replacing body parts?

[Beastmaster]

The hood is easily replaceable. Get a surplus HMMWV hood from eBay and paint it up the same color.

Rear section - it all depends on what actually got damaged. Pictures would be nice.

As a rule - Body parts for 97 and up are the only ones generally available. There are enough minor changes from 95 to now that you would have to modify parts slightly to fix things.

The truck is modular. Get the parts you need, remove the old parts, put the new ones on, prime, paint, and off you go.

However, cost is a different story. For example, if you needed to replace the two fenders, each fender is over 1k apiece.

It's not a do-it-yourself thing either. You need the right rivets and tools.

The best thing to estimate what you are in for is this:

Get the 95-96 Parts and Service Manual, and also get the 2002-2003 Parts and Service Manual. The 95-95 CD will give you what you need to look for, and the 2003 CD will allow you to cross reference to the latest part #.

Then, call a dealer. You're not going to find parts like this on the open market. And don't count on the dealer (unless they are one of the premier ones like Lynch, Scottsdale, or one like them) being able to work with you either.

Again, pics are key. If we see what's wrong, more of us can help out.

-Steve