What did you do to your Ram today???

[Bpebler]

I never have been happy putting my Geno's aluminum magnetic fuel cap on the surface of the truck when I refill because I’m worried about scratching the paint over time.

So a trip down the Amazon Magnet Aisle and I found 1/2” x 1/8” magnets.

I used four magnets and a piece of closed cell rubber foam to help hold them in place.

The water drip drains remain open and it holds my fuel cap inside the door where hopefully I don’t miss it as I pull away.

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Very nice. I have the Geno’s cap for the gas engine & haven’t needed to use it yet but I think I’ll do the same. Thanks for the tip!

 

[BowDown]

Yeah. You recognize the dealership or the truck?

Dealership, shopped there. Couldn't get them to come out of the office

 

[AV8OR]

Very nice. I have the Geno’s cap for the gas engine & haven’t needed to use it yet but I think I’ll do the same. Thanks for the tip!

I thought about using some epoxy putty to fill the entire space which would solve the water issue and the magnets would never rattle lose.

But what happens if I need to replace my Geno’s fuel cap because it gets lost?

Does the next Geno’s cap come where the magnetic poles are the same as the one I already have or does Geno’s just slap in the magnet randomly and if I have to order a new one will the magnet be repelling against the fuel door?

 

[Eighty]

I thought about using some epoxy putty to fill the entire space which would solve the water issue and the magnets would never rattle lose.

But what happens if I need to replace my Geno’s fuel cap because it gets lost?

Does the next Geno’s cap come where the magnetic poles are the same as the one I already have or does Geno’s just slap in the magnet randomly and if I have to order a new one will the magnet be repelling against the fuel door?

Is this the kind of stuff that keeps you awake at night?
Not global warming, or the endangered population of wire-haired albino lemurs?

 

[BackCountryinNJ]

Washed mine today after picking it up last night from the lift install. I must be a glutton for punishment......takes even longer to wash now.

 

[OCD Solutions]

I thought about using some epoxy putty to fill the entire space which would solve the water issue and the magnets would never rattle lose.

But what happens if I need to replace my Geno’s fuel cap because it gets lost?

Does the next Geno’s cap come where the magnetic poles are the same as the one I already have or does Geno’s just slap in the magnet randomly and if I have to order a new one will the magnet be repelling against the fuel door?

Only one side needs to be magnetic and that's the cap. Fill the pocket with a metal based epoxy or press in a chunk of metal.

 

[AV8OR]

Is this the kind of stuff that keeps you awake at night?
Not global warming, or the endangered population of wire-haired albino lemurs?

I can walk and chew gum at the same time.

Putzing on the Ram keeps my sanity.

 

[Idahoktm]

Washed mine today after picking it up last night from the lift install. I must be a glutton for punishment......takes even longer to wash now.

I thought it was a GMC before I clicked the thumbnail.

 

[BackCountryinNJ]

With the problems I've had at only 9 weeks old and 1,600 miles.......I'm kinda thinking I should have went with a GMC.

 

[Bpebler]

I think it just depends which plant it comes from & how their quality control is. MI plant seems to be consistent.

 

[Eighty]

I think it just depends which plant it comes from & how their quality control is. MI plant seems to be consistent.

Are you talking about Ram DT’s? Or GMC’s?

 

[HSKR R/T]

Got it a little dirty

 

[Mopar_maxi]

 

[Bpebler]

Are you talking about Ram DT’s? Or GMC’s?

Ram DT’s. Just something hypothetical based on just what I see on the forum & both of mine from there without issue yet anyway. Obviously not a ton of data - or at least public data anyway.

 

[Eighty]

Ram DT’s. Just something hypothetical based on just what I see on the forum & both of mine from there without issue yet anyway. Obviously not a ton of data - or at least public data anyway.

All DT’s come from a single factory (Sterling Heights Assembly Plant). There are other Ram plants, like in Saltillo Mexico, but they produce HD Rams. And the Classic Rams come from the Warren, MI plant.

 

[choo_31]

No write up???

C'mon dude...

Custom grille

Decided to make a custom grille for the RAM. Ran across some pics of someone else doing the same and knew I had to do it at some point (don’t remember where I saw the initial post). Anyways ordered some metal from custom car grills and decided to give it a try. So, basically the Ram grille...

5thgenrams.com

 

[Bpebler]

All DT’s come from a single factory (Sterling Heights Assembly Plant). There are other Ram plants, like in Saltillo Mexico, but they produce HD Rams. And the Classic Rams come from the Warren, MI plant.

Ahh, ok. Well there goes that theory obviously. I must’ve misunderstood the tracker thread.

 

[HandyCruiser]

Dealership, shopped there. Couldn't get them to come out of the office

I asked, because the truck has a few minor mods I would be interested to know the history of, such as the red lettering and badge on the front and back.

It's strange how we can go to one dealership and get assaulted by a mob of salesmen. And then we go to the next dealership and no one will even come out and see if we want to look at a vehicle. We were shopping used so we just went into the used car office at McKinney. A salesperson asked us if we needed help. We told her we wanted to see the Rebel out front and that was about it. No pressured sales pitch. We looked over the truck with a fine-toothed comb and took it for a test drive.

The only issue is that they played the "go ask the sales manager game" from a distance. Every time my son made an offer, the salesperson had to physically walk all the way back to the main building and talk to the sale manager, then walk all the way back. She definitely got a work out in very windy and partially rainy weather. It's like they didn't know what a telephone was. I told my son this was just a technique dealerships use to keep you at their dealership and to avoid direct negotiation with their sales manager. But my son already knew what the truck was worth and what he wanted to spend. Their asking price was already $5,000 below what the same truck would sale for in Arkansas. It only took the sales person three trips until we had a deal. Since the truck was exactly what he wanted, I warned my son (and my wife) not to look so excited about it during negotiations.

 

[William1034]

i put new wheels and tires on my 21 Limited.
hostile rage 20x9 0 offset
nitto ridge grapplers 285/60 r20
no rubbing and they are a quiet as the stock tires. Now I have to suck it up and have the wheel size recalibrated. I don‘t want to run the risk of voiding my warranty or I would do it myself.

I also learned that only the dealer can do an alignment on a limited with lane assist and adaptive cruise. I’m just glad the mechanic was up front and didn’t do the alignment w/resetting it.

 

[lapoolboy]

Changed oil and installed Fumoto for the win! These things should come factory-installed!