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2015 Ford F-150: Aluminum Body Repairs

Edmunds editors bought the $52,000 F-150 from Galpin Ford in Van Nuys, California. The day after the truck was delivered to their Edmunds office in Santa Monica, they went to work with the BFH, intentionally denting the Ford's right quarter panel.

Crazy? Maybe. But they wanted to find out if repairing the aluminum-bodied Ford is more expensive and time-intensive than repairing traditional steel-bodied trucks. Remember, the F-150 is the first pickup truck with a lightweight aluminum body and bed. After much thought they chose to smash the bed side because it would need to be repaired, as opposed to a dented door, fender or hood, which could simply be replaced.

So in the name of consumer awareness they dented the truck with two big blows from a sledgehammer (the impact also cracked the taillight) and drove it straight from the Edmunds garage to their local Ford dealer, and asked for an estimate. Take the jump to check out the sledgehammer video.

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