THeGeNTLeMaN
WooD GRaiN WaRRioR
Hey guy, I Just recently purchased an 05 GX 470 ... The vehicles is great I love it! ..
"THe GeNTLeMaN" BuiLD THReaD
I cant say a bad thing about it really EXCEPT.....
-the undercarriage has a general rust infection from front to back
-every seam weld you see on the frame and structure is orange
-some brackets like the front bumper mounts and rear hitch area look like they are delaminating where the paint is coming of in layers
-most bolt threads that are exposed through a nut are so gawd up they barely can be taken off or break off
-I upgraded my suspension front and rear and in doing that process i now need to replace all of my sway bar links ... The top stud on the rear shocks had to be broken cut and broken off the remove then .. the front kdss sensors on top for the shocks had to broken and cut off the remove the front shocks
You get the idea .... Its something that i loose sleep over bc IDK how I missed this when i bought the vehicle ... Maybe it was helping my wife juggle 3 kids in the humid 100deg louisiana heat that distracted me that day ... I think the vehicle lived in FL for awhile
WHAT DO I DO? ... just wire brush all the rust and treat with under coat?
HAS ANYONE ELSE had to deal with this? WHAT DID YOU DO?
THIS IS REALLY THE WORST OF IT AND IV CLEANING AND SPRAYED IT ALREADY
THANK YOU!
~THeGeNTLeMaN~
"THe GeNTLeMaN" BuiLD THReaD
I cant say a bad thing about it really EXCEPT.....
-the undercarriage has a general rust infection from front to back
-every seam weld you see on the frame and structure is orange
-some brackets like the front bumper mounts and rear hitch area look like they are delaminating where the paint is coming of in layers
-most bolt threads that are exposed through a nut are so gawd up they barely can be taken off or break off
-I upgraded my suspension front and rear and in doing that process i now need to replace all of my sway bar links ... The top stud on the rear shocks had to be broken cut and broken off the remove then .. the front kdss sensors on top for the shocks had to broken and cut off the remove the front shocks
You get the idea .... Its something that i loose sleep over bc IDK how I missed this when i bought the vehicle ... Maybe it was helping my wife juggle 3 kids in the humid 100deg louisiana heat that distracted me that day ... I think the vehicle lived in FL for awhile
WHAT DO I DO? ... just wire brush all the rust and treat with under coat?
HAS ANYONE ELSE had to deal with this? WHAT DID YOU DO?
THIS IS REALLY THE WORST OF IT AND IV CLEANING AND SPRAYED IT ALREADY
THANK YOU!
~THeGeNTLeMaN~
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