I SPENT $3000 On The Rarest GM Truck Bed Ever Made! Restoring A Rusty 20 Year Old Duramax
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I believe the protec bed produced from 02-03 was the rarest bed option gm produced. They had a unique raised letter tailgate similar to what the avalanche had as well as the entire bed was composite. The only steel on it was the bottom rails and hinge/ hardware assembly. I ended up finding a color matched one for my 04. It was different and had its own cool factor but I’d never seek one out again. The tailgate was not interchangeable with standard beds as well as the hinge hardware was unique making it difficult to find and hard to repair.
Ok third comment. Dont do black. If you do black your gonna lose the visual of the bed. The lighter color helps bring out the detail in the bed.
Good point sir
He's right you'll loose the body lines go with something like Is atomic silver or cyber gray
The one and only quadrasteer I've ever seen was a sierra Denali on marketplace and it was all murdered out and you could see the body lines just fine she was absolutely beautiful it was just a clean clean simple truck dude wanted $7800 for it so it was out of my price range for a gasser
@@TruckMasterI agree, pewter looks good with the quaddi bed
You’re in a color rut. Take a few minutes and go look through the color palettes from the 1960’s through the 1980’s and see if there is a combination which strikes your interest. You’re looking to do different and interesting, but absolutely everyone does the same blacks, grays and silvers. It’s so boring. There have been so many truly good colors and color combinations which have come and gone through the years. Truck sales brochures are a good place to browse through.
I think it looks great with that bed. Stands out and looks tough. Definitely want to get some wide wheels to poke past the fenders and it will bring it all together
I think it would look great if you paint it the blue granite metallic just like the new hood.
Yes that is the nicest colour the gmt-800 came in in my opinion
I came to the comments to say just that! Blue Granite metallic if you decide to do a color change.
That bed fits the front end fenders perfectly !!! And the current rims fit it perfectly. Don’t lift it. It’s perfect the way it is. Just needs a nice clean (not loud) paint job.
That’s my hubby! Thank you for supporting a small and upcoming company :) That bed sure does look good!
That truck is going to look sick. Can’t wait to see it done.
That bed looks killer, definately a keeper!
Been specializing in Chevy/GMC trucks the past 30 years. Had 4 Q-steers in the past year. They were offered from 2002 to 2005. The bed is all steel, just the outer quarter skins are that composite GM material used on step sides, and Buick front fenders. They are apparently also available in fiberglass via the aftermarket.
And cann be bought for arounnd 1800$. Ive had atleast 7
@@chevyromans4435 The trucks or the beds? I'll take 'em all if you can get the trucks for that price!
@@scottysgarage4393 beds lol
Definitely going to have to do fiberworx front fenders and that will make that bed pop. 4” lift with a -30 offset baha inspired rim and tire package.
I think gm also made a fiberglass bed in 2004 and those were also quite rare
yes it's called the pro-tec bed. they had a really cool tail gate
Ok that bed looks 🔥🔥🔥 on there, like a mini dually or hybrid dually. Definitely keep the same factory color. Sweet job picking this up, was a great upgrade
I don’t know about the bed but I think if you do Baja wide front fenders to match it would look killer
I think it looks really awesome. Definitely a good idea to make this build different than every other cateye build
The front end looks great!
Amazing what you have done so far.
Definitely paint it black.
But I would of got the black bed from that guy at the yard and a new regular OEM rear bumper.
Love the build, especially the bed. It does really need some sort of front fender, or a bigger flare to make it match the rear, in my opinion of course. Keep up the good work brother!
Paint it Iridium Metallic! U121V. Don’t think I’ve ever seen someone do that on a cateye. Would look amazing
2nd this!
Not a fan of the bed but it’s all personal preference.
I retired from Flint truck. I remember them trucks very well.1500 HD only platform, at least in our plant. The rear axle is wider than the front end and that was a huge issue appearance wise. More than the bubble box side. I feel they were so far ahead of their time people were afraid of it. In my opinion if they would’ve pinched the frame and made the rear axle the same width as the front end, it would’ve changed the out come . Good ole Q44!! PS different color dark metallic green . Or you could leave it up to us viewers by doing a pole.
Being composite is nice and that’s in great shape but the bed is ugly. 🤷♂️ To each their own.
Please keep the stock original color to that truck. It is beautiful.
I knew it had to be a quadrasteer bed when I saw the video title. I owned a fully optioned 02 quadrasteer. Absolutely the best driving truck I ever had; it went down the road so well. The quadrasteer technology was not a gimmick. If recall correctly it took 12' off of the turning radius.
