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You let your girlfriend drive your Explorer?!?!

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Well we recently became engaged…. It was either that or let her continue driving her death-trap 1988 Bronco II.  Everything was rusted out, including the gas tank which you could smell.  A fireball waiting to happen. Thos. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – > You let your girlfriend drive your Explorer?!?!

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It’s all one part … $700.00 + for a new tailgate or take it to a body shop for dent removal and new paint. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – > …but not on purpose, of course. > Somehow while backing up, she dented the passenger side vertical section > of the black colored frame around the tailgate window.  Since the dent > is five feet above the ground, I figure she must have hit the corner of > a dumpster or a pipe protruding from a building. > It isn’t serious enough that it effects the fuctionality of the > tailgate.  It just rates an 8.5 on the annoying factor. > Anyway, if I decide to fix it, does anyone know how costly it will be to > replace?  In other words, is the frame and tailgate one whole part, or > is the frame something that can be replaced relatively inexpensively? > (less than a $500 insurance deductible) > If it is too expensive to warrant fixing, does anyone have suggestions > on how to keep the dent from rusting?  The covering on the frame looks > more like some kind plastic coating rather than paint. > In any case, it’s a green 1995 Explorer Sport 4×4 and any suggestions > are appreciated. > Regards, > Thos.

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…but not on purpose, of course. Somehow while backing up, she dented the passenger side vertical section of the black colored frame around the tailgate window.  Since the dent is five feet above the ground, I figure she must have hit the corner of a dumpster or a pipe protruding from a building. It isn’t serious enough that it effects the fuctionality of the tailgate.  It just rates an 8.5 on the annoying factor. Anyway, if I decide to fix it, does anyone know how costly it will be to replace?  In other words, is the frame and tailgate one whole part, or is the frame something that can be replaced relatively inexpensively? (less than a $500 insurance deductible) If it is too expensive to warrant fixing, does anyone have suggestions on how to keep the dent from rusting?  The covering on the frame looks more like some kind plastic coating rather than paint. In any case, it’s a green 1995 Explorer Sport 4×4 and any suggestions are appreciated. Regards, Thos.

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