# Service Bed Repair **URL:** \ **Category:** GEM Forum\ **Created:** [August 31, 2023, 5:33pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/service-bed-repair/26873 "2023-08-31T17:33:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Garthhh](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.electricforum.com/garthhh/32/13053_2.png) [@Garthhh](https://community.electricforum.com/u/Garthhh)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2023, 5:33pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/service-bed-repair/26873/1 "2023-08-31T17:33:49Z")
2013 e2 I was coming into my parking garage & the pipe rack ran into a low hanging unistrut The extruded aluminum frame of the car was fine, the bent sheet u channel of the bed mangled I had seen a crack where the bolt goes through the frame of the car, replaced the nut & washer with a 1" x 3/4" x 5" aluminum bar stock threaded & a drilled piece of the same for the bolt to go through I straightened out the service bed frame & re enforced with 2" steel angle & flatbar drilled, tapped for 1/4-20 & then welded flush. Flatbar pieces drilled & welded to the angle to re enforce the front mounting holes ![DSCF3889](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/electricforum/original/2X/e/ef4cf4fb63a096960a23d3c069f4fa3f28d69e74.jpeg) ![P1120307](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/electricforum/original/2X/a/a3b63c7d8c986b33d9330740814932023797026f.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Garthhh](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.electricforum.com/garthhh/32/13053_2.png) [@Garthhh](https://community.electricforum.com/u/Garthhh)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2023, 7:15pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/service-bed-repair/26873/2 "2023-08-31T19:15:45Z")
I spliced a flat 4pin trailer light connector on the car side of the tail light wiring bought HF magnetic trailer lights so I could still use the GEM while I repaired the bed ![DSCF3896_v1](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/electricforum/original/2X/4/484a36ab3f16e2a15d072fff50795b29318c04f6.jpeg) After the repair I stuck them on the pipe rack ![Eddy75_v1](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/electricforum/original/2X/5/52e8be2f8773c7db756469ce381d7593d24c1ee5.jpeg)