How to replace F150 cab corners

on this episode of Midnight Garage I show you step by step how to replace late model Ford F150 cab corners, and go over spraying tri coat pearl paint

[darrengriffith]

I like your work. Hats off to you from a 20 year painter. I'm not a welder... but I was right there with you when it came to mudding materials and procedure. Good call on the Evercoat! 😊

[claudemarois]

Your work is very professionally done and the way you explain things makes your video so interesting !

[lucasellyson]

Damn nice work. Didn’t know that auto parts stores carried cab corners and such. Good to know

[gene]

Great job done right! Have a 14 also, its very solid except the same corner. No sunroof, guess brake light leaked, replaced that gasket also sealed around it, its a bad design. Poked my key through it other day, grabbed tin snips from my tool bucket and wound up with a 2" by 3" hole or less to solid metal, inside is all solid still, few rust flakes. Pretty sure i can weld it up no problem, have galvanized sheet metal from the job site and new lincoln mig to dial in, miller was stolen. For now just want to get it sealed and painted up well inside, its decent still, patched and painted outside before winter. Can pretty it up in spring. I used 3M cavity wax few weeks back in the rockers, all the factory tape was still in place over all the holes, replaced it with gorilla rubber tape, in and over the rear wells to, its supposed to work, i like 3M, definitely coats and seeps well with the 360 wands, made its way out the weep holes, im gonna spray in my door bottoms to. Definitely best video i found on this. Needed a good view of rocker cross section, thanks!!!

[timklassen]

Great work on that ford looks like a new truck .

[matt]

Thanks for sharing this, looking at having to tackle this on my 2014 f150 and this is just what I needed.

[billhowe]

I seen alot of those ford cab corners rusting out in florida all of them had sun roofs, I like doing rockers and cab corners, lots of work here in Mich. you get pretty dirty doing them though. Like your channel hopefully you get more views. Later bill in w mich

[alb]

I have the same White truck but for some reason the bed skirts rotted out :(. Oh well. Cab corners see ok for now. May cut it out and use body adhesive and bondo with a patch. Bed is 100% not structural. Truck can even ride around without it. Nice work there though!

[kalebbillig]

I saw that the ford OE replacement panel comes with the rocker panel, front and rear corners ALL as one panel

[leonardb]

That's exactly how it should be done.

[danamcintyre]

Why is it that most of us are physically challenge when it comes to our hight but probably a good thing because most of are work is done standing on our heads ? nice job.

[kalebbillig]

Ford actually says to use a backer panel whenever possible at breakaway points

[daddiethor]

Came for the cab corner repair stayed for the personality

[azacink]

It might be the first time I see on youtube repairs done properly to the full extent (considering its not a restoration and the value of the car...). Dont feel guilty for showing that you use filler, people need to realize that once you go bare metal, let alone welding, there is no way of doing body work without filler. People might drive a car with an inch of filler for 20 years without even realizing and it might be alright.

[josephturner]

I have a 2008 with a passenger side corner rot. I do not have a sun roof. The other reason for the rot is a leaky roof brake light seal.

[casegarrison]

I think Eastwood (and others I'm sure) sell primer products with long tubes for doing frame rails, etc. Would a product like that also work to coat the inside after welding and painting?

[gene]

What did you spray in there, the brown stuff? Been few yrs since I did rust repair, always something new out. Before I weld mine up I'm using a 1" hole saw out the backside to have access then plug it up with a rubber grommet. I couldn't get to the corner from the rocker, that bump out in corner on the patch panel blocks getting in there, didn't have any undercoat on it, thanks again.

[AndrewsCarWorld]

Hey could i use a plasma cutter to cut the old cab corner off? Shouldnt be an issue as long as I get clean cut right?

[Justin-uyzr]

Tailgate gave me the same issue, have to get it from behind the taillight!

[ehampton]

What's the cost of doing this job?