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SouthernSilveradoGuy85 Senior Enthusiast

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Duallies have been "non-metal" for quite a while.

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At least just the ones with a separate extended fender. For years those seem to be fiberglass. Now they're starting to make the whole fender one piece.

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Chris Senior Enthusiast

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At least just the ones with a separate extended fender. For years those seem to be fiberglass. Now they're starting to make the whole fender one piece.

At least in the 800's the whole single piece dually bedside and quadrasteer bedsides were composite.
newdude Senior Enthusiast

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Duallies have been "non-metal" for quite a while.

 

GMT-900 and K2 both are one big slab of steel with the dually fender formed right into it. So, GM hasn't been non-metal dually since 2007.

kstruckcountry Senior Enthusiast

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Starting on the early 800's the dually fenders weren't steel, that's what I meant by "for a while". I have no idea on the newer ones, haven't worked on one.

00Silverado4x4 Senior Enthusiast

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I could honestly care less what they make the body out of, regardless of who makes it. I just think that most of the vehicles on the road just aren't set up the way I like them or they are uglier then sin. After all I went from a 9 year old truck to a 15 year old truck just last month.

SouthernSilveradoGuy85 Senior Enthusiast

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I'm just wondering how easily the new aluminum body on the f 150 will dent

 

Too be honest, it can't be any easier than what GM uses on their trucks right now since they use pretty thin body panels. I love the truck but I don't like how you cna literally push a finger on the panel and see your finger able to push in. I know it's to save weight and the body panels don't save you in an accident, I'm just used to how the body on my last 2 Chevys were more normal.

scott19677 Senior Enthusiast

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Ive owned a Saturn. It was great. The salesman sold me on the car by kicking the drivers door on the first one he showed me as hard as he could. Never got a door ding. I HATE door dings.

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Ive owned a Saturn. It was great. The salesman sold me on the car by kicking the drivers door on the first one he showed me as hard as he could. Never got a door ding. I HATE door dings.

My daughter is still driving her 2004 Saturn Vue Redline AWD Electic Lime with a Honda 3.5.

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