Why are you so quick to throw in the towel and quit any possibility of recovery from the front? Ford owes us an explanation on these mystery non-metal vehicle hooks!
Sorry bud, but your complaining about a picture covering a very simple topic after others replied 150+ post later discussing the problem, maybe you should have used some of that industrial maintenance tech experience and actually looked at your vehicle instead of relying on me to do all your...
Your question is overly vague. Are you asking how long the truck will take to rot out? How long to remove the taillight? How long to correct the problem? How long to clean the area? How long is the warranty?
Ask a friend with mechanical ability to remove your left taillight and then you will see what is depicted in that picture and the need to resolve Ford's better idea.
I highly recommend the Scan Gauge. Now as I enter the first winter, and still looking for high MPG, I use it to see the coolant temp and if the engine is running. Just an FYI, but in cold weather you will make the engine run just to get heat if the heat is turned on. If the scan gauge...
To bad RB falls short on showing pictures of their product (that are not already installed on the truck and only from the rear view). They are about the same price as Weathertec and don't seem to be as molded to fit the truck contoures.
Too each his own, I would want to see the entire product...
If you go by the pictures in all the ads, only Weathertec made theirs to block off the hole. Sadly they are $$$, but here is the saying, you get what you pay for.
You have to block areas like this where the tire will throw everything you drive through up into that area where it will sit and if corrosive, will eat through metal.
Once you correct that, spray oil at least yearly all over the underside and any cavities. I use a product called CP90 from...
Sorry the picture is only for guys that work on their trucks, most people will never see that area, that is why you couldn't recognize it. You actually have to remove the rear light and look inside.
Today I was installing LED reverse light bulbs on my 23 Maverick and when I removed the left tail light the inside of the body was full of dried mud and dirt. Since it is below 32 deg here, I blew it out with compressed air. I did snap a picture (attached but blurry-sorry).
To me this is...