โMay-31-2018 05:28 AM
โAug-12-2018 09:29 AM
snowedin wrote:
My 2017 F150 just went through a hail storm and was amazed at how well the aluminum body fared in the storm. The hail shredded the vinyl siding on the house but can only find very small dimples in the F150. Damaged the F150, Yes, but not as bad as I thought it would. This storm was accompanied with 60 mph winds so the hail was attacking at an angle. The insurance adjuster comes today. Suppose a small dent is just as costly as a larger dent to repair but will find out when the adjuster comes. My 2014 went through a hail storm and the damage to the aluminum hood was the same as to the steel roof.
โAug-12-2018 06:30 AM
TTCrewmax wrote:colliehauler wrote:
Now I'm confused, was it the Titan or the Tundra that had brake and rear differential issues?
It was the Titan. The 1st generation Tundra did have small brakes and a small rear diff - but generally were trouble free.
โAug-01-2018 07:12 AM
โJul-31-2018 06:37 PM
womps wrote:Fordlover wrote:Powerdude wrote:
Hey, you can take those burned out steel shells, reinstall the hardware, paint them, and they'll be as good as new.
A friend of mine got a burned out door shell from a junkyard way back. He just reinstalled all the rubber and plastic parts, the glass, re-painted it, and it was fine !
Can't do that with an aluminum door.
Found a shell for you. The aluminum wheels didn't even melt.
Full disclosure, this truck hit 17 vehicles before bursting into flames..
source story
This truck looks like a Ram Quad cab not a Ford F-150! Truck hit 17 vehicles yet the front bumper structure is unharmed. Weird!
โJul-31-2018 09:19 AM
โJul-31-2018 08:13 AM
โJul-31-2018 06:53 AM
Fordlover wrote:Powerdude wrote:
Hey, you can take those burned out steel shells, reinstall the hardware, paint them, and they'll be as good as new.
A friend of mine got a burned out door shell from a junkyard way back. He just reinstalled all the rubber and plastic parts, the glass, re-painted it, and it was fine !
Can't do that with an aluminum door.
Found a shell for you. The aluminum wheels didn't even melt.
Full disclosure, this truck hit 17 vehicles before bursting into flames..
source story
โJul-31-2018 06:43 AM
Powerdude wrote:
Hey, you can take those burned out steel shells, reinstall the hardware, paint them, and they'll be as good as new.
A friend of mine got a burned out door shell from a junkyard way back. He just reinstalled all the rubber and plastic parts, the glass, re-painted it, and it was fine !
Can't do that with an aluminum door.
โJun-08-2018 02:41 PM
TTCrewmax wrote:colliehauler wrote:
Now I'm confused, was it the Titan or the Tundra that had brake and rear differential issues?
It was the Titan. The 1st generation Tundra did have small brakes and a small rear diff - but generally were trouble free.
โJun-08-2018 02:02 PM
colliehauler wrote:
Now I'm confused, was it the Titan or the Tundra that had brake and rear differential issues?
โJun-08-2018 01:40 PM
ol' yeller wrote:Powerdude wrote:
Hey, you can take those burned out steel shells, reinstall the hardware, paint them, and they'll be as good as new.
A friend of mine got a burned out door shell from a junkyard way back. He just reinstalled all the rubber and plastic parts, the glass, re-painted it, and it was fine !
Can't do that with an aluminum door.
Heat warps steel and also ruins the hardness of the steel. That's why you'd be hard pressed to find a good body shop that would use a burned part from a steel body for a repair. Also prior poster makes a good point about adhesives.
โJun-08-2018 12:29 PM
โJun-08-2018 12:02 PM
colliehauler wrote:Ron3rd wrote:Toyota had their growing pains as well, under sized brakes and rear differential if I remember correctly.colliehauler wrote:
I have never seen a drivable truck after a major fire steel or aluminum so what difference does fire make?
X2. FORD'S getting the same treatment the 2007 Tundra 5.7 got when it first burst on the scene with class leading 381 hp and 401 ft lbs of torque. The Tundra dominated every towing shootout by every major magazine. It destroyed the badly outdated and underpowered F150 so completely that Ford, grasping at straws, launched their "fully boxed frame" campaign. Remember how they showed their frame did not flex and the Tundra'so frame so badly it had to be a "toy truck"? Ford's getting a taste of their own medicine!
โJun-08-2018 11:24 AM