2024 GMC HD Reveal

Here's some more on the GMC. I do like the tail lights on GMC trucks and would like GM to provide a two tone paint option again.

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Pbutler97 wrote:

FishOnOne wrote:

Pbutler97 wrote:
2023 GMC HD Reveal? Not much of a reveal. They had been revealed on dealers lots since at least 6 weeks ago, I was looking at 2 2500s last Saturday, that I know one was still not sold as of yesterday.

That Ford E coating is not the greatest. It might work great in Texas, in the north not so much. Once it starts peeling off after the first winter ots exposed to brine solution, it comes off in sheets the next.

You're never defecting from Ford regardless, even if GM would start hot dip galvanizing their frames.

1987 Chevy Painted frame
1992 Chevy Hot wax coated frame
1998 Ford Hot wax coated frame
2005 Ford Hot wax coated frame
2012 Ford Painted frame

From my personal experience above the painted frames just held up longer. When I sold my trucks with the hot wax coating the coating was pretty much gone and surface rust was obvious. Mud sticks to the wax coating and is difficult to remove without removing the wax.

Here's a picture of my '12 Ford and a '14 Chevy just taken a few minutes ago.

Enjoy...

Well in the whole big scheme of things since I've never had a frame on a truck fail due to rust despite keeping a few 14 or so years while racking up over 300k miles, and never recieved one dime less either when trading or selling outright because the frame showed some rust, I have other things to spend my time worrying about, like the beer freezing in the dorm fridge as it's expected to drop to the mid 30s tonight.

I've seen some really bad rusted frames on vehicles in the rust belt so it's an issue for some folks.

Just left Cincinnati on Thursday to an outstanding low of 66F tonight here in Texas. Love it! :B

FishOnOne wrote:

Pbutler97 wrote:
2023 GMC HD Reveal? Not much of a reveal. They had been revealed on dealers lots since at least 6 weeks ago, I was looking at 2 2500s last Saturday, that I know one was still not sold as of yesterday.

That Ford E coating is not the greatest. It might work great in Texas, in the north not so much. Once it starts peeling off after the first winter ots exposed to brine solution, it comes off in sheets the next.

You're never defecting from Ford regardless, even if GM would start hot dip galvanizing their frames.

1987 Chevy Painted frame
1992 Chevy Hot wax coated frame
1998 Ford Hot wax coated frame
2005 Ford Hot wax coated frame
2012 Ford Painted frame

From my personal experience above the painted frames just held up longer. When I sold my trucks with the hot wax coating the coating was pretty much gone and surface rust was obvious. Mud sticks to the wax coating and is difficult to remove without removing the wax.

Here's a picture of my '12 Ford and a '14 Chevy just taken a few minutes ago.

Enjoy...

Well in the whole big scheme of things since I've never had a frame on a truck fail due to rust despite keeping a few 14 or so years while racking up over 300k miles, and never recieved one dime less either when trading or selling outright because the frame showed some rust, I have other things to spend my time worrying about, like the beer freezing in the dorm fridge as it's expected to drop to the mid 30s tonight.

Obsolete….. just got an email on the 2024Chevy Trucks

Pbutler97 wrote:
2023 GMC HD Reveal? Not much of a reveal. They had been revealed on dealers lots since at least 6 weeks ago, I was looking at 2 2500s last Saturday, that I know one was still not sold as of yesterday.

That Ford E coating is not the greatest. It might work great in Texas, in the north not so much. Once it starts peeling off after the first winter ots exposed to brine solution, it comes off in sheets the next.

You're never defecting from Ford regardless, even if GM would start hot dip galvanizing their frames.

1987 Chevy Painted frame
1992 Chevy Hot wax coated frame
1998 Ford Hot wax coated frame
2005 Ford Hot wax coated frame
2012 Ford Painted frame

From my personal experience above the painted frames just held up longer. When I sold my trucks with the hot wax coating the coating was pretty much gone and surface rust was obvious. Mud sticks to the wax coating and is difficult to remove without removing the wax.

Here's a picture of my '12 Ford and a '14 Chevy just taken a few minutes ago.

Enjoy...

2023 GMC HD Reveal? Not much of a reveal. They had been revealed on dealers lots since at least 6 weeks ago, I was looking at 2 2500s last Saturday, that I know one was still not sold as of yesterday.

That Ford E coating is not the greatest. It might work great in Texas, in the north not so much. Once it starts peeling off after the first winter ots exposed to brine solution, it comes off in sheets the next.

You're never defecting from Ford regardless, even if GM would start hot dip galvanizing their frames.

I wouldn't consider a lowering kit. The extra height avoids trouble off the road.

Is that the 23 or the 24? The video says 2024, but I only watched a few seconds with no audio.

Man the grille on dem things. I saw a meme on facebook this morning and thought they were just kidding around.

Dang trucks are 7' in the air and all grille no matter what brand you go with.

My Dad's 2015 is bad enough. If I keep it I'm definitely putting a lowering kit on it. 2" would be huge.