Taking on Water...

[BlownGP]

Thanks guys!!!

Mine cab vents came in Friday. Going to try to get it done this week because we are getting more rain soon.

 

[BlownGP]

Well got it done today. Lucky for me when I installed Laramie seats I cut the hooks on the back so I could fold my seats down. Forgot I did that. lol
That saved about 30 minutes on install. Just folded the seats down. Un did a clip and took of the that black hook thing up top and was able to reach them.

Now it helped having my buddy lay on the ground and wedged the vent up as high as he could reach, then I grabbed it and snapped it in place. The passenger side was a little tighter I will say. Had to use some force. lol

Hopefully I'm good for a while now.

 

[04fxdwgi]

Little trick. Tie a line on the old before removing and dropping between cab and box. Also, tie a line to new one to assist getting in place without dropping.

 

[nlambert182]

Glad you got it fixed! At least with my megacab, if I have to replace them now it is way easier than my crew cab. Those new ones should last you a long time. Can't say I've ever replaced them twice.

 

[Mister Luck]

I want to thank all of you that are contributing to this thread.
Since this seems to be the peak of the rainy season on the west coast after reading this thread I am apprehensive yet motivated to see if my 2016 has either of these issues the third brake light or pressure equalization vents.

I have yet to modify my crew-cab to fold down the rear bench .
I would like to ask those who have recently done this to access the vents and or remove water damaged carpet if there was added difficulty in removing the bolts because of water intrusion and confirmed the bolts are 17mm hex head.

 

[nlambert182]

No issues for me, and both of my underseat storage bins had standing water in them. If I recall correctly I "think" it's a 17mm bolt for the seats. They're torqued pretty tight so I used my extendable ratchet to get more leverage. It's been about 6-8 months since I did the ones in my old 1500.

 

[Mister Luck]

No issues for me, and both of my underseat storage bins had standing water in them. If I recall correctly I "think" it's a 17mm bolt for the seats. They're torqued pretty tight so I used my extendable ratchet to get more leverage. It's been about 6-8 months since I did the ones in my old 1500.

I found this

2019 classic. Folding rear seat mod done.

Good grief! I think the same dude that torques on factory oil filters also puts all his might into the bolts that hold the rear seat to the floor! First I didn't have an 18mm socket for the bolts for what ever reason. The socket sets I have all jump from 17 to 19mm. I have an 18mm open...

www.ramforum.com

Says 18mm I guess I can handle carrying both.
Maybe the difference is split bench as apposed to full bench ?

 

[nlambert182]

They're the same sized bolts on both. The holes in the floor don't differentiate.

 

[Mister Luck]

They're the same sized bolts on both. The holes in the floor don't differentiate.

I’m more concerned with the bolt hex than the bolt thread.
But since you mentioned it what is the thread pitch you think ?

 

[nlambert182]

I’m more concerned with the bolt hex than the bolt thread.

They're all the same as far as I've seen. It's possible that I'm wrong, but I doubt it. They want to keep as many components the same as possible in large scale manufacturing.

 

[Mister Luck]

They're all the same as far as I've seen. It's possible that I'm wrong, but I doubt it. They want to keep as many components the same as possible in large scale manufacturing.

You’d be surprised on how many crossovers there are in the history of manufacturing. Thankfully the sun is out today and I have an 18 in my box .

 

[TotallyHucked]

They're 18mm headed bolts. I just finished mine yesterday. I've had the truck nearly 1 year and about 3 weeks ago I found that anything I had stored under the rear seat was wet and getting mildly moldy. We'd had a TON of rain the last couple months. Suspected my cab vents and since they're only $28, I went ahead and bought new ones. Found that a couple of my seat bolts were rusty enough to give me problems coming out, some PB Blaster and a wire brush from underneath and working them in and out a few times got them out with no issue.

I did find that putting the vents in is alot easier if you simply turn them 90* before trying to stick them through the hole. Most people say to put them through at an angle and that just wasn't working and I discovered the 90* trick.









Did a water test and found I still had some issues. Looked to be coming from either a stopped up slider drain or the driver's corner of the back glass seal. Pulled the little retainers for the glass cables and found the drain holes. Pass side was fine, driver's side was full of gunk and I couldn't even find the drain holes to start with. Cleaned it all out, blew them all out with a WD40 nozzle and 120psi, fingers crossed that fixes it. Did the back seat mod as well so I can keep an eye on it going forward. Haven't done a water test again, wanted to enjoy a dry interior for a few days at least

 

[Mister Luck]

Vent insert (2) needed
68323649AB
8.8 x 8.2 x 2.2 inches
EXHAUSTER Bodyside Aperture

Seat base to floor bolts (4) needed
6511069AA
Screw And Washer Hex Head
M12X1.75X50.50

 

[BlownGP]

They're 18mm headed bolts. I just finished mine yesterday. I've had the truck nearly 1 year and about 3 weeks ago I found that anything I had stored under the rear seat was wet and getting mildly moldy. We'd had a TON of rain the last couple months. Suspected my cab vents and since they're only $28, I went ahead and bought new ones. Found that a couple of my seat bolts were rusty enough to give me problems coming out, some PB Blaster and a wire brush from underneath and working them in and out a few times got them out with no issue.

I did find that putting the vents in is alot easier if you simply turn them 90* before trying to stick them through the hole. Most people say to put them through at an angle and that just wasn't working and I discovered the 90* trick.

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Did a water test and found I still had some issues. Looked to be coming from either a stopped up slider drain or the driver's corner of the back glass seal. Pulled the little retainers for the glass cables and found the drain holes. Pass side was fine, driver's side was full of gunk and I couldn't even find the drain holes to start with. Cleaned it all out, blew them all out with a WD40 nozzle and 120psi, fingers crossed that fixes it. Did the back seat mod as well so I can keep an eye on it going forward. Haven't done a water test again, wanted to enjoy a dry interior for a few days at least

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Umm, I will have to keep an eye on that.

I wash my truck almost every week don't park under any tree's at work or home. So mine should be clean.
We look to be getting a lot of rain this weekend, so going to be checking the back seat often.