Scratches in my bed that quick? How thin is the paint?

[Flight Test]

Hard surfaced items sliding around on paint left scratches. I'm both shocked and outraged.

Class-action lawsuit?

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[Bobinmi]

Class-action lawsuit?

Let's see..."your Honor....I put a hard plastic tote with quite a bit of weight in it in the bed of my truck and it slid around from side to side to side, back and forth as I hit my brakes and accelarator....I think ford needs to pay for my stupidity"
Now WHO here in their right mind, would put a "TOTE" with 20-30 pounds on the hood of their truck and SLIDE IT ACROSS it to take it off....? hell...NO ONE I HOPE...same thing would happen.

 

[Flight Test]

ZERO scratches on mine with 24k miles...because I put down a blanket or something ..and I have hauled quite a bit. Totes would be something that scratches as it slides...gotta be aware...I mean, c'mon...

OH, the humanity!!

 

[Flight Test]

Let's see..."your Honor....I put a hard plastic tote with quite a bit of weight in it in the bed of my truck and it slid around from side to side to side, back and forth as I hit my brakes and accelarator....I think ford needs to pay for my stupidity"
Now WHO here in their right mind, would put a "TOTE" with 20-30 pounds on the hood of their truck and SLIDE IT ACROSS it to take it off....? hell...NO ONE I HOPE...same thing would happen.

You never know nowadays...just saying!

 

[Big Kahuna]

The maverick paint is junk, my kids $300 mountain bikes have tougher paint than my $30k truck. It’s a joke.

I have paint chips all over the driver front fender and my bed paint is scratched like crazy.

if I had to do it again I’d get wrap on the front fenders as for some reason they chip worse than anywhere.

I fully expect I’ll need a repaint or heavy professional touch up on the fenders in 5 years. It’s junk paint, as long as people know what to expect they’ll feel better about it when it happens. My 2007 Honda had better paint when I sold it last year. This has more chips in one year than the Honda did in 15.

My 1994 Ranger bed paint was so much tougher or my 2002 Mazda. Never put bed liner in either and got some scratches but the paint was tough.

 

[Z_ealot]

The maverick paint is junk, my kids $300 mountain bikes have tougher paint than my $30k truck. It’s a joke.

I have paint chips all over the driver front fender and my bed paint is scratched like crazy.

if I had to do it again I’d get wrap on the front fenders as for some reason they chip worse than anywhere.

I fully expect I’ll need a repaint or heavy professional touch up on the fenders in 5 years. It’s junk paint, as long as people know what to expect they’ll feel better about it when it happens. My 2007 Honda had better paint when I sold it last year. This has more chips in one year than the Honda did in 15.

My 1994 Ranger bed paint was so much tougher or my 2002 Mazda. Never put bed liner in either and got some scratches but the paint was tough.

4 months of ownership and not one scratch from being used from everything from forest trails to off road parks to even the aforementioned hauling of plastic totes in the bed even without the moving blanket I have on hand being put into the bed

 

[Big Kahuna]

4 months of ownership and not one scratch from being used from everything from forest trails to off road parks to even the aforementioned hauling of plastic totes in the bed even without the moving blanket I have on hand being put into the bed

Perhaps they corrected the paint on later models? A lot of the early owners had issues with paint chipping. Consider yourself lucky

 

[Maveriac]

How do you feel now that you have cried out over the scratched bed floor ? Too bad these vehicles don't stay new forever but if the manufacturer made them "bulletproof" they would go out of business. Install a bed mat, bed rug, or bed liner. this will also help keep items you put in the bed from sliding around when you drive.
My dad always said; "you are keeping it in new condition for the next person that will own it".

 

[Brijar92]

How do you feel now that you have cried out over the scratched bed floor ? Too bad these vehicles don't stay new forever but if the manufacturer made them "bulletproof" they would go out of business. Install a bed mat, bed rug, or bed liner. this will also help keep items you put in the bed from sliding around when you drive.
My dad always said; "you are keeping it in new condition for the next person that will own it".

Well, I feel fine. My bed rug had not arrived when I went on the trip that caused the scratches. It's not that big a deal, like I said in the subject of this thread, "How thin is the paint?" Plenty of thoughtful replies indicating the answer is "pretty thin." I already had the bed rug when I made the original post, but not in time to protect for the trip I made. Yesterday I set my appointment to get my Line X SIBL, it will happen Wednesday, so I'm good to go. I appreciate all the feed back I've received.

I keep my vehicles nice for myself, the next guy gets to enjoy the benefits from that, but he has to pay extra to own something that I've cared for.

 

[GPSMan]

The maverick paint is junk, my kids $300 mountain bikes have tougher paint than my $30k truck. It’s a joke.

I have paint chips all over the driver front fender and my bed paint is scratched like crazy.

if I had to do it again I’d get wrap on the front fenders as for some reason they chip worse than anywhere.

I fully expect I’ll need a repaint or heavy professional touch up on the fenders in 5 years. It’s junk paint, as long as people know what to expect they’ll feel better about it when it happens. My 2007 Honda had better paint when I sold it last year. This has more chips in one year than the Honda did in 15.

My 1994 Ranger bed paint was so much tougher or my 2002 Mazda. Never put bed liner in either and got some scratches but the paint was tough.

Weird.

Mine has zero scratches dings or paint chips in the first 5000 miles / 6 months.

Probably has to do with how and where you are driving it.

 

[GPSMan]

https://www.fordpartsgiant.com/parts/ford-cover_f37z-9943121-a.html

Not positive on the fit but it has the same part number #43121

That's really interesting in several ways.

Interesting Ford kept that same part number for 30 years. 1993-2023

Interesting, on initial look, it appears Maverick and Ranger will share some parts.

While the Ranger does not have the round circles on the tailgate, I care not. What are those for anyways? Cup holders?

If we substitute the first 4 letters, doesn't that make the part Maverick specific? I will go measure the outer dimensions. If it's a match, wouldn't it be a hoot if the screw holes matched too?

How does it come? Unpainted or primer painted? I really don't care the color as long as it's at least primer painted.

Thank You.

 

[BlueSpec1]

Yesterday I set my appointment to get my Line X SIBL, it will happen Wednesday, so I'm good to go.

I'll be looking at a SIBL, how much will the Line X gonna cost?

 

[OleFordGuy]

I'll be looking at a SIBL, how much will the Line X gonna cost?

I will strictly guess and say 500-600 bucks?

 

[Brijar92]

I'll be looking at a SIBL, how much will the Line X gonna cost?

Mine is going to be $549, then add sales tax. I've seen higher and lower prices. That is for the standard product, w/o the UV protection. Mine will have a tonneau cover and sleep in the garage so I don't really need the UV protection.

 

[Steve Lees]

I'll be looking at a SIBL, how much will the Line X gonna cost?

I paid $475.00 with tax for mine. The Ford dealer has a special arrangement with the local Line X shop where you can get the “dealer” price.

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