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    Remote start/reset/battery?

    That what it was. Replaced with a Diehard Platinum AGM 850cca - fired right up.
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    Remote start/reset/battery?

    ...and my CAT charger won't start it either....
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    Remote start/reset/battery?

    Thanks, guys. No check engine light, re-checked all doors closed and locked, plenty of gas, remote start failed to get it going at all, and tried my other key fob. A new battery is a bit of a bite, but inevitable sooner or later.
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    Remote start/reset/battery?

    This was weird. 2017 BH 5.7 The other night, very cold, I tried to remote start the truck to warm it up before going to the gym. Honked twice, but didn't start. Fine, I went out to it, the display said Remote Start disabled, start vehicle to reset.. I put the key in it, tried to start it, and...
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    2017 dead battery

    Late to this thread...but 2017 here, two nights of pretty substantial cold, battery dead. (Not dead enough not to start the defrost or power doors, though.) I don't drive it much, maybe 100 miles/week or less (I work from home), but this sucks. Supposed to be warmer tomorrow. I have a CAT...
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    Recommendations for tube nerfs and wheel flares?

    Thanks for everyone's input, we went with Westin Pro Traxx, 5", wheel to wheel. Like 'em. :)
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    Recommendations for tube nerfs and wheel flares?

    Thanks, guys !!
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    Recommendations for tube nerfs and wheel flares?

    Hi fellow RAMers - we want to put some tube nerfs on our 2017 1500 Quad BH, and maybe black wheel fender flares. The MOPAR parts seem pretty pricey to me (~$1000 for four flares ???) - any better choices you guys can recommend? Thx in advance.
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    Warranty options on a 2017 BH ?

    So, we've crossed the 3 year line on our 2017 1500 BH. The truck has been essentially trouble free, except for a kind of lazy rear defrost on the driver's side. I like the truck, although for some reason I felt a little stronger bond with the 2007 TRX 1500 I traded for this. My dealer promised...
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    Paid off !

    I'd love to slay my mortgage...but as I said, I'm out of work at the moment. How soon, or whether, I get back into the working world....that's the big question. My dealership is extending my warranty for a year - after that, we'll see where we're at.
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    Paid off !

    :DNot much of a dancer, but maybe I'll drain a cold one or two when the title shows up. Oddly, though, I feel like I'm driving it a little more aggressively than before. I'm usually a pretty mellow driver, but lately I've been stomping the pedal a bit. Also not much of a mod guy, but I'd...
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    Paid off !

    Thanks. The pop-up is a 2017 Flagstaff 201STSE, a little extra ground clearance and some diamond plate around the body. 2200# empty, ~3100# loaded...two batteries, two propane tanks, and we use an E2 anti-sway/WDS hitch. Stove, fridge, stereo, water heater, inside toilet, propane grill (which we...
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    Paid off !

    They can call it anything they want. I'd like to think that rivers and forests and wilderness areas are indifferent to political or sociological sensitivities.
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    Paid off !

    We took a lease on our 2017 Ram 1500 BH at the beginning of October 2017. At the time, the salesman told us that the rebates were higher on leases than purchases (Jedi mind trick?)....anyway, we went with it, the payments were <$190/month, so I saved a pile out of every paycheck since then. I...
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