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1994 Toyota Pickup 2WD Base W/ Accessories 173K Miles
I have a question on restoration to keep the value ( or increase ) of my truck. Overall, the interior is a 8/ 10 and the body is a 6/10. Has recently had timing and valve work done too.
I've been spending a lot of time and energy replacing broken or old parts on my truck. It's now garage kept and driven on occasion as a second vehicle. There's a chance these trucks continue to grow in value.
I'm at the body stage. Fortunately only my front left fender has rust. Everything Toyota has a few parts new OEM that I can replace. These are parts that have some dents and would likely be fairly costly to PDR. Would I be losing significant value of replacing the original body parts with new in box OEM parts?
Your truck looks like it is in pretty nice shape already!
Since your truck isn't a sub 30,000 mile museum piece (where value is in both condition and originality), replacing the original fenders with Genuine Toyota replacement fenders won't hurt the value of your truck. In fact, it will increase the value as you will have a clean, dent and rust free Toyota fender or other body panels. They will fit the truck just like they were in 1994, giving you a nicer truck.
Some cars' value are based on how original the parts on the car are, as in the exact same parts are still on it when the car left the factory.
The value of these Toyota Trucks don't depend on if they still have the exact same parts as they did when they left the factory, but depend on overall condition and what replacement parts were used when they were needed.
At least in my opinion, I value a Truck more that has been taken care of really well using Genuine Toyota parts than simply a Truck that is completely original, but in worse condition. Most people who buy these trucks would probably agree.
I use a suction lifters of various sized to pull out most dents. Start at the edges and give it a good pull, then work around the perimeter and into the middle. Harbor Freight has a variety that work well and inexpensive. Got smaller ones online. You can pull a dent out to look like it was never there if it's not sharp creased. Don't go crazy trying to make an old truck look new. It's a truck.
My lovely wife had an idea for pulling dents that worked surprizingly well.
We both need handles to help us into the bath or shower. We use temporary handles you clamp onto the shower or tub, or the enclosure. Someplace smooth. We pulled one off the bathtub, got it at a local store's medical assistance section. It has two really powerful suction cups that use a small lever on the handle to make them function. The handle part between the suction cups is very comfortable. Ergonomic, I guess.
We spritzed the dent in the truck with a light water mist, clamped down the handle, just one suction cup, and PULLED. The dent popped right out. A quick wipe got rid of the water, and away we went.
Just a quick note that we liked. Used something we had to get the job done, really. We used the toilet plunger to pull another small dent we found out. It worked very well, too. We washed the truck after, though
Replacing body panels won’t change the value of your truck in so far as you can match the paint. Even DIY paint is fairly expensive so you may want to ignore it until you can’t live with it anymore, then do bodywork and paint it (two separate things) all at once.
Last edited by Melrose 4r; 12-13-2021 at 04:21 AM.
Are the vin labels still on the inner lip of both fenders , along with the hood? Keeping those are nice, but not crucial. And losing only one isn't a big deal. Better that than rust, imho.
12-11-2021, 03:01 PM
