Finally Started to rust =(

My 2005 is starting to show signs of living in the salt belt in Canada. ...

Protect as I tried, cant beat the dang stuff.





Boo =(

 

Fuck man. That sucks!!!

 

Time for armor and fiberglass.

 

Makes me wonder what the frame and undercarriage looks like

 

Frame was sprayed - the rust recall - undercarriage isn't great looking

 

Never seen rust on the body before, frame must be really bad

 

They told me it was "fine. The spray will seal it all up for you"

Seemed like it was good to me.

 

I prodded the spot - it seemed pretty solid.

 

How's the top of the cab at the front windshield?

 

Don't feel bad at least for your rear bumper...my 2008 is horrible, has multiple holes the entire way through it.

 

Cab and windshield are fine. First pic is beside the passenger rear windows. A dime sized bubble has begun.
Bottom of te doors have started and my tailgate has too.

 

The top of my windshield bubbled and didn't look too bad but when I went to get a replacement windshield, they wouldn't warranty their work or the glass because the rust had travelled down under the rubber trim and behind the glass sealant. It was a mess lol

My rear bumper was toast, yours isn't bad yet

 

The rear bumpers are a weak point for rust on any truck. If living in the salt belt you should be spraying some kind of rust preventative like fluid film up inside of the rear bumper from underneath the truck at least once a year.

 

Looks like it'll be a lesson learned. Next time....more spraying required.

 

If it makes you feel better it only cost me $160 to get a new rear bumper "cover/skin" and I got in Line-X'd for another $150. Might be a good option if you want to replace that bumper. Bought it online at TRDparts4u

 

will this option fix 2 very small dents on my bumper, or do i need to replace the whole assembly? I have a chrome bumper. P.s, the snow in berkshire county is just about gone. Most of the remaining snow is just where it has been piled up by plows.

 

Yep, I fluid filmed mine since day one father in law has it by the 55 gallon drum,Did the frame too wich was dumb... mine passed the recall.

 

You're the first person I've seen posting who has treated their frame with fluid film since day one on a 7 year old truck. I've been doing the same thing to my 13', and looks like your in PA too. So what does your frame and undercarriage actually look like today?

How well has it worked, besides passing the frame inspection. Does your frame look great underneath in all areas, or just good enough to barely pass the inspection?

 

This is just the metal skin, so all the mounting hardware and plastic covers would need to be re-used. The chrome one is more $