Can't believe gm let it die. They didn't move enough units, not because it was bad tech, but because they could never make it affordable enough. In the beginning years it was +$7k option. In the later years I believe they had it down to the $2k range and only came with the quadrasteer rear diff, not all the other bells and whistles.
My son has been doing this exact build on his truck including the bed. He’s now on the home stretch working on the interior then new wheels and tires. He did buy spacers for the back end to fill it out better.
I mean a rare oem bed deserves a rare oem color…. Bermuda Blue!!! Truck will be unique yet true GM!
Your truck looks good man just need wider rims and tires
Score…Nice find…. that’s gonna look good..I have an 02 Dually…. The bed is made the same way ( I was really puckering when you took that off the trailer like that…. After 20 years, it gets a little brittle). I totally rebuilt mine. Those side panels I’ve found are reeeeeal expensive. You’ll find some small stress fractures here and there. Use a reinforced fiberglass (with mesh) on the inside, then paint 👍. If you don’t, The body filler will eventually crack with changing temperatures leaving something undesirable. However you do it ….do not take the panels off to make repairs. Make repairs on the truck while bolted. You will want to…..but it’s better to leave them on ( I took mine off …..trust me on that …. save you some frustration👍).
Find a wheel that offers different widths. Run a 17x9 say up front and 17x12 rear. Stick with keeping it mostly stock! Going over a 17” wheel wouldn’t really be period correct as to how the trucks came from factory! Loving it so far!
We had a quad steer Chevy. Only problem with it was when you get a lot of mileage on the rear component it would look like it ran sideways. But you were able too tuck a bigger tire under it. But look at the weight loss you’re getting from that bed. Full on race truck
If they gave you back your monetization of your videos I would definitely do a truck give away some time soon and show some love to all of us. I know your really good at doing this stuff on your own and it’s hard to come off of a whole truck build but your authenticity is what keeps us around
Great idea
@@TruckMaster an izuzu 6bt swap in a 97-2000 2500 ccsb would be bad ass. It’d be like a pre-duramax in a the previous body style in the rarest 2500 configuration
Your channel helped inspire me to work on my LB7! Unfortunately she will be parked for the foreseeable future. Just lost the transmission. 😞Going to spend the next few months saving up for a Mark's transmission. After watching him work he will be the guy. I also really like the step bumper on an old truck! I think the bedsides look better with a beefer tire. Buddy of mine had a pewter grey truck and I think it looked killer!
The truck is looking good! Nardo grey would look really good with the new front end and you won't lose the body lines like you might w black.
Do a pre runner kit on the front it would look sick
Agreed, a super mild front prerunner fender with small wheel spacers on all 4 corners would be super cool and unique
They definetly made them past 2002, i wanna say 2006 was the last year for it. Every year GM made the quadrasteer option cheaper and still noone bought them!
I bought a quadrasteer truck once & I believe it was the only one I’ve ever seen. It was green with an immaculate tan leather interior, 60k miles, 6.0L gasser. Bought it at an auction for 13,000 and was told it ran and drove. Showed up and the thing was completely rotted out, fuel lines rusted through and leaking fuel. Check engine light on it, and service quadrsteer too. Luckily was able to pull out of the deal and it only was a $350 mistake
In another note, I've been using those chrome bumpers you just brought up on my 2002 Silverado for years now I keep replacing it cuz I keep banging in the trailers tongues. In other notes my bed is 6'-9" service bed. I'm not sure a quadrasteer 6'-5" bed would fit my 02 LB7
That truck is come along way man I would definitely keep that bed on there. It looks killer. Nothing wrong with being different. I’ve always been like that my whole life it’s going to be unique. Can’t wait to see it finished. Beautiful Duramax.
Dude I have never seen this bed on a DMAX and I am a FAN! it gives such a width that makes it look tough. Duramaxes always look big and intimidating from the front but the rear always lacks, now this SOLVES it in my opinion, great build, dude idk why I am liking the stock color too, it matches with like any wheel combo and color
I actually sold a lwb bed for 200 bucks here in Texas that went up to the rust belt for God knows how much. I feel like I got screwed but then again I bought a pretty clean rust free obviously short bed for only 200 bucks so I can’t complain lol.
I really dislike black for vehicles. The interior gets so dang HOT 🔥 in the summer and they show EVERY bit of dirt. Plus, it's just a boring color. My opinion is basically any color besides what Henry Ford painted every single model T that was produced after 1914. "Any customer can have a car painted any color that he wants so long as it is black." Boring.
