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Can we talk about hidden frame damage on a 2018 Silverado?
Had a Silverado come in last week with a rear quarter panel hit. Looked like a simple pull and patch job, maybe two days. Started pulling it out and found the frame rail behind it was bent inward about an inch and a half. That turned the whole thing into a full frame rack setup. What I thought was two days of work ended up taking almost a full week to get everything measured, pulled straight, and rechecked. Anyone else get totally blindsided by something like that?
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the_miles1mo ago
Man, that's rough. Actually, the F-150's rear crossmember is usually welded on, not bolted like the Silverado's.
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grant7281mo ago
That exact thing happened on a 2017 F-150 we had last month. The bumper looked fine but the impact shoved the whole rear crossmember forward. We had to pull the bed off just to get the frame machine on it properly. It's crazy how a simple looking dent can hide so much damage underneath. Those jobs always blow up the schedule and the estimate.
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