Aluminum Body On F-150 Proving To Be Less Costly To Repair Than First Thought

Bob Tomes was among the Ford Motor Co. dealers who sank tens of thousands of dollars into new equipment and training to repair the automaker's aluminum F-150 pickup when it debuted in late 2014.

Mother Nature showed him that it was the right call.

Back-to-back Texas hailstorms in the spring of 2017 filled his eponymous dealership's service bays in McKinney with dented and damaged pickups. But the F-150's modular architecture and extensive training given to his nine certified technicians resulted in speedy repairs that cost as much as $2,000 less than similarly damaged steel-bodied vehicles, Tomes said.

dlin - 5/20/2019 12:12:20 PM

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Definitely the way to go

CANADIANCOMMENTS - 5/20/2019 12:20:27 PM

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Very glad that we don't get golf ball sized hail that does this type of damage where I live. Jeepers..

skytop - 5/20/2019 1:54:17 PM

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How does the aluminum stand up to shotgun blasts?

ricks0me - 5/20/2019 10:09:55 PM

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I had a 2017 F150. That aluminum bed could take more punishment than a steel bed that was on my 2015 F350. I am rough on my trucks. Nothing gets treated with kids gloves