M816 New tread plate fenders.

OK this will be my fender build thread.
OK so when I got my m816 there's a few body parts really needing some love and care. Like my fenders they were in really sorry condition so. I decided to rebuild them one because I'm broke and two I have sources to metal like tread plate and etc..

Sorry I don't have any pic of the fender before I rebuilt it but I have after and ill post some of the driver side when I take it off.

SO first off I had to cut all the bolts from the fender to remove it. I then disassembled it and lightly sandblasted it. Manly just killing all the rust then I primed it all with self etching primer. Then I blasted all the plating after semi fabbing it up. BTW none of this tread plate is scrap its all 3/16 tick and new not sure what grade off hand. I also primed it as well.

Then long story short I welded it all up on the fender. I undercoat the bottom of the finder I did 3 coats and on top I used Dupli-Color Truck Bed Coating http://www.repaintsupply.com/prod_images_blowup/TR250-Truck-Bed-Coating.jpg

After letting it cure for one week I added the marker light. I added led bubs I used no name Chinese make bubs but there awesome and yes there 24v. The one I used for the turn light is a projected and I tested on 12v and it was bright!!!!! After that I added my headlights.

Installing the fender was fun I used stainless steel bolts with anti seize. I had trouble because were the fender slides in front of the battery box housing well I made it to big so I had to cut both the finder and the box but just a little. When I get time ill make a new pieces to go back were I cut it. I re-primed it and painted it after so I wont have to worry about rust.

And that's it for now I will update this as I move on with the other side.

please feel free to comment.

Not bad for a Frankenstein fender!
Alot of other green iron around there, are those yours too?

Josh you really did yourself proud. Your hard work and dedication to detail will result in a truck anyone would be proud to drive . Your only fault is your lack of photos to let us see your progress You know how everyone love pictures lol. Keep up the great work........

Neat fender. Looks good. Are the leds the ones you find at the truck stop? I wonder how those things would work out.

Didnt you say you were broke? I saw like 3 other trucks in your photos. Lol I guess thats why your broke.

I wish the other trucks blone to other members of our club I just own one the m816.


and led bubs i got off a eBay store.

EMD567 said:

Neat fender. Looks good. Are the leds the ones you find at the truck stop? I wonder how those things would work out.

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I have them. They do not illuminate the entire lens.

The LED bulb is on the right, it is the same type shown in post #1.

There you go! It's nice to be part of a club where other mv's are around, you must be popular around there because of the lifting capability of your Frankenstein wrecker!

Nice to see you fixed your "finders", now, what about those "bubs"... ? Awesome job by the way!

we have another wrecker that's runs but i should have mine on the road by Aug. and thanks and idk what bubs u got i know the non projected ones are OK but that projected is bright i tested on a 12v and it looked like a amber headlights lol