Mark Rinker
04-24-2011, 06:34
Last winter I backed my 2009 into a concrete light pole base while plowing. Very low speed event, but it caught the bumper at the very end and curled it into the quarter panel. The tailgate already had a soft dent and scratch through to metal in the same vicinity, so it was time to shell out $500 for the deductible, and get things right again.
When I picked up the truck yesterday, the bodyman informed me that they decided to replace the entire box side to make sure the fit at the taillight and tailgate were good, and to avoid having any mud in the tight corner area where it may later be a rust problem.
Truck looks great, but wow...$3000 it cost to make a relatively small 'crunched' corner go away.
I hate to jinx myself, but that is the first bodywork of any kind done since I started this company in 2000, and put on 800K+ miles. There have been a few stratches and dings we overlooked, but nothing that we turned into insurance to fix.
When I picked up the truck yesterday, the bodyman informed me that they decided to replace the entire box side to make sure the fit at the taillight and tailgate were good, and to avoid having any mud in the tight corner area where it may later be a rust problem.
Truck looks great, but wow...$3000 it cost to make a relatively small 'crunched' corner go away.
I hate to jinx myself, but that is the first bodywork of any kind done since I started this company in 2000, and put on 800K+ miles. There have been a few stratches and dings we overlooked, but nothing that we turned into insurance to fix.