A Little Rusted Out.

[RustyCJ]

Thought I would post some pics for all you southern folk that don't have to deal with rust.

The running board on the wifes 99 Expedition was sagging down a bit in front, and after crawling under to check it out the support piece thats in between the black plastic and the mounts was completely rotted away. found one at the local Pull A Part for $14.87. complete with lights and all brackets. Didn't think for the money it was a bad deal.

Just look at how much metal is missing!

 

[john112deere]

Ouch...

Yeah, though- that's the way it goes in the frozen north.

 

[kiwi f150]

Ive never seen anything like that on such a new vehicle - Would it be worthwhile getting the new running boards hot dip galvanized to save having to replace them again?
Is it just the salt on the roads doing that?

 

[DNFXDLI]

Wow..that is something else!

 

[O'Rattlecan]

I can't believe it didn't fall off!

Ryan

 

[fatherdoug]

OMG! What else underneath there is about to go? Stainless mufflers?

 

[smokey]

That looks typical for the area and all the salt and brine mixtures.
they treat the roads with around here so heavy they are white with salt and it gets in every nook and cranny and eat the vehicles away..

 

[Beach66Bum]

Yuk, lucky that they didn't give away when getting in and out of the truck. Could have caused a bad fall !!

 

[DNFXDLI]

I'm surprised there is that much rust though, the roads here get white with the salt/sand/gravel mix and you typically don't see rust like that.

 

[RustyCJ]

Yeah the missing metal was a surprise. Didn't do any thing with the replacement other than clean off the dirt that was trapped in between, if we keep it than its on my list to be cleaned and repainted. The entire under carrage is rusted. The po owner parked it buy his barn in the grass where it sat for long periods of time. He said he only drove it twice in the last year.

 

[5.0Flareside]

Glad im in TN!!!!!

 

[RustyCJ]

Yuk, lucky that they didn't give away when getting in and out of the truck. Could have caused a bad fall !!

It was actually resting on the front two brackets unattached.

 

[RustyCJ]

Glad im in TN!!!!!

Been doing some thinking about my next truck. Have a friend in San Antonio, tx. Will try to spend a few days down south, buy and drive one back.

 

[5.0Flareside]

Been doing some thinking about my next truck. Have a friend in San Antonio, tx. Will try to spend a few days down south, buy and drive one back.

definatly worth it in the long run!!

 

[Beach66Bum]

Just goes to show the need to wash your truck (and not just the body, but the under carriage) weekly in the winter to remove all that crap they put down on the roads !

 

[Evan's f250]

I'd undercoat the ones you're putting one good so they dnt do the same

 

[kiwi f150]

Does galvanising work against the salt etc ?

 

[m78]

Does galvanising work against the salt etc ?

It seems to work for a while on boat trailers.

 

[Workin' Rig]

The 97 i had had that same plastic trim on the bottom of the doors and one of them fell off and the door was completly rotted away underneath....something to keep in mind.

 

[polarbear]

Forget the south- I've seen rustbuckets in Florida on the coast.

I can show you underneath a '95 rust free F150 with a little over 200K on the clock. Or my '01 Marquis.