I spent more than that for a cherry super duty bed… that’s not bad at all
Dont see too many builds in that hood color you currently have on it, and they accent nice with black and chrome. I think it'd be a happy middle ground, not to dark, not to light. And definitely needs some pre-runner style front fenders, and a more aggressive looking wheel then the ole bullet holes!
Honestly, I like the look of that bed. Definitely different and you just don’t see them too often. It goes very well with it. I would say keep it the same original color.
That bed is perfect! With the wheels that are on it too! This is my first time watching your channel, so i dont know what looks you go for. But Id recommend not putting some disgusting chromenwide offset rims on this. Factory Chevy alloys with a nice HD tall tires. This truck looks like a working mans truck. Not a pavement princess
They ended in 2005 for the bed , the Denali end end in 04 I think when they figured out the crew cab short box. you should have found a quadrasteer that worked to build your truck.
My best friend from high school well drilling here in Northern Central Pennsylvania years ago saved up all his money and paid cash for his quadrasteer Silverado. He got multiple DUIs and ended up doing state time gifting the truck to his son. The son tried to sell it to me. By then I had my first Duramax truck and lost interest in any quadras steer.
Paint it black and if I remember somewhere between 99-06 they made a factory 6 1/2 foot bed called pro tech was a composite bed non quadrasteer I saw one once on a 99-02 even the tailgate was they are very neat considering how bad these trucks rust.
I would say being you are going with the low production bed, why not go with a low production color like dark crimson metallic from the 07-08 trucks
Paint it Greystone Metallic! That's the same color as my LBZ and I dont think it's a very common color for these years trucks. Love the channel man!
Put a bed cover in fiberglass or plastic over it with windows and paint everything in same color and paint over the chrome and use some more extreme color. That bed rocks on that truck.
As soon as I read (rarest GM truck bed ever made)I knew exactly what it was ….Nardo grey would be killer ☑️
I tbh wish some one will build a single cab step side duramax I have a cab and bed everything but I can’t find a long bed 4x4 duramax
Love the bed. Not black how about Detroit Lions Blue now that would look awesome. Lions over Rams this Sunday
Spacers in the back will help make the bed look good. I like the bed. And yes paint it black with old school bullet hole wheels
The bed and the rest of the parts are fitting well and make the truck look really good. I can't wait to see the end product, keep up the great work.
Maybe try some baja front fenders and see if that makes it look a little better. Also adding some wider wheels and tires on it too🤷♂️
Holy cow at the prices. 1800 dollars for one that the bedside has a hole in it?!?!
Try a gun metal blue?! Color for the truck!! It does look cool now with that quad steer bed!!!
It’s like Dolly Parton coat of many colors. I love it I guarantee this will be the new hot fad in the near future
Yeah that bed would look good on my old twenty five hundred hd
Silverado, 2003, green pearl
my friend had a quadrasteer. gmc sierra. the wider bed definitely made it look more aggressive and the rear ends in them were great.
What if??? What if??? Hear me out… You bought the 8 lug Quadrasteer axle and electronics. That or I’ve got a clean OEM bed that I’d trade for the Quadrasteer bed (actually have 2 the same color as what you’re showing, extended cab cab with doors). I’m in the south so rust free!!! What would he buy my truck bed for!?!?! I’ve got 2 maybe 3.
I messaged you in Instagram
I wouldn’t do black but a cool gray would look good on that truck 🤙🏾 and quad steer bed does look sweet 🔥
I don't know there josh but I really like the color of the hood on those trucks with chrome wheels that would look sharp?
The bed looks okay and better than I thought. The downside to the composite material much like GM did with the front fenders on the FWD Cadillac Fleetwood is that they can break. Even break from somone pushing or leaning on it. That was a common problem on the top flat part of the Fleetwood fender. I had a tire tread seperate and it demolished the drivers side front fender. Yeah try finding one of those fenders to fix it. Very difficult.
Always liked the bullet hole wheels, just missing some boggers or super swampers
I can’t wait to see the finished product!
Had a buddy with one of those boxes on his duramax. Definently looked different and stood out
Do Baja style fenders. Throw a 4” lift on it. 35s on 17 or 18 by 10 wheels. That’s the perfect setup for a daily
Also keep it grey
The hood color looks good as a whole color or GMs greystone grey would look sick.don’t do black
Yes
Absolutely
Why have what everyone else has?
Let that thing be different
I like that bed.. but with those side bed lights I could do clear amber leds or smoked ones
I think you should keep it silver birch metallic. It’s one of the best colors on these trucks in my opinion and it’ll look great when the truck is done.
