Truck got hit by lightening. Advice please.

Charles · Jul 9, 2012

brian89 said:
It was an "indirect" strikeand if it was to charge the truck, that tiny little 12V battery would explode, and those tiny little wires would melt

By charge the truck, I meant to charge it like a capacitor, meaning the actual TRUCK, not the stupid truck wiring, but the actual metal panels of the truck.

Snake · Jul 9, 2012

Just depends on whether what the lightning hits acts as a resistor or a conductor. Not really any different than a person being struck by lightning and surviving.

TANK'S 250 · Jul 9, 2012

The whole thought process of a vehicles tires is....

....a person might not get harmed inside a vehicle(similar to a Farady cage)because of the rubber tires.....the tires do not prevent the vehicle from getting damaged, they only help in the passengers not getting harmed.

PDT1081 · Jul 9, 2012

TANK'S 250 said:
The whole thought process of a vehicles tires is....

....a person might not get harmed inside a vehicle(similar to a Farady cage)because of the rubber tires.....the tires do not prevent the vehicle from getting damaged, they only help in the passengers not getting harmed.

The tires do nothing for the passengers. The metal "cage" of the vehicle is what protects them.

WoodBoy · Jul 9, 2012

PDT1081 said:
The tires do nothing for the passengers. The metal "cage" of the vehicle is what protects them.

The only thing protecting the person is any conductive material closer to the or in contact with the ground then the person is. so the electical current is going to travel through it rather than the person in order to get to the ground easiest/fastest

F250stroker08 · Jul 10, 2012

Well the insurance guy came today. Truck is going to be totaled.

I hate to see the truck go but i dont want constant problems with it. So now i gotta start lookin for a new truck. Looking for a 6.4 auto crew cab short bed.

The guy sid I coukd take all aftermrket parts off and replace with stock parts so thats a plus.

I also plugged my dashdaq into another truck and it wont turn on so I'm guessing its fried too. What should I do with it now?

BFT · Jul 11, 2012

You should buy my truck

mortal798 · Jul 11, 2012

Somebody will get the deal of the century at auction, couple grand in modules and back to normal!

F250stroker08 · Jul 11, 2012

BFT said:
You should buy my truck

Little too far away for me lol

Spatel23 · Jul 11, 2012

F250stroker08 said:
Well the insurance guy came today. Truck is going to be totaled. I hate to see the truck go but i dont want constant problems with it. So now i gotta start lookin for a new truck. Looking for a 6.4 auto crew cab short bed.

The guy sid I coukd take all aftermrket parts off and replace with stock parts so thats a plus.

I also plugged my dashdaq into another truck and it wont turn on so I'm guessing its fried too. What should I do with it now?

Im willing to deal on mine which is for sale also.

If you are serious and the distance is a concern, give me a shout. Arrangements can be made around that.

Tell insurance that Dashdaq is expensive and they need to cover it also.

brian89 · Jul 11, 2012

Lots of memories in that truck... sucks you gotta get rid of it but if you don't you would probably end up like me and my truck, a new problem every week

Buffalo444 · Jul 11, 2012

F250stroker08 said:
Well the insurance guy came today. Truck is going to be totaled. I hate to see the truck go but i dont want constant problems with it. So now i gotta start lookin for a new truck. Looking for a 6.4 auto crew cab short bed.

The guy sid I coukd take all aftermrket parts off and replace with stock parts so thats a plus.

I also plugged my dashdaq into another truck and it wont turn on so I'm guessing its fried too. What should I do with it now?

Normally you can buy them back for about 10% of the totaled price.

If it were me, I would buy the truck back, buy the new truck I wanted, take the parts off the old truck I want to put on the new one and do that, then either sell the old truck outright (should get a decent amount for it if you fix it up even though its been totaled) or part it out (what I would do, you could get a lot of $$$$$ if you're patient enough to part it)

Snake · Jul 11, 2012

Spatel23 said:
Tell insurance that Dashdaq is expensive and they need to cover it also.

This

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F250stroker08 · Jul 12, 2012

Spatel23 said:
Im willing to deal on mine which is for sale also.

If you are serious and the distance is a concern, give me a shout. Arrangements can be made around that.

Tell insurance that Dashdaq is expensive and they need to cover it also.

I did see that you were selling your truck. Your truck is bad ass but unfortunately I'm looking fot something a bit milder.

The insurance agent said just show him a reciept and the dasgdaq should b covered

F250stroker08 · Jul 12, 2012

Buffalo444 said:
Normally you can buy them back for about 10% of the totaled price.

If it were me, I would buy the truck back, buy the new truck I wanted, take the parts off the old truck I want to put on the new one and do that, then either sell the old truck outright (should get a decent amount for it if you fix it up even though its been totaled) or part it out (what I would do, you could get a lot of $$$$$ if you're patient enough to part it)

I thought about this. If i do buy it back I'm just goin to sell it to a buddy. hes alreaDy interested in it. As far as the parts go i alreafy got my exhaust n intake n tires off. Have to let the studs ic pipe n wastegate go.