Scratches in pickup bed with GM Smart Lease?
I am approaching lease-end with my 2006 Silverado Pickup. I never purchased a bed-liner for it, and now have some scratches in the bed that I am concerned about. They are very minor scratches, but longer than 2". I guess when you haul stuff, you are bound to get scratches. Anyway, the smart lease information packet doesn't actually go into detail in this reguard. Has anyone had any experience with this?
BTW, I had windows tinted, a car starter put on, a tonneu cover installed and nerf bars installed. Do they need to get removed prior to turning it in? The document seems to indicate such, but it seems weird that they wouldn't want those upgrades if they were left on the vehicle.
Thanks for any and all replies.
GMAC only charges if the scratches on the top of the bed rails. They are not supposed to charges for scratches like you describe in the bed. Only outside body panels and Bed rails. I would keep all accessories and sell them unless removing them leaves any scratches , holes, etc. The tonneau cover for example could have left visible scratches on the bed rails. If that is the case I would leave it. You may not find it worth the hassle to mess with the accessories but you do not gain anything leaving them. If you lease your next truck check into adding accessories with the lease. Some accessories residualize. For example a bed liner is $190 for a Chevy truck from GM, by adding to the vehicle when you lease it over you lease term you may only add $3 to the payment of a 36 month lease ($108). The only catch is that GMAC gets these accessories back when you turn the vehicle in. The accessories may "cost more" than what you can get elsewhere but they are covered under your new vehicle warranty and you may only pay a portion of that "cost".