Battleship gray bro with a flat finish would look amazing!
Leave the truck its original color. You already have a black truck.
The bed looks good needs some spacers on that rear end though or wider wheels
My brother is in the middle of restoring his 2004 quadsteer Denali he's done all the body work frame work all he has left now is drive train sweet build man love seeing people keeping gmt 800s Alive
Looks fantastic - one of a kind. You really know how to do a unique build. Go for it! Keep grey - black shows the dirt and imperfections. Earth tones, silver, or grey hides dirt. I love the new paints with no metallic - like Jeep sting grey, dodge destroyer grey, or Toyota Lunar Lanscape. Since there is no metallic in the paint, touchups are easy if you get a stone chip. That paint probably is more expensive. I vote for stock style wheels = no monster truck look. This is going to be epic.
I actually like the bed on there. Was not expecting to. Definitely gives it the pre runner truck look. Some offroad looking 17” wheels with nice tires would look nice. Maybe some welds
With the bullet holes and the bed I think it looks killer!! I was on the fence in the beginning of the video but after seeing it with the wheels and tires to combo with it. Love it!! Maybe 1.5-2” wheel spacer in the rear to flush it?
My buddy used to have a quadsteer Denali, super neat truck
Great to have another video ! The bed looks great. Always liked that look. Not a stepside not a dually not a flat fleetside.. in between and looks great. The rear bumper, grill and hood.. look great 👍 Keep away from a lift. Maybe a leveling kit to even it out. 35's should fit easily.. 37's with a bit of trim work ? maybe.. Your friend talked about wider front fenders... you might be able to find some fiberglass "pre-runner" style fenders for the front. Cost ?.. they will require some fitment. But would allow some wider tires.. minimal. Probably not worth the cost and fitment time... a minor "body lift" can help. Never been a fan of wheel spacers. Color... what color is the new hood ? How about a really good blue ? I like your Dodge and you did it right in Black. You have white and Red.. but a good Chevrolet Blue... or a nice Forest Green.. Anyway you will pick the color that suits you. Btw.. the beard is looking good 👍 2024 Truckmaster edition lol.. Great project and coming right along. Get a car cover for the WIFEMAX... a good ceramic coat and cover for the winter while it's parked in out of the weather. 😎👍
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I like it
I think it needs to be lowered a little bit with wheels that fit👍🏼
Definitely get the new front fenders to kinda match how the bed sticks out a little like a Baja look. Either way I think the truck looks really good
I actually like the looks of that bed Josh. I think in most cases doing something different is better
A friend of mine had one of those quad steers and it was a really cool truck,got into a accident and it got crushed unfortunately but for the color you should definitely do something like the color of the hood or maybe a Nardo grey or cement grey color
It's looks so cool nobody else has one one of a kind truck now
there is a couple of Quadra steers in Knoxville
Personally I think you should make the truck blue
I’ve seen one quadrasteer in my life, it was in a junkyard. Only one I’ve ever seen. When you do the 14-18 bumper drill some new holes higher in the frame and tuck it up to the tailgate don’t leave that god awful gap between the bumper and the tailgate. I did a video on one I put on my 04 LLY. Oh and don’t break one of those bedsides… the dually bedsides are like hens teeth I can only imagine trying to find one of those!
Absolutely cool! I love the upgraded bed and bumper as well! The gray or black would set it off!
We had a quadrasteer 1500hd with the 6.0 as a work truck, loved driving that truck. The turning radius was amazing. Imagine lifting a 4wd Quadra steer, would be badass off-road.
IMO, pewter is a lot better looking than black
Hoping to duramax swap my quadrasteer one day.
I think it’s going to look awesome. Definitely one of a kind! Go with a military theme with a desert tan paint job 👌🏽
Do the same color as the hood you don’t have that color truck yet
Is that 14+ bumper from a 1500 or 2500?
Use the 2014 1500 brackets - then drill one set of holes 2" higher then your current holes in the 2500 frame.
It will bolt right in.
The world is crazy. Sitting here watching another great video and you throw the tailgate on and low and behold the dealership logo is from a dealer I used to work for in North Texas. Kinda nuts.
No way 😂
@TruckMaster Small dealer with like 3 or 4 techs in the shop. Dealer was Cadillac and used trucks. Town is about 35000 population so not a lot of those badges out there so that tailgate is more rare that the bed you got.
Looks like a step side but with a lift it will have the cool Baja look will be one of a kind for sure in a good way
It really does
The grey is a classic color! Truck looks great so far!
Where did you get the HD hood? I would like to find a used factory hood rather than a new aftermarket
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