Gaps in bed wall…. Daylight showing through

[Bay Area RAM]

Just noticed daylight showing through on the front wall corners and floor of the truck bed that I don’t remember being there before. I still have the normal drain holes but I’m wonder if the rear bed is flexing and starting to separate from the front bed wall. Anyone else have this….?

 

[Malodave]

They are Drain Holes!

Malodave

 

[Bay Area RAM]

They are Drain Holes!

Malodave

seriously... ? I have a drain hole in the middle, these are more like splitting seams, about 3” on one side and 2 1/2” on the other.

 

[Scram1500]

I have those gaps on mine since new, now filled with tiny rocks and dirt, but definitely drain holes

 

[Bay Area RAM]

I have those gaps on mine since new, now filled with tiny rocks and dirt, but definitely drain holes

Ok. Fair enough….. thanks y’all.

 

[Dusty1948]

There was a complaint by some (including me) about the undersized drain in the middle of the bed bulkhead on '19s. That hole gets clogged very easily. Hard to tell from the pictures but the area pointed out by the original poster seems more like seam separation and not intended to be drains.

However, I know where there's a new DT that hasn't had it's bed protectant applied yet. I'll take a look.

Regards,
Dusty
2019 Ram 1500 Billet Silver Laramie Quad Cab 2WD, 5.7 Hemi, 8HP75, 3.21 axle, 33 gallon fuel tank, factory dual exhaust, 18” wheels. Build date: 03 June 2018. Now at: 050060 miles.

 

[Every20years]

Kinda interested in this. I hadn’t looked that close when I got my truck three weeks ago and just had the spray in bed liner put in on 5/3. Picked up some trees yesterday and when I was taking them out I noticed the same thing. Just went out and crawled under the truck to see if I could see it from the underside. That’s not a drain. From underneath it looks like the sheet metal is designed to flex at those joints and the spray in liner doesn’t so therefore it ends up “cracking” and makes that seam more visible.
Definitely going to watch that. Might even get some rustproofing spray to hit the underside of the seam with.