aluminum body

[lilikoibars]

AFAIK this has been mentioned in the general discussion but not the suggestion box . Title says it all - make the body aluminum. At this point the only truck I trucks I buy are F150's because of the corrosion resistance. The aluminum is plenty strong for the task. Would make the vehicle lighter too. Finding damage repairs are pretty similar with steel with labor rates being so high these days so that's a moot point. I'd gladly pay the price premium on that material (or at least I think haha). Seems most people don't keep vehicles long enough for this to matter but that's never been the tendency of OG scout drivers. The vehicle being marketed as your trusty companion should be ready to go the distance! If you have a million mile motor, a galvanized frame (think I remember reading this last bit), and the ability to swap to a solid state battery when that tech becomes the standard (again, also think I remember reading this somewhere), easy to replace wear items, all we need are reliable electronics and.. an aluminum body.. and we've got a vehicle you can drive your whole life and then some

 

[J Alynn]

I’m fine with aluminum or a steel body just don’t do half-and-half where you have steel hinges on aluminum doors for example because Jeep does that for the Wrangler and it causes the paint to bubble for the reaction of dissimilar metals and I have constantly had to have that fixed and it’s one of the reasons why I don’t want to buy another wrangler. So please Scout take note of this and don’t make the same mistake. You can have steel and aluminum components, just as long as they’re not touching each other with no layer of paint for example preventing the two metals from reacting and here is what happens on the Wranglers which is a complete failure in engineering from either an overthought or being cheap

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Good old Galvanic Reaction. Inevitable if they mix metals unless everything has rubber or nylon gaskets or connector inserts so fasteners don’t touch and react.

 

[cyure]

Yep I have extended warranty still and the seals are not covered

Have you replaced the sleeve the pins go into on the doors. That’s the issue. It’s metal on metal and it seizes. The passenger door is getting hard to open. If you can get the doors off and buy that kit from Quadratec and replace that sleeve that won’t happen. I was only able to do it for one door. That one is fabulous.

 

[cyure]

Good old Galvanic Reaction. Inevitable if they mix metals unless everything has robber gaskets or connector inserts so fasteners don’t touch and react.

I wish someone had told me that. I had no idea it would happen. But clearly isn’t an issue as they sell an aftermarket sleeve to solve the problem.

Thus why I didn’t just want a new Jeep and why I was thrilled the Scout didn’t have door and roofs to come off.

 

[Tyler88]

Have you replaced the sleeve the pins go into on the doors. That’s the issue. It’s metal on metal and it seizes. The passenger door is getting hard to open. If you can get the doors off and buy that kit from Quadratec and replace that sleeve that won’t happen. I was only able to do it for one door. That one is fabulous.

The doors are OK to open and close for me I haven’t had issues on that. It was just the seals. That went bad.

 

[Tyler88]

Good old Galvanic Reaction. Inevitable if they mix metals unless everything has rubber or nylon gaskets or connector inserts so fasteners don’t touch and react.

One of the big issues of why is Jeep for some reason does not paint where the hinges mount to either the doors or the hood so it’s just bare aluminum on steel if they just painted that part when they painted the rest of the hood, door, etc., that would help a lot to prevent it so I I think they just don’t do it to save the five cents per vehicle for the few extra ounces of paint it would cost to paint that part of a panel

 

[cyure]

The doors are OK to open and close for me I haven’t had issues on that. It was just the seals. That went bad.

Well if you can still get the doors off I highly recommend replacing that sleeve. Mine is a 2013 and one day my son legitimately couldn’t get the door open. That’s when I realized and it was too late. My only solution right now is to use PB Blaster or Krill Oil and take the bolts out and spray it in there and work it in. It gets better for a while but the slowly gets bad again.

 

[Tyler88]

Well if you can still get the doors off I highly recommend replacing that sleeve. Mine is a 2013 and one day my son legitimately couldn’t get the door open. That’s when I realized and it was too late. My only solution right now is to use PB Blaster or Krill Oil and take the bolts out and spray it in there and work it in. It gets better for a while but the slowly gets bad again.

OK, if it ever becomes an issue, I’ll do that but mines a 2018 JL so it’s not that old yet so it’s not that much of an issue yet

 

[cyure]

One of the big issues of why is Jeep for some reason does not paint where the hinges mount to either the doors or the hood so it’s just bare aluminum on steel if they just painted that part when they painted the rest of the hood, door, etc., that would help a lot to prevent it so I I think they just don’t do it to save the five cents per vehicle for the few extra ounces of paint it would cost to paint that part of a panel

And that’s why if you replace the hinges you have to repaint the whole door. And that’s so expensive I’m just dealing with it. Pain in the neck.

 

[Tyler88]

And that’s why if you replace the hinges you have to repaint the whole door. And that’s so expensive I’m just dealing with it. Pain in the neck.

Exactly and the corrosion thing has been such an issue it had soured me towards getting another Wrangler

 

[cyure]

Exactly and the corrosion thing has been such an issue it had soured me towards getting another Wrangler

Same. I love them but don’t want another one. By the time my Scout gets here I will have had a Wrangler for 15 years. That’s long enough.

 

[Tyler88]

Same. I love them but don’t want another one. By the time my Scout gets here I will have had a Wrangler for 15 years. That’s long enough.

Well by the time the Scout comes out I think I will be at the end of my extended Warranty so it would be probably time for me to move on and get a Scout

 

[cyure]

Well by the time the Scout comes out I think I will be at the end of my extended Warranty so it would be probably time for me to move on and get a Scout

Excellent plan. Mine has a lifetime warranty so I’m trying to convince my son to take her as a second car. He’s a sports car guy. Those aren’t great in the winter around here. He’s thinking about it. They don’t sell that warranty anymore and for good reason. At 90,000 miles and 11 years old my heater went out. I got a new heater core, oil cooler and radiator installed at the dealer for my $100 deductible. I love it.