Will it dent?!?
Cargo Master
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I knew they would dent the day after I picked mine up. I removed the cover/lock where you stick the rod to lower the spare and set it on top of the bumper. Then I forgot about it and gently lowered the tailgate down and stopped when I felt resistance but I ended up leaving a shallow dent when the lock got pinched in-between the tailgate and bumper.
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Joined: May 2017
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From: Texas
Everything dents eventually
Let's point out some facts here.
1. It's a TRUCK, not your mom's Navigator. Get to work.
2. Trucks are typically used for WORK and PLAY. Load it up, haul stuff, go off road, etc.
3. I've personally owned 4 trucks. (1 chevy and 3 Fords) - A scratch, scrape, dent, chip, bump are all represented as a badge of honor or a story to tell.
4. I like aluminum because it doesn't rust. 2 of my trucks had steel and rust to go with it. When I resell my truck I want top dollar.
5. When I see the competition doing commercials depicting a front loader dropping a TON of boulders from 8' above the bed of a truck, my next thought is Mr. front loader's gettin his butt kicked. Because NOBODY in their right mind would treat a pickup like that - period. Even a tool box resting on the side and dropping down on the bed on a corner - that's questionable. Are these Men or Monkeys?
1. It's a TRUCK, not your mom's Navigator. Get to work.
2. Trucks are typically used for WORK and PLAY. Load it up, haul stuff, go off road, etc.
3. I've personally owned 4 trucks. (1 chevy and 3 Fords) - A scratch, scrape, dent, chip, bump are all represented as a badge of honor or a story to tell.
4. I like aluminum because it doesn't rust. 2 of my trucks had steel and rust to go with it. When I resell my truck I want top dollar.
5. When I see the competition doing commercials depicting a front loader dropping a TON of boulders from 8' above the bed of a truck, my next thought is Mr. front loader's gettin his butt kicked. Because NOBODY in their right mind would treat a pickup like that - period. Even a tool box resting on the side and dropping down on the bed on a corner - that's questionable. Are these Men or Monkeys?
Tuned
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From: Metro Detroit
I knew they would dent the day after I picked mine up. I removed the cover/lock where you stick the rod to lower the spare and set it on top of the bumper. Then I forgot about it and gently lowered the tailgate down and stopped when I felt resistance but I ended up leaving a shallow dent when the lock got pinched in-between the tailgate and bumper.
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I leaned in against the bedside of my long bed and it flexed in. Once I stopped doing that, it flexed back out and didn't leave a mark. I'm a little more careful now. 
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Actually, this video in a way makes the aluminum box look bad. Sure, hitting it with blunt objects might not leave a dent, but they are replacing the whole box on that truck for relatively little damage! I wonder if the accident would have caused the same amount of damage to a 2016 Super Duty, and if it did I wonder if the repair would require replacing the whole box. Seriously, my friend had similar accident with his 2013 GMC Sierra HD and the body shop simply replaced the quarter panel and tail light.
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From: Tomball, TX
I knew they would dent the day after I picked mine up. I removed the cover/lock where you stick the rod to lower the spare and set it on top of the bumper. Then I forgot about it and gently lowered the tailgate down and stopped when I felt resistance but I ended up leaving a shallow dent when the lock got pinched in-between the tailgate and bumper.
Logistics Pro
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Actually, this video in a way makes the aluminum box look bad. Sure, hitting it with blunt objects might not leave a dent, but they are replacing the whole box on that truck for relatively little damage! I wonder if the accident would have caused the same amount of damage to a 2016 Super Duty, and if it did I wonder if the repair would require replacing the whole box. Seriously, my friend had similar accident with his 2013 GMC Sierra HD and the body shop simply replaced the quarter panel and tail light.
5th Wheeling
Joined: Oct 2011
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That was the bed side -I think they are built of heavier aluminum than the rest of the body. I wonder what a hard blow with a fist would do to a door or front fender. The aluminum on the doors and front fenders don't seem to be as durable to me.
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