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I’m not even sure anyone can answer this yet. Just in case, what is the expectation of the residence of the aluminum body panels? The reason I ask is the new Defender 110 was (very shortly) on my list for a new off-roader. One of the complaints Land Rover is having is the fragile body panels. Ir seems one thing they did right was the stiffness of the monocoque supporting structure in the frame (no one is complaining of that), but just horrendous anecdotes of the body panels, particularly the hood are coming out of the forums.
One of the forums relays an occurrence of an Ontario man that parked his new Defender where he had parked his previous old Discovery for 12 years and just the shedding from the surrounding trees resulted in hail-like damage. The old vehicle was never affected. Another put a Yeti tumbler on the hood and it fell over causing a ding. Another put his two year on the hood and caused a dent that had to pulled.
So anybody along the front range in Colorado knows that its not if you’ll be caught in hail, but when. Storms usually start with small hail and grow larger and usually I have time to get under something before the golf balls start falling.
I cock and eyebrow now at the aluminum panels on the bronco. Glad they are replaceable (depending on what ford charges) but what are your expectations about their resilience? Im very experIenced with aluminum body panels but only on Army Helicopters (Hmm, maybe I should paint the Bronc with CARC paint), and just a tad concerned.
One of the forums relays an occurrence of an Ontario man that parked his new Defender where he had parked his previous old Discovery for 12 years and just the shedding from the surrounding trees resulted in hail-like damage. The old vehicle was never affected. Another put a Yeti tumbler on the hood and it fell over causing a ding. Another put his two year on the hood and caused a dent that had to pulled.
So anybody along the front range in Colorado knows that its not if you’ll be caught in hail, but when. Storms usually start with small hail and grow larger and usually I have time to get under something before the golf balls start falling.
I cock and eyebrow now at the aluminum panels on the bronco. Glad they are replaceable (depending on what ford charges) but what are your expectations about their resilience? Im very experIenced with aluminum body panels but only on Army Helicopters (Hmm, maybe I should paint the Bronc with CARC paint), and just a tad concerned.
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