reply number 100!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!lol
cant believe this has lasted so long lol ive created a monster lol

 

i knew you were going to say that.....worst thing about my truck is the damn clear coat. when i first bought it it was flawless, then after every wash sh it is pealing off in more places.

 

When I bought the truck there were no used quad cabs in my price range that didn't have 75k+ miles on a 3 year old truck. Also the bed is very short on a Dakota Crew cab

No I didn't expect to have kids in the next 4 - 5 years when I bought my truck but I specifically got a club cab because it has a back seat that I assumed would be able to support a car seat and a kid or 2 in the future... I was sadly mistaken due to the horrible design of the seat.

If I could have I would have returned the truck within the first 6 months when I started having issues with it, electrical problems, noises, rusting... I bought the truck in 2005, its an 02 and had under 35k miles when I bought it.

Since I can't return it, and its not worth anything anymore due to the hail damage (due to very weak metal), rusty areas (bumper, areas on hood by lights), scratched up and rusting bed (due to liner), and extremely expensive repair bill to fix very minor front end damage I could probably get a couple grand... if that.

and the worst part? the truck JUST broke 75k miles... in 8 years and its still got all kinds of issues.

Next time I'll buy Chevy :P

 

yea i had to do it lol
my clear is starting to go under the back flip out windows and on the top of where a third door would be on the drivers side

 

haha thats where mine started, there was a huge section of it. i tried to fix it.

 

Ever heard of protective wax? If it was done every 6 months since new I'd be surprised if you had clear coat issues.

Since your truck is black, and the location of the clear coat peel, that would be any easy fix at the paint shop. Black is easy to match and blend.

 

i bought it used last year....but i just wet sanded it and sprayed it with rattle can clear. looks ok but at least it protects the paint.

 

If you want to go cheap you could try one of Sherwin Williams Automotive applications. Spray it on, blend down the door, wait a few weeks and wet sand, polish. I had great results for a few spot repairs on a 1980 Mercedes 300TD I used to own.

I didn't like the tonnaeu cover on mine, but that's was any easy fix (1/2 wrench and ratchet, 6 bolts).

 

this is what mine looks like

 

this is probably a dumb question but could i just have the clear coat resprayed. or is that point less b.c they would have to sand everything off in the first place and at that rate it would be easier to get new paint aswell.