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adam182003
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3/13/2003
19:58:34
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my trucks bumpers are starting to rust a 99 dakota and i noticed it has a 7 year warrenty on the paint. has any one else had this happen and if so has the dealer covered it under warrenty?
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Canadakota
Dodge Dakota
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3/13/2003
20:22:37
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Yeah, that's been brought up a couple of times on here, that's why dodge has a plastic bumper cover over them now....arrrgghh!! I had mine painted three times in about 2 years (it's a 99 too), now they won't do it anymore. In the fall time I took it off and shot it with a couple coats of high gloss black tremclad rust paint, it's been holding up REALLY well!! That's about all I can say about it...
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adam182003
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3/13/2003
21:46:36
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well i was wondering if i could get them to do it. if not im gona do it my self i want to paint it with "por 15" i dont know if u have hear of it but i paint a corvette frame with it and took a hammer to it and the stuff didnt chip or come off its great stuff but its expesive and time consuming to do that and i dont have the money or time right now. thanks for your input though. one more qestion they wont due it cuase they did it 2 times so far or cuase the warrenty is up?
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bobbyd
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3/13/2003
22:38:12
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Ohh, sorry. Thought this thread might be about Rusty Wallace and his performance so far this year.
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Scott
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3/13/2003
23:08:17
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I have a '97 with a rusty bumper and no matter how many times I sanded and painted it would not last. My bumper rusted from the inside out beneath the paint after 1-1/2 years. The dealer would not cover it under warranty. Looks like sh!t. Best advice is to buy an aftermarket bumper or get a newer bumper with the plastic cover. Really piss poor for a 6 year old truck.
Here is a picture from a year ago, the bumper has no paint left on it now.
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adam182003
Dodge Dakota
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3/14/2003
06:37:28
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wow mines not even like that at all its just starting in the conners. i thin the problem is that they dont prime the bumper before they paint it. try "por 15" the stuff is tuff as hell. u just have to paint over it with another paint cuase uv rays hurt it and that about the only thing. how much do aftermarket bumpers cost and wont the plactic one be really weak?
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Scott
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3/14/2003
08:54:47
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My bumper is way beyond POR. By the time the rust comes through the paint it is deep within the metal. You would need a grinder and bondo to fix mine and the metal would be paper thin in spots afterwards. The aftermarket bumpers are about $50 plus $60 shipping. They are on Ebay most of the time. The plastic bumpers are just a cover, not sure what the bumper portion looks like (probably not a standard bumper).
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Dan
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1/15/2004
16:56:15
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I have a 1997 dakota that had a rusty bumper also. The dealer fixed it 3 times and it always rusted again....
Problem turned out to be that the manufacurer does not use primer for whatever reason on the bumpers and the paint just would not stick.
After the warranty ran out, I eventually had to remove the bumper, sand blast it, prime it, and paint it. That was a few years ago and about $150 later, but it's been fine ever since.
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