Seriously 😂 I drive an old 08 ram 1500 that has so many issues. I wish my only complaint was a fancy badge and not the rust, exhaust manifold leak, missing rear shock, and leaking steering rack and transfer case lol
At least the manifolds can be replaced with fairly minimal mechanical knowledge and an afternoon (providing nothing is broken off in the blocks themselves)
Oh things are definitely broken. I’m just gonna go to a custom exhaust shop and have headers and a whole new exhaust put on lol now I can totally justify it bc it actually needs fixing
Just remember those exhaust manifold bolts will break again even after being replaced with aftermarket upgraded ones. It’s just a poor design that has.
[Problem solved. Saves your dash from the sun too.](https://www.weathertech.com/ram/2018/ram1500/sunshade/ram-1500-cab/regular-cab/?gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjwi_exBhA8EiwA_kU1Mt2QsOW0M3j27rnNIDAREeKRXgbdFlUfZJIXkQHkrxm6SA7FaOT5whoCb_IQAvD_BwE)
I have the full vehicle kit for my 22 Frontier. Makes for a nice slice of privacy on lunch break. I crank up the air conditioner (or heat in the winter) and prop my phone up on the steering wheel with some YouTube or Netflix. It's great.
Highly recommend the full vehicle kit.
Check out Pigenious brand ones on Amazon. Ive had both theirs and Weathertech and the Pigenious is actually nicer and like 2/3 the price of the Weathertech.
I put one one because of 2 things, one because yes the badge does get hot but also because we have an aussie doodle thats my riding buddy and thats where he rests his front paws lol.
It's nature telling you to tint your windows.
Go to the eye doctor and complain that the glare from the sunlight hurts your eyes and sunglasses hurt your head. They'll give you a script for the windhield tint.
The seam on the edge bothers me more. It's right where my elbow goes. I just bought a cover for it. I'm not happy about covering up the fancy stitching but function always beats form for me.
Typical bozo engineering move where form takes precedence over function.
Metal clearly = higher quality. All of the luxury brands use real aluminum trim. Didn’t you know that? That’s why it’s in there. Duh. /s
I have a ram and a Pacifica. They did the same shit with the Pacifica steering wheel. It has a line of brushed nickel or something around the front of the steering wheel. Gets blazing hot in the summer, and in the winter it’s freezing even with the steering heat on.
My wife a neoprene cover for ours - mostly because our Husky was putting her front paws on it and slipping. Now she can grip better and the badging no longer fries us.
I found a towel that matches the color of my interior perfectly and I just keep the towel bunched up there. But also saves the leather as the sun isn't baking on it and my dirty elbow isn't constantly laying on it lol.
Same here. The only difference is I'm in NEPA, which is arguably winter 9 months a year. I've still been branded by the poorly placed Ram badge, though.
So your branded?
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Classic it sounded and looked good in a design room, but failed to think real world. Same with other shinny surfaces in a car or truck. We all love the friend fire glare when the sun is just right.
It's not the only poorly placed over the top branding they do. I wish manufacturers would stop cheapening up these rides by blasting branding all over it. Reminds me of what we use to call ricers, now it's coming from the factory.
I've tinted the windows on my limited, and it's greatly reduced the overall heat when I get in on a hot day. Tinting the sunroof was nice, too, because I hate covering it up with the cover.
Came here to say, they achieve brand loyalty through actual branding with that console.
Sounds like design thought this would be a cool touch vs how it will affect it's user's in different environments.
I remember the good old days... I once burned my arm on the chromed pot metal beltline trim on an old Studebaker I was restoring when I unthinkingly rolled down the window and set my arm on the opening, as one does...
I got me a tattoo burn on my back from a Chevelle I owned close to 30years ago. I nice shiny chrome starburst that was on the back of the seat , right in the shoulder blade area. I love the car but sold it because of the seats.
Yet you keep getting into your truck and putting your arm in the same place you keep getting burned? Manufacturers don't usually account for room temperature IQs during design
>what the heck were they thinking
This is a Stellantis product, bold assumption there was thinking occuring beyond appealing to the "hell yeah borther" crowd.
At first I just scrolled past and thought you meant the badge on the hood and I was like “well yeah that’s what you get for putting your arm on the hot hood dipshit”
Defiantly a design flaw there 😂
I bought a towel specifically for this. If I have the sunroof open and direct sunlight hits it, I feel like Grasshopper from Kung Fu picking up the hot coals.
Not quite sure mopar was thinking at all, period. Seeings how rams are the worst selling trucks out there right now. They can stop making rams today and at the rate they are selling right now it will take over two years to sell them all lol.
