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Old 11-20-2013, 08:03 PM
bburgwin01 4*4 4.0 bburgwin01 4*4 4.0 is offline
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Default Body damage. Can you live with it?

Everybody calls my truck a pos bc of how rough the body is. Not from rust but dents and scratches, a TON of them al over the bed. It was used as a scrap truck and I continue to use it as a work truck just beating the body up worse. The way I look at It it's not the body that makes it a good or a bad truck it's the motor and stuff that that makes it a nice truck. How much dose body damage mean to you? Minor dents and scratches that is.

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Old 11-20-2013, 08:04 PM
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i can not stand any imperfection in the paint or body of my truck...my bed doesnt even have a scuff in it
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Old 11-20-2013, 08:05 PM
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I have one dent but tons of scratches
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Old 11-20-2013, 08:06 PM
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I can handle door dings and scratches. But I HATE dents with a passion.
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Old 11-20-2013, 08:07 PM
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I can handle door dings and scratches. But I HATE dents with a passion.
I hate my dent but have to wait till summer to fix it
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Old 11-20-2013, 08:07 PM
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i can not stand any imperfection in the paint or body of my truck...my bed doesnt even have a scuff in it
The way I look at it if it's already beat who cares lol. I could see being upset if your truck was originally clean, but not me lol

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Old 11-20-2013, 08:08 PM
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Mine was a work truck as well so the bed and the roof is beat up, can't stand big dents, scuffs and scratches don't bother me but dents do

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Old 11-20-2013, 08:12 PM
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i can not stand any imperfection in the paint or body of my truck...my bed doesnt even have a scuff in it
I'm guessing you don't haul anything in your truck then....

Why do you drive a truck?
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Old 11-20-2013, 08:12 PM
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Mine was a work truck as well so the bed and the roof is beat up, can't stand big dents, scuffs and scratches don't bother me but dents do Sent from my iPhone 5 using FRF App
I'll post pics of my bed on this some time it's really bad but no large dents it's just really really scratched up

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Old 11-20-2013, 08:13 PM
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I'm guessing you don't haul anything in your truck then....

Why do you drive a truck?
Cause truck >>> car

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I'll post pics of my bed on this some time it's really bad but no large dents it's just really really scratched up

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Nothing bedliner cant fix.
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Old 11-20-2013, 08:13 PM
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I'm talking like down to bare metal scratches everywhere

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Old 11-20-2013, 08:14 PM
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Dj is going to have a heart attack in this thread
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Old 11-20-2013, 08:14 PM
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Cause truck >>> car
Well I obviously agree, but I actually use my truck as a truck. I haul whatever I need to haul, and I drive it off road when I need to.

He does neither of those things, which are the main reasons one would purchase a truck.
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Old 11-20-2013, 08:14 PM
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I'm guessing you don't haul anything in your truck then....

Why do you drive a truck?
oh i do use it for hauling but i wrap cargo up in sheets...i dont even DD my truck anymore but i refuse to get rid of it
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Old 11-20-2013, 08:15 PM
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I'll post pics of my bed on this some time it's really bad but no large dents it's just really really scratched up 2001, 4.0l sohc v6, 4x4 auto, 77,000, motor swap (last owner never changed oil), brush guard off road lights, intake, flowmaster exhaust, painted intake/valve covers, fisher plow.
the inside of my bed is some deep ones on the out sides 1 decent sized dent in the drivers side wheel well, and on my roof has some dents From where the guy before me missed the rack, got another dent in the top of my rear drivers door and it ticks me off every time I see it

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