Aluminum body damage

[mx_ata2d]

So , driving on a local freeway next to a rig as I saw his trailer kick up a piece of metal from the highway. It slammed into the passenger side doors causing about an inch and a half tear through the aluminum door panel. Does anyone have experience as to whether or not this is repairable or will the door itself need to be replaced?

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[Fordphanatic]

That sucks. Do you have comprehensive insurance. If so it shouldnt cost more then the deductible. Im guessing it will be easier and probably cheaper to replace the door. Theres not to many body shops I would trust wigh an aluminum body

 

[Pioneer74]

Anything is repairable. But when you get too deep, it's often cheaper to replace with a new part than pay the labor to fix it.

That, in my opinion, is going to be replaced. It's a big gouge and close to a character line. It would be time consuming to patch it.

 

[mx_ata2d]

That sucks. Do you have comprehensive insurance. If so it shouldnt cost more then the deductible. Im guessing it will be easier and probably cheaper to replace the door. Theres not to many body shops I would trust wigh an aluminum body

Yes, insurance will take care of it. I guess they will be recycling the door. My biggest fear is paint matching. 2 doors in the star white 3 stage paint. Just sucks on a brand new truck I have to find a qualified painter.

 

[Fordphanatic]

Yes, insurance will take care of it. I guess they will be recycling the door. My biggest fear is paint matching. 2 doors in the star white 3 stage paint. Just sucks on a brand new truck I have to find a qualified painter.

I feel your pain...I had to have my bumper repainted before I even brought the truck home. It was damaged in transport. I was so worried about the dealor being able to match the star white tricoat I bought a sun gun to compare the paint before taking it back after the repair. You should have seen the dealership manager's face when I brought the sun gun out and started inspecting their work. In the end the color matches. I Personally don't feel like there's as much metallic in the paint on the bumper as there is the rest of the truck but the only person that knows is me...and now you. Hows the body shop at the dealor you bought the truck from? I was lucky where I bought the truck has a good body shop

 

[mx_ata2d]

I feel your pain...I had to have my bumper repainted before I even brought the truck home. It was damaged in transport. I was so worried about the dealor being able to match the star white tricoat I bought a sun gun to compare the paint before taking it back after the repair. You should have seen the dealership manager's face when I brought the sun gun out and started inspecting their work. In the end the color matches. I Personally don't feel like there's as much metallic in the paint on the bumper as there is the rest of the truck but the only person that knows is me...and now you. Hows the body shop at the dealor you bought the truck from? I was lucky where I bought the truck has a good body shop

If their body shop is half as bad as their service dept I would expect them to paint the truck in the wrong color. I will be doing the same thing you did. I will be interviewing several different body shops before anyone touches it. I'm hoping it only gets better from here on out.

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