Rambox/E-torque order tracking

[Edwards]

The two in body vendor had me questioning how they build the RamBox versions. Obviously the spray in bedliner goes last so I'm thinking they go through the normal factory with just the steel bed and gaping holes where the inside sidewalls are missing along with the RamBox lids. Then someone (maybe the body vendor?) installs the RamBox plastic box from the bed side and then the screw on the steel inside side walls?

Would be great to see a video of them being built. Possible a DS RamBox build video exists?

I've also wondered how they would repair a cracked plastic box once built. That also leads me to wonder what other room is available inside those removeable inside side walls under and around the RamBox boxes?

 

[TDubyaDubya]

Ordered 5/12. Limited, RB, E-Torque. Backrow71 on MOTS. Was told last week that I've only been in D status for 18 days.

 

[Foxman]

Foxman here:

Ordered my Ivory Longhorn RAMBOX+ETorque on 5/1/2019. I'm in D1.

 

[YoAdrian]

Foxman here:
Ordered my Ivory Longhorn RAMBOX+ETorque on 5/1/2019. I'm in D1.

Did you order the first day possible? If you aren’t moving forward then probably no one really is yet.

 

[Foxman]

Did you order the first day possible? If you aren’t moving forward then probably no one really is yet.

I did. I went to the builder every day until it allowed me to build and gave the dealer my buildsheet.

 

[metb4]

Laramie CC 4x4 with Rambox ordered on 5/9. D1 as of 7/12 per MOTS

 

[ExcursionDiesel]

My guess is that the company that supplies the Rambox internal liners/parts had a QC issue or something.

 

[Edwards]

All Ram had to do was let everyone know what the holdup was, especially their dealers. They could have then said "we'll throw in a free RAM baseball cap for the extra wait" and folks would have been talking up how great Ram handled the situation.

 

[2019REBEL]

I got this when I bought my 2014

 

[cjgerson]

Yeah so I've been at in JB status since noon on Monday 7/9, and at the body vendor since 9:30 pm on Monday. Not sure what in the world is taking so long at the body vendor?

Date ordered: 05/02/2018
Current Status: JB
D1 status date: 06/16/2018
Estimated delivery: TBD
Built pending inspection: 07/09/18 06:20:00 AM
Ingate / Rebay at Facility 07/09/18 12:16:00 PM STERLING HEIGHTS ASSEMBLY PLANT
Ingate / Rebay at Facility 07/09/18 09:29:00 PM MOPAR CUSTOM SHOP OPERATIONS BODY_VEND

 

[Edwards]

I got this when I bought my 2014

View attachment 1470

OK, that's awesome.

 

[1Raider]

All Ram had to do was let everyone know what the holdup was, especially their dealers. They could have then said "we'll throw in a free RAM baseball cap for the extra wait" and folks would have been talking up how great Ram handled the situation.

Yea it bugs the hell out of me also.. Seems like someone could find out some more info for us that's on the "inside".. Its not like its top secret or anything geez..

 

[YoAdrian]

Yeah so I've been at in JB status since noon on Monday 7/9, and at the body vendor since 9:30 pm on Monday. Not sure what in the world is taking so long at the body vendor?
Ingate / Rebay at Facility 07/09/18 09:29:00 PM MOPAR CUSTOM SHOP OPERATIONS BODY_VEND

Yep, your build is one of the more interesting ones CJ, indicating where the speculated unknown problem was discovered. Hopefully nothing to do with the truck body, so maybe you’re just waiting for the third party to sort their bidness out like the rest of us.

How about this hypothesis, completely dreamed up by me on my couch with zero evidence except my imagination: Truck bodies roll off the line, and the actual measurements of the box area differed from what the vendor designed their parts for resulting in the “drop in pieces” not dropping in (or dropping through whoops)... forcing a rapid redesign and reproduction of all Rambox parts. Only the dudes inside know... please don’t consider this anything other than wild speculation!

 

[edrclark]

Or somebody filled up one of the ramboxes with ice and it shorted out the inverter.

 

[Boatjockey]

Anyone with Ramboxes who wants to share their order progress please post your trucks status here. Indicate if it has E-torque as well. These two options have been causing big delays. By knowing who has Ramboxes and E-torque we can see who's moving forward in MOTS.

Mine was order 07/03 and is still a "New Order". Rambox and E-torque.

Limited, Rambox, eTorque. Ordered 5/7, D status for 40 days, D1 since 6/16. FCA/Ram claims I am scheduled for build week of July 23rd. I've heard that same build story for the end of June so I will not hold my breath this time (last time my wife said I looked more blue than a Smurf so I will breathe normally this time).

 

[Slim]

All Ram had to do was let everyone know what the holdup was, especially their dealers. They could have then said "we'll throw in a free RAM baseball cap for the extra wait" and folks would have been talking up how great Ram handled the situation.

I might have held out for some free mud flaps!

But seriously, we all just want the truth. Can it be so hard to do that for LOYAL customers shelling out 55k-65k for a new truck?

 

[ExcursionDiesel]

@YoAdrian ... Your scenario for the delays is something that happens all the time. I work as a consultant for several manufacturers that supply to the auto industry. Stuff like this is fairly common. Think of the number of parts in a vehicle and how they all must fit. It's a miracle they are as well constructed as they are. The quality control measures my customers take are painstaking. The fines for a shipping a bad part are severe and actually delaying production is devastating.

 

[202snowman]

@YoAdrian ... Your scenario for the delays is something that happens all the time. I work as a consultant for several manufacturers that supply to the auto industry. Stuff like this is fairly common. Think of the number of parts in a vehicle and how they all must fit. It's a miracle they are as well constructed as they are. The quality control measures my customers take are painstaking. The fines for a shipping a bad part are severe and actually delaying production is devastating.

Agreed. I know when I was working at at Tier 1 supplier we were told it was about $100,000 per hour for shutting down an automotive assembly line

 

[cjgerson]

@YoAdrian ... Your scenario for the delays is something that happens all the time. I work as a consultant for several manufacturers that supply to the auto industry. Stuff like this is fairly common. Think of the number of parts in a vehicle and how they all must fit. It's a miracle they are as well constructed as they are. The quality control measures my customers take are painstaking. The fines for a shipping a bad part are severe and actually delaying production is devastating.

I guess another plausible delay would be the vendor waiting for parts, for example they haven't received the power running boards from the supplier

 

[swamprabbit]

My guess is that the company that supplies the Rambox internal liners/parts had a QC issue or something.

Laramie Longhorn CC 4x4 with ram boxes , etorque, power running boards, air ride suspension ordered on 6/19 still in new order status.