Edmunds.com Editors Hit Aluminum 2015 Ford F-150 With Sledgehammer

[Westside Offroad Group]

4 times as much to repair aluminum panels, Hmmm...

where did you get that

 

[justvettn]

where did you get that

It's in the video.

$600 to repair the same steel panel, $2400 to fix the aluminum panel.
Its twice the time and twice the hourly rate.

 

[beachz]

I knew there would be a difference, just didn't think it would that much of a difference. I especially didn't expect the shop rated being almost twice as much.

I will say that the doors on the 370Z have been very resilliant. They have taken a couple of shots I have seen and not shown any dings. We got caught in a hail storm and only had three small dings in the aluminum hood. The dent wizard was able to remove them and I can't find any evidence even knowing where they were.

 

[Reptar]

I asked at the dealership if the box was aluminum and the salesman said no I dont think so because it would dent to easy, so I said can you find out for sure, he went into an office and came back saying for sure it is steel. I told him to get me a magnet and showed him that it would not stick.

Goes to show that just because someone works for Ford, they can still be a total idiot and have no clue what they're selling.

Shoot him an email with this link...
How Ford Secretly Tested F-150 Aluminum Beds in 2011

Just because it's aluminum doesn't mean it's fragile.

 

[2014RubyRed]

Holy Crap, Batman! $887.00 for a rear tail light? $4100.00 to fix a rear 1/4 panel? Would look a lot better if they would have just put some Glass Works fenders on it!!!

 

[Rookie]

The real loser in this whole situation is insurance. Lol

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[WyoStorm]

Around here we call 'em work trucks. You wouldn't even think about fixing those kinds of things up.

 

[justvettn]

I have a friend with a mint mustang except the aluminum hood is corroding bad and Ford won't fix it, wonder if this happens to the new F150.
http://www.carcomplaints.com/media/complaints/images/1efb3cc6-867a-1032-b743-4c3114d2dee3r.jpg

 

[Westside Offroad Group]

I have a friend with a mint mustang except the aluminum hood is corroding bad and Ford won't fix it, wonder if this happens to the new F150.
http://www.carcomplaints.com/media/complaints/images/1efb3cc6-867a-1032-b743-4c3114d2dee3r.jpg

what do you think your raptor hood is made of

 

[justvettn]

what do you think your raptor hood is made of

Composite and not aluminum