Can I get away with no rear wheel well liners in Minnesota?

[Grumpy Bear]

1 hour ago, schindles said:

Just a FYI. The GM rust warranty is a joke.

 

Agreed! 

 

Warranty. Question. If the warrant said it was void for parking under a roof in a place that gets hail frequently would you let it sit outside? Then why would you not rust proof when you know it will make it last longer? Lanoline products work. 

 

Do what's best for the unit and quit worrying about a warranty that is pointing you from day one toward a new vehicle in 5 years. They have proved countless times that the design is a design to fail. Why do people continue to let the same thief keep stealing from them? 

 

This IS the design and has been for decades. 

 

Edited October 14, 2022 by Grumpy Bear

[schindles]

Thanks to everyone that chimed in with their two cents on here. I think for this winter I’m gonna just wash out the wheel well and spray CRC or FF down. I’ll wait to see if the GM liners ever come in. If not, I can rinse the wells out in the spring and then see where I’m at in terms of still wanting to wait or try something else. I can always put something on at a later date. I think the main thing is to just keep it clean as best I can and just drive it. 

[Bikerjon]

On 10/14/2022 at 4:45 PM, schindles said:

Just a FYI. The GM rust warranty is a joke. When I told the sales guy that I was going to have someone spray the underside with cosmoline for me, he said that it would void the warranty. He then followed by saying that even if I didn’t do that, GM voids the warranty as soon as you leave the lot if you live in any state that uses chemicals to de-ice the road so I wouldn’t have a warranty either way. I couldn’t believe it, but sure enough, look at your warranty papers. Only in a handful of states will they stand by it. Arizona stands out in my mind but there were like 10 or so. The rest of us are screwed either way. Crazy

 

Mike, sounds like you don't need to worry about a rust through warranty if you drive your new truck in Michigan during the Wintertime. Your warranty will be voided because MI uses chemicals for de-icing.

[Sandyg]

I don't understand the concern about rust. The oldest truck under the avatars in this thread is a 2015.  

Let's say you go to sell your twenty year old rust free truck and get $10,000. Your twenty year old truck with rust goes for $8500. Does $1500 over twenty years really matter? You bought a TRUCK, you already lost money driving off the dealer's lot!

[schindles]

I’m not sure about the bedliner, I was specifically referring to any underside rust proofing spray when I posted earlier in this thread. Sorry for the misunderstanding. If I remember, I’ll try to take at a look at my warranty papers tomorrow and see what exact verbiage they use specifically in terms of a frame rust perspective. That’s all I was wanting to find out here was my best option to try to make my truck last for as long as I possibly can. And to see if I could do that without a wheel well liner or if I was dumb for not running with one. 

[schindles]

Damage or corrosion due to environmental, chemical treatments or aftermarket products. Damage caused by…..salt or other materials used to control road conditions…is not covered. From page 11 of my limited warranty and owner assistance information booklet. 

[Grumpy Bear]

On 10/16/2022 at 8:52 PM, Sandyg said:

I don't understand the concern about rust. The oldest truck under the avatars in this thread is a 2015.  

Let's say you go to sell your twenty year old rust free truck and get $10,000. Your twenty year old truck with rust goes for $8500. Does $1500 over twenty years really matter? You bought a TRUCK, you already lost money driving off the dealer's lot!

 

Not about what it's future value is.

About what the term cost is. 

 

Drive 1 truck/car 30 years or drive 3 trucks/cars 30  years.

 

How much of your life do you want to spend in servitude?

 

[fondupot]

I installed the Husky Wheel Well liners in my truck and they went in without issue and work great. Mine came with the appropriate quantity of christmas trees push pins, 14 to be exact. Been running them for a few weeks without issue, had them covered in thick mud/gravel from a job site. Sprayed them off with a hose very easily. Ordered from Amazon.