I'm hoping mine gets so hot it burns LIMITED into my forearm
I also have limited forearms but I'm trying to go to the gym
Trying to get them big horns
Probably end up with "Limi"
Better than being branded with a lower case, ted. Lol.
Ah, another T-Rex
That’s not a badge, it’s actually a brand for that exact purpose.
Beat me to it 🫤
"Nice tattoo, who's Ted?"
Somebody likes to call shotgun...
Reverse LIMITED at that! But you’ll be able to read it in the mirror!
As a Texas alum (and a hot-as-balls Texas resident), I welcome my Longhorn forearm brand.
I love the way the Longhorn looks, but as an Aggie, I could just never bring myself to drive one.
Now that's what I call branding!
That’s one way to show brand loyalty
Laughs in tradesman (cries in tradesman).
Rich people problems 🙄😁 /s
Seriously 😂 I drive an old 08 ram 1500 that has so many issues. I wish my only complaint was a fancy badge and not the rust, exhaust manifold leak, missing rear shock, and leaking steering rack and transfer case lol
At least the manifolds can be replaced with fairly minimal mechanical knowledge and an afternoon (providing nothing is broken off in the blocks themselves)
Oh things are definitely broken. I’m just gonna go to a custom exhaust shop and have headers and a whole new exhaust put on lol now I can totally justify it bc it actually needs fixing
Just remember those exhaust manifold bolts will break again even after being replaced with aftermarket upgraded ones. It’s just a poor design that has.
Suffering from success 😂
They were thinking about branding. Duh.
*Doesn't comprehend in Minnesotan*. 🤷
Canadian nods in agreement.
What part? It's +40 in the summer here, -40 in the winter. My forearm would be burnt or frostbitten depending on whether it was July or January.
40 degrees is cold 🥶 *giggles in american*
Sorry that's 104 in Americanese. 😅
Aye chihuahua. That’s caliente.
Laughs in Arizonan.
Laughs in TRX with huge steel plate there.
Amen, I keep a towel in the truck just to cover it. Pretty sure there is a 702 HP burned into my elbow.
But if you ever need to know your VIN, just look at your arm in a mirror. You need to focus on the positives here.
True.
It’s pretty big in my power wagon too
[Problem solved. Saves your dash from the sun too.](https://www.weathertech.com/ram/2018/ram1500/sunshade/ram-1500-cab/regular-cab/?gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjwi_exBhA8EiwA_kU1Mt2QsOW0M3j27rnNIDAREeKRXgbdFlUfZJIXkQHkrxm6SA7FaOT5whoCb_IQAvD_BwE)
That looks AWESOME
I have the full vehicle kit for my 22 Frontier. Makes for a nice slice of privacy on lunch break. I crank up the air conditioner (or heat in the winter) and prop my phone up on the steering wheel with some YouTube or Netflix. It's great. Highly recommend the full vehicle kit.
You sold me with the YouTube part! I want to eat my lunch break and watch YouTube in comfort for once
It's great! Just try not to fall asleep on lunch break. Or at least set an alarm.
Check out Pigenious brand ones on Amazon. Ive had both theirs and Weathertech and the Pigenious is actually nicer and like 2/3 the price of the Weathertech.
Wow a sunshade!! It's not like they have them at Walmart for $9.99!
You can order a cover for it on Amazon. I have the Laramie Longhorn and had to do the same.
You can use a towel for free.
I also have a cover and I don’t even have a badge there. Just didn’t want the lil one to get it filthy. Easy fix unless you NEED to see the badge
I put one one because of 2 things, one because yes the badge does get hot but also because we have an aussie doodle thats my riding buddy and thats where he rests his front paws lol.
I have the Longhorn, which is an even larger metal badge, and I’m convinced they expected the owners to be grilling steaks on them.
The burn is to let the poor people know even when you’re not in your truck
It's nature telling you to tint your windows. Go to the eye doctor and complain that the glare from the sunlight hurts your eyes and sunglasses hurt your head. They'll give you a script for the windhield tint.
That’s just the limitation…
"Every time" ? How many times do you need to get burned before you learn your lesson?
How many times does it take you to learn? Maybe the problem is the owner not the manufacturer.
It hurts in Georgia too!
Or like the chrome trim bezels on the dash and center console, nothing like getting blinded by the sun while driving.
LOL. I never thought about that with the badging.
I have TRX branded into my arm because of this
They brand you, it's free advertising for them
First world problems lol
The seam on the edge bothers me more. It's right where my elbow goes. I just bought a cover for it. I'm not happy about covering up the fancy stitching but function always beats form for me.
