Thoughts on dent scratch

[shorthairsrus]

I dont know where my mind was yesterday. Anyway --we went S X S this weekend (my brain was dusty -i unhooked a trailer premature backed the it off from the trailer and you know the story ---- deep scratch and little dent at the top of scratch in my F150 alum tailgate.

thoughts ---1 replace entire TG paint/clear
2 have them fill a little and paint/clear

or more importantly what would you do to fix?

i keep my trucks generally. Truck is to new to not fix imo

Thanks in advance Short

 

[LOV2HNT]

Be a lot cheaper to get it fixed than to have the whole tailgate replaced. Doesn't look like major damage, but you're still probably going to be north of $500 to fix it.

 

[Lycanthrope]

It will buff out...

 

[Maddog]

Be a lot cheaper to get it fixed than to have the whole tailgate replaced. Doesn't look like major damage, but you're still probably going to be north of $500 to fix it.

my guess it is north of $1000 in today's world

 

[SDMF]

You did a number on your license plate as well. Better get a new one, police will have a field day with one they can't read.

 

[LBrandt]

Great place for a NDA sticker. Your welcome. LB

 

[Slappy]

Leave it as a reminder to be more careful.

Or get some touch up paint to make it less noticable. It's aluminum so not going to rust out.

 

[WormWiggler]

Just get a sticker that says with an arrow that says Wife

 

[riverview]

get one of those squashed road runner decals

 

[Rowdie]

Yup... leave it as a reminder.

 

[1lessdog]

I would fix it, Why have something nice and it has a big blemish on it. You dont need a reminder, its chiseled in your memory.

 

[Fester]

Fix...they can pull some of the dent out..filler..paint and clear.
Another option is to find a wrecked truck with the same paint code and get the tailgate and replace it. Not sure on the price of that vs the fixing it price. Just throwing it out there as a possible option.

 

[deleted member]

just turn it into insurance and bite the bullet. its why you pay for insurance. leave insurance out of it and you will be in the $500 - to $1000 range and that won't be a new end gate. it will be "fixed". get insurance involved and its a new end gate and you are only out $500.

 

[Fester]

just turn it into insurance and bite the bullet. its why you pay for insurance. leave insurance out of it and you will be in the $500 - to $1000 range and that won't be a new end gate. it will be "fixed". get insurance involved and its a new end gate and you are only out $500.

Doesn't insurance have the option to only pay for a repair and not replacement? I thought the insurance can choose whichever is cheapest?

 

[LOV2HNT]

No way a insurance company would pay to replace that tailgate with such minimal damage. I did collision repair for 10 years, and they will always go with the cheaper option. I disagree with Espringers on this one, I would pay this out of pocket and not even bring the insurance company into it. Just my .02 though.

 

[Allen]

If nothing else, take it in for an estimate. First thing that comes to mind though is to get it fixed, professionally.

 

[deleted member]

maybe my insurance company is in cahoots w/ local body shops or something. you would be surprised what they have paid to replace for me. but, the above certainly makes sense ^^^

 

[BrokenBackJack]

Let us know what the estimate is.
I would be surprised in this day and age if a $1,000. covers it.

 

[Zogman]

Agree BBJ! Don,t spend too much on it. If you get it fixed some one will rear end you this winter.
And you will start the process all over again.

 

[LBrandt]

No way a insurance company would pay to replace that tailgate with such minimal damage. I did collision repair for 10 years, and they will always go with the cheaper option. I disagree with Espringers on this one, I would pay this out of pocket and not even bring the insurance company into it. Just my .02 though.

10# mall one swing and new tailgate. Or someone stole it. LB