So I'm driving along and here a loud bang... rear passenger tire immediately went flat.

Check it out... kinda gives a new meaning to the words Road Hazard.



Punctured the tire, caught and flung up shattering the wheel well and lodged up underneath my bedrail.



Anyway, how much you think to fix... the side of the bed is pushed out a little... can they fix that in fiberglass? I would think the actual puncture wouldn't be too difficult to mend but the dent worries me.

 

Thats crazy!

On a side note, how much was your hood? That hood is amazing! Is it functional?

 

Looks to be the tool to remove the pitman and idler arms.

 

It looks like a tool to remove sink drains...

 

Air chisel.

 

One good thing about fiberglass is that it is relatively easy to repair. A pain, but easy.
Had something similar many years ago. Punctured the tire, came up and hit the side of the bed and put a dent in it. That was a baling hook.

 

Ummm color me confused, when did they start making the beds fiberglass? I thought they was sheet metal. Or is that just on the flaresides?

Fiberglass isn't too hard to repair but it needs to be warmer if you're in a cold location. I'd just have the insurance cover it .

I do love that hood too. I've been debating on getting one but i think my guard would interfere.

 

i think that is a "pickel fork" for separating ball joints.

oaw

 

Just the flaresides are fiberglass.

 

I drive tankers for a living and you would be amazed at the things I see on the road.

Glad to see no other damage was done and nobody was hurt.

 

Yes it's functional... it was a little over a $1000 when I purchased. ramairhood.com

 

That's been the consensus around here. My mechanic called it a tuning fork.

 

Yikes !!

Correct.

 

x2

 

Alright. So consensus here is its an air chisel. Can I sell it for some dough?