to accomodate the fuel door. I will be getting the RH version if I can find it, so thank you for the info!

Edit: no go on RH either... luckily both of mine can be saved, but it will eat up some hours. Just accumulating parts for a resto mod next year.

 

[93M6Formula]

I sure do wish they had that fender still available for the short bed dually. The passenger sides are the same as the long beds, but the drivers side one is 2" shorter than the long bed version to accomodate the fuel door. I will be getting the RH version if I can find it, so thank you for the info!

Edit: no go on RH either... luckily both of mine can be saved, but it will eat up some hours. Just accumulating parts for a resto mod next year.

Yeah out of curiosity I looked those up when I bought this and nope, definitely unobtanium.

 

[Supercharged111]

What year is that fender for? 98-00 used a shorter driver's fender than the earlier ones.

 

[93M6Formula]

What year is that fender for? 98-00 used a shorter driver's fender than the earlier ones.

If I did my research right, it is for the older trucks. When I look up the newer trucks, it shows unavailable.

 

[Eskimomann209]

keep learning all kinds in this thread. The factory dually fenders aren’t fiberglass?

 

[frito-bandito]

keep learning all kinds in this thread. The factory dually fenders aren’t fiberglass?

They are fiberglass, but they are a SMC (sheet molding compound) variant of fiberglass. From what I’ve read, this is what all dually fenders and even Corvettes are made of since the mid 70’s.

 

[Erik the Awful]

...and stepside beds. I need to get an SMC repair kit to fix the corners of my bed.

 

[frito-bandito]

...and stepside beds. I need to get an SMC repair kit to fix the corners of my bed.

That too, from what I've read and what I'm going by, the only difference in repairing is using SMC compatible resin instead of polyester based... I guess time will tell

 

[618 Syndicate]

What year is that fender for? 98-00 used a shorter driver's fender than the earlier ones.

Only on the shortbed dually's though right? My 98 isn't shorter on the driver side.

 

[Supercharged111]

Only on the shortbed dually's though right? My 98 isn't shorter on the driver side.

I thought they all got the short fender starting in 98. My bed is off a 99, but I don't have any good pics handy at the moment.