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Had an unfortunate incident Monday, I got backed into by a dually while leaving the post office, i am now agonizing about choosing a body shop. I seem to be getting conflicting information, my dealer said they use a shop 50 miles away, but have also used one much closer. Both have good reputations, i seem to be getting stories from all over about the existence of Ford certified body shops for the aluminum repair, and some
shops having separate facilities for aluminum repair, needing all manner of specialized tooling etc etc.
what is the consensus on choosing a qualified shop and do I need to be worried about warranty issues?
What year truck?
Last time I had to have a vehicle repaired was my less than one year 2017 Lincoln MKZ Reserve Sport 3.0L twin Turbo AWD 400hp. Some rat bas...ed decided he needed my tires/rims more than I did. Then the tow truck driver, even thought I explained it in detail over the phone,
he thought it would be best to just drag a less than a 1oneyear old car onto the ramp truck and not use some sort of dolly. Well $14,000+ later... (no out of pocket cost to me, the dealer was so pissed about this happening, even covered my $500 deductible)
The reason for this story is, I was told that due to insurance regulations here in MA, and since the car was less than a year old, they are required to install brand new OEM parts, and couldn't use take off's or junk yard parts. It was repaired by the dealership's body shop, car was a special Black Metallic and couldn't tell anything happened. So some dealer body shops know their poop and do great work.
With your dent, and how big the damage is, I would think they would replace the door vs trying to fix it (repair labor + cost of supplies vs new). Even more so being aluminum. Then it's only getting the paint to match vs the body work on top of it.
What year truck?
Last time I had to have a vehicle repaired was my less than one year 2017 Lincoln MKZ Reserve Sport 3.0L twin Turbo AWD 400hp. Some rat bas...ed decided he needed my tires/rims more than I did. Then the tow truck driver, even thought I explained it in detail over the phone,
he thought it would be best to just drag a less than a 1oneyear old car onto the ramp truck and not use some sort of dolly. Well $14,000+ later... (no out of pocket cost to me, the dealer was so pissed about this happening, even covered my $500 deductible)
The reason for this story is, I was told that due to insurance regulations here in MA, and since the car was less than a year old, they are required to install brand new OEM parts, and couldn't use take off's or junk yard parts. It was repaired by the dealership's body shop, car was a special Black Metallic and couldn't tell anything happened. So some dealer body shops know their poop and do great work.
With your dent, and how big the damage is, I would think they would replace the door vs trying to fix it (repair labor + cost of supplies vs new). Even more so being aluminum. Then it's only getting the paint to match vs the body work on top of it.
it’s a 23’ it’s about 11 months old. The fender scuffs I think i would rather them buff and live with whatever it is, the door obviously, rim , running board and mud flap will be replaced with Ford no matter what, even if i have to fight or pay more.
