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Rust
I have a 97 and was wondering how much rust others trucks have. I live in michigan an some counties really drop the salt down in the winter. If you have rust, where is it. How is everyones door seams holding up. If you live in the north and your truck is not rusty, how often do you wash your truck. Thanks
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My truck only has surface rust on the frame. I work around salt water but no body rust, just surface rust on the frame and tail pipes. I wash it maybe once a month through the automatic car washer.
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only place i have rust is on the bottom of the doors on the inside and it is very very light....i could probabley repair it even.....i live in Canada.....and i wash and wax my truck about once a week in the summer...less in winter(but i purchased it with this rust....so it must not have been washed as much before i got it).
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How many of you had your truck undercoated, mine isn't. There was a time a few years ago auto manufactures were saying there was no need for undercoating due to their manufacturing process. I'm starting to wish I undercoated because seams on the underside are beginning to rust and in my mind that is the beginning of the end. Not every seam has rusted but a few, I'd like to get rid it before it gets too bad.
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yeah i imagine my under body is beginning to rust....but i am not to worried about it...i have 220,00KM on my truck..and by the time that rusts to a noticeable amount i will have another 100-150,000km on my truck and the rest of the truck will be falling apart.
but i would like to get my doors fixed becuase that could rust through and start to show.
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but i would like to get my doors fixed becuase that could rust through and start to show.
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I don't have rust any where else on my truck just under the passenger right rear door.
The bottom of my truck looks like the day it rolled off of the assembly line.
Pretty soon I'm going to bead blast the seam on the door and if I can find that rust bullet I will treat it.
The bottom of my truck looks like the day it rolled off of the assembly line.
Pretty soon I'm going to bead blast the seam on the door and if I can find that rust bullet I will treat it.