Drilling to mount the new flares, I discovered bondo!
I’m beginning to think this truck took a light hit on this side at one point. There’s definitely still metal under the bondo which seems pretty solid looking at it from underneath, but the rear cross member was a bit tweaked when I bought it and the curved radius on this side always looked oversprayed and cracked - so I’m not surprised to find some filler. At the same time - I’m surprised to find some filler.
I’m beginning to think this truck took a light hit on this side at one point. There’s definitely still metal under the bondo which seems pretty solid looking at it from underneath, but the rear cross member was a bit tweaked when I bought it and the curved radius on this side always looked oversprayed and cracked - so I’m not surprised to find some filler. At the same time - I’m surprised to find some filler.