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My 2011 Ram had Ramboxes and I never had rust come from the locks. Of course, I washed my vehicle from time to time! LOL
. RAM CARES ! You have that ! ?I understand the frustration. I can only guess they ordered the boxes as manufactured in such quantity that they need to burn through all of those before they can make a slight adjustment like a metal stabilizing insert or something. Otherwise you would think changing the manufacturing process would be cheaper than all the warranty claims. Maybe the percentage of people complaining is so small it is more cost effective to turn a blind eye. It sort of reminds me of the investigation going on with the Jeep Wrangler weld issues. I mean they had to be fielding complaints for years on the welds being inconsistent without changing their QA process. Cheaper to just stay the course and deal with the complaints when and if they happened.I'm emphatically, totally perplexed with what ever it is that RAM, or Jeep for that matter, continues to not do in their manufacturing of these vehicles ! For an accessory of this caliber - best idea RAM has had in 20 years ( I feel) - why they chose to cut corners - save a few Cents on the Dollar? - pissed me off, to be kind !
For a truck that keeps racking up all these (B.S. Magazine) awards, I can't imagine HOW that could possibly be !
I'm a RAM Fan Boy, but there is a limit . . . loyalties Do have there Consequences ! I'm seriously considering just keeping my (knock on wood) "no issues" 2016 Grand Cherokee, ugh . . . did I just say that AGAIN ? See how frustrating this can be ? I "feel" everyones pain and anger and frustration . . .
Take a piece of aluminum angle or channel is probably better, guessing 2"X 2" for starters and a couple of visegrip's or wood clamps and see if you can pull the lid level. If so, try using the angle with two part body panel adhesive to see if that will hold. Most anything available at the hardware won't hold under stress for any period of time. If the adhesive fails then you will need mechanical fastners to hold the angle.
Yep...when their own marketing images show the warpage you know they're not going to fix it.
So I swung by the dealer to follow up.. he let me know I had new rambox tops arriving wednesday, exact same part number as stock, so we assumed it the same as oem, maybe they will do better this time.. but I do live in florida and they bowed with only 2.5k miles. At least I will get my truck washedmand a tire shine..
Where in Florida?
Ingenious, now they can claim "it normal" and deny claims
Manufacturers have been using JIT (just in time) inventory management for quite a few years now. Meaning, they run very short lead times so parts arrive shortly before they are needed. It drastically reduces operating costs. That being said, it makes zero sense why you keep making and using a part that obviously has issues instead of making a relatively low cost mod to the lids.
I'm so happy you didn't say or imply that those last 2- items done . . . were "free," for we all know or should, that there are only 2 things we humans get during the course of our "existence" - Birth (not a minute after either) and Death (not minute before) . . . everything else we get to experience will some where, somehow cost us some thing !
, just a little side thought. Now where are those sh*** RamBoxes I ordered ?Here we go Ram Cares, your Loyal Followers so desperate . . . it's "amateur hour" at the "fix it yourself" garages of America ! ! ! RAM-Rodder's . . . you "happy now"? Save a few bucks did ya? If I had the power to sent you back, without hesitation you would be gone. One can only now imagine, in a couple years, what affect La French will have on "La quality assurance" ! ? . Why not just include every Country and call what WAS OUR BRAND . . . EURORAM, EUROJEEP, EURODODGE . . . won't be a EuroChrysler . . . its last 2 vehicles will become EURODODGE'S .
. . . perhaps to much 
today ? 
