2021 Ford F-150 Owners Are Already Facing Rust, Corrosion Issues

[Big Boss]

Okay, now that you have all had your fun, for those of us that don't bleed Ford blue, that have not been through a new Ford release, this, perhaps, seemed like news.

A vehicle is a tool, select to right one for the job, stage of life, desire or need at the time. To limit yourself to only the Ford brand, to think that brand loyalty is worth more than a cup of coffee, not so much. For anyone that wants to chime in, I have owned 18 Fords and I..., please save it.

I can see how it can be a shock to some, and snarky comments aside its because they don't paint them. All it is an eyesore nothing to worry about. There are things you can use to protect it from looking like that

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[Laminar]

Do the f-150's have dana axles?

The rear end is Ford's 9.75" design, slightly beefier than a Dana 60. The front diff is Ford's 8.8" design.

 

[Newbie]

At the beginning of this post:

After reading Rick Astley post:

 

[dwbronco]

Okay, now that you have all had your fun, for those of us that don't bleed Ford blue, that have not been through a new Ford release, this, perhaps, seemed like news.

A vehicle is a tool, select to right one for the job, stage of life, desire or need at the time. To limit yourself to only the Ford brand, to think that brand loyalty is worth more than a cup of coffee, not so much. For anyone that wants to chime in, I have owned 18 Fords and I..., please save it.

I'm sure you had a point to make. I'm not really sure what it was.

 

[Bronc-O]

Because its bare metal. Its high strength steel that only develops surface oxides like cast iron, it wont rust through like regular steel so they dont bother painting it.

That will still be fine 50 years from now. I've got 99 problems and that's not one of them.

 

[Wanted33]

Not to worry North. I've driven Ford's for years. Heck, my 2020 Ranger is already showing signs of surface rust, and it hit the road on Dec. 6th. While it looks like crap it's never caused me any problems.

 

[Bronck]

What will they think at the mall

 

[TJconvert2.7]

All the snarky comments: it looks like SHIT and Ford should paint them.

 

[Tdifonzo]

I thought all pumpkins were orange?

 

[Bronc-O]

All the snarky comments: it looks like SHIT and Ford should paint them.

I'm having flashbacks of a similar conversation on Raptor Forums about 3 years ago.

 

[Judge Rufus]

Who else is getting theirs chrome plated?

 

[Blksn955.o]

Okay, now that you have all had your fun, for those of us that don't bleed Ford blue, that have not been through a new Ford release, this, perhaps, seemed like news.

A vehicle is a tool, select to right one for the job, stage of life, desire or need at the time. To limit yourself to only the Ford brand, to think that brand loyalty is worth more than a cup of coffee, not so much. For anyone that wants to chime in, I have owned 18 Fords and I..., please save it.

Nothing towards you or anyone specifically for that matter. I just recall some bigger threads of people really having issues with the rear dif not being painted. You know how things get over here and I could just see this thread getting to 100pgs.

 

[ColonelAngus]

My 2020 looks perfectly fine.... had it a year, drove it all winter through snow and shit... I don't think I've ever seen one that bad looking in our shop.

 

[Big Boss]

so we've all decided that a little superficial rust is its own form of corrosion protection, but if we did want to keep things looking pretty for aesthetics, what would be the options for those looking for projects while its still factory fresh?

POR 15

Thats what me and my old man used on our Mustangs and kept them looking great

POR-15!

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