Found the pic , it's from a 2006 ford f250 the same crap they spray into the dodges
New truck, rust... Do I stand a chance?
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Found the pic , it's from a 2006 ford f250 the same crap they spray into the dodges
rmemedic
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Found the pic , it's from a 2006 ford f250 the same crap they spray into the dodgesheres what you have to do to fix it
Oh how I don't miss those days working in the body shop. I enjoyed most of the work, but the sanding drove me nuts after a while lol.
rmemedic
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Finally had the dealer take a better look at it today. I didn't want to pull up any of the trim or the door gasket to ensure they couldn't blame it on me doing anything.
So, we popped up the plastic door sill... Perfect condition.
pulled up some of the door seal, and perfect along the pinch weld. The rust is coming from the ends of the gasket where there is a little piece of metal on the inside of the gasket, likely designed to give it some rigidity to stay put. Since the gasket isn't solid, that is where the gap is and where the moisture made contact with uncoated metal. It's pretty heavily rusted, but since it's right where the water was draining through in this constantly wet weather, it was making it look way worse than what was really going on.
Still, the dealer hadn't seen anything like it before, and neither have any of my buddies with the same body style trucks so it must be rare.
Dealer is replacing all 4 door seals and it should be good to go!
So, we popped up the plastic door sill... Perfect condition.
pulled up some of the door seal, and perfect along the pinch weld. The rust is coming from the ends of the gasket where there is a little piece of metal on the inside of the gasket, likely designed to give it some rigidity to stay put. Since the gasket isn't solid, that is where the gap is and where the moisture made contact with uncoated metal. It's pretty heavily rusted, but since it's right where the water was draining through in this constantly wet weather, it was making it look way worse than what was really going on.
Still, the dealer hadn't seen anything like it before, and neither have any of my buddies with the same body style trucks so it must be rare.
Dealer is replacing all 4 door seals and it should be good to go!
so three days, 44 posts and some dodge bashing and its a gasket spline?
no government intervention, not because your a hunting gun owner, no nutritional suppliments required? just a rusty spacer.
I'm so disappointed. Post a picture of yourself in a little camo cap and some camo daisy duke shorts and we'll see where that goes.
no government intervention, not because your a hunting gun owner, no nutritional suppliments required? just a rusty spacer.
I'm so disappointed. Post a picture of yourself in a little camo cap and some camo daisy duke shorts and we'll see where that goes.
If you don't mind doing **** yourself, take the "seals" and run. (I'm assuming the "seals" are the 'weather stripping?)
Remove the existing pieces. Clean any / all excess rust (because you know the dealership won't) - CLR, or your favorite rust remover will work just fine.
Prior to installing the new 'seals', place a dab of vaseline on EVERY piece of metal 'spike' that's in the new seals. You'll never have any rust issues in those areas again. (if you plan on keeping the truck for any length of time, it's FTW).
