Aluminum body damage video

hone eagle wrote:
Carbon fibre is rayon cooked in a de oxygenated oven (from memory) not fibreglas which is pulled /spun glass ,it can either be E glass -think glass fibre insulation or S glass (structural) which has the properties of carbon but heavier .

Really just semantics for what GM is doing. They are not carbon fiber panels. But carbon reinforced. So very similar to fiberglass in practice.

GM marketing carbon fiber bed would be no different than Ford stating military grade aluminum.

I don't care what it is made out of or what brand is on the hood, that much damage I wouldn't want it back!

ACZL wrote:
Anyone recall that GM DID offer a composite box option several years back. At least I think it was composite. Want to say it was a 1 year offering or 2.

I thought it was a pretty novel idea at the time. Unfortunately GM charged an extra $850 for the option and customers just weren't willing to pay for it.

Anyone recall that GM DID offer a composite box option several years back. At least I think it was composite. Want to say it was a 1 year offering or 2.

Aluminum good or not, I wouldn’t want that truck back.

rhagfo wrote:
Maybe we should go back to wood PU bed floors!

I threw a sheet of osb in the back of my truck when I got it. I like the wood as much aa a spray in liner

Reality is they usually replace whole panels if there is any significant damage (steel or aluminum), so not a big deal from a repair point of view.

If someone dumps a palette of bricks from 5' up into my steel truck bed, I'm going to be ticked off. 99% will never see that kind of use. Most construction guys if they use the truck bed hard will put a bed liner/mat or a piece of plywood to take the brunt of the hard abuse.

On the other hand, try to find a 8yr old truck in the midwest where the wheel wells aren't rusted out. Aluminum will eliminate this issue.

PS: Fiberglass in common usage reference GRP (Glass Reinforced Plastic). Carbon Fiber is a specialty product used to replace the glass fibers for more strength and in common usage is often still refereed to as Fiberglass. Honestly, it's surprising they don't use more GRP. Love em or hate em, look at the Pontiac Fiero or the Corvette. 30-40yrs old and the bodies still are perfect if they haven't gotten into a crash.

The new Fords have the best crash performance in the industry and having thicker aluminum panels is much better than very very thin steal panels that have been the trend the last few decades in order to reduce weight.

Sounds and looks like it did a fine job and I think it's a good application for it.

Carbon fibre is rayon cooked in a de oxygenated oven (from memory) not fibreglas which is pulled /spun glass ,it can either be E glass -think glass fibre insulation or S glass (structural) which has the properties of carbon but heavier .