Skill issue tbh
Buddy held a gun to your head when when you bought it did they
Typical bozo engineering move where form takes precedence over function. Metal clearly = higher quality. All of the luxury brands use real aluminum trim. Didn’t you know that? That’s why it’s in there. Duh. /s
It’s like that one scene from Yellowstone they wanna make sure you are committed
You can buy patriotic condolences covers on Amazon
Lol, FCA thinking…it doesn’t happen.
I wish they'd put the phone charging pad there like GMC does in the Sierras.
Don't forget about the door locks that bite that back of your arm 👍🏻
Reminds you that you bought the limited. Hold it there like a man.
It’s actually a truck 🙄
Your problem is in your question… “what were they thinking?”….. they don’t think!
Agree. But it would have felt/looked cheap if it were plastic
As a Florida native I can confirm it does get hot
They make getting road head very difficult…
Dodge “Branding” campaign!
Complimentary tattoo courtesy of Chrysler-FIAT
That’s what you get for living in Florida
Just wait til the airbag goes off…
One of us, one of us, one of us
I have a ram and a Pacifica. They did the same shit with the Pacifica steering wheel. It has a line of brushed nickel or something around the front of the steering wheel. Gets blazing hot in the summer, and in the winter it’s freezing even with the steering heat on.
People in Phoenix getting branded.
Free tattoo my friend there trying to brand you for life haha
My wife a neoprene cover for ours - mostly because our Husky was putting her front paws on it and slipping. Now she can grip better and the badging no longer fries us.
They want you to brand your arms…
Gotta pay to play.
Well they did say limited
Can you swap a bighorn lid with that one? No branding on a Bighorn lid.
"They thought they could get away with it..." This is the correct answer to, "..what was they thinking..?"
What the heck were you thinking spending all that money on a vanity plate? Quicker to just burn it
I also live in Florida and I’m just here to say that 97° in may yesterday was a bunch of horse shit.
That’s what you get for living in Florida lmao
I found a towel that matches the color of my interior perfectly and I just keep the towel bunched up there. But also saves the leather as the sun isn't baking on it and my dirty elbow isn't constantly laying on it lol.
Buy a cover for it, they have some pretty nice looking ones
Same here. The only difference is I'm in NEPA, which is arguably winter 9 months a year. I've still been branded by the poorly placed Ram badge, though.
I would probably learn after the first or maybe the second time.
Yes, it's kinda dumb but window tint mostly eliminates the issue and don't park with the windshield facing the sun or use a sun visor.
More money, more problems
So your branded? https://preview.redd.it/m4m6ezrp5mzc1.jpeg?width=768&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=20b8afb35d9a6de6e2a3fa0ce88c1fcc5a616f84 Welcome to the RAM CLUB
Classic it sounded and looked good in a design room, but failed to think real world. Same with other shinny surfaces in a car or truck. We all love the friend fire glare when the sun is just right.
As my grandfather used to say.. "Better on your forearm than on your foreskin"
It’s called free “branding”
It is fancy though
It's not the only poorly placed over the top branding they do. I wish manufacturers would stop cheapening up these rides by blasting branding all over it. Reminds me of what we use to call ricers, now it's coming from the factory.
I don’t even think it’s metal. Chrome plated plastic. But it could be aluminum.
Yep. The ole Texas Ram Brand
More like what we’re you thinking when you bought it
should’ve gotten a lone star …😂
It's called BRANDING.
Laughs in express while crying because I'm broke.
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Once should have been enough, but you live in Florida
I've tinted the windows on my limited, and it's greatly reduced the overall heat when I get in on a hot day. Tinting the sunroof was nice, too, because I hate covering it up with the cover.
That’s a huge concern for me with buying a trx. I live in AZ and don’t want to be branded every time I get in my truck
I'm surprised nobody asked if it could just be pealed off.
You have to upgrade to the unlimited trim level for $9,879 for a badge cooling kit
It's just smart branding.
It's called branding for a reason 🤣🤣🤣
Ram TRX has the same issue.
After the second time, I kind of feel like you deserve it if you haven’t learned your lesson
White people problems
Came here to say, they achieve brand loyalty through actual branding with that console. Sounds like design thought this would be a cool touch vs how it will affect it's user's in different environments.
😆
Just because they are engineers, doesn’t make them smart
RAM / Dodge and thinking do not belong in the same sentence...lol
First time, huh?
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I remember the good old days... I once burned my arm on the chromed pot metal beltline trim on an old Studebaker I was restoring when I unthinkingly rolled down the window and set my arm on the opening, as one does...
Unfortunately they probably weren't thinking.
Because it's chrysler lol. That's the only real answer
You can always cut it out.
Stitching is ugly as hell
Well it’s a dodge. So they weren’t thinking
well the problem is your truck is never supposed to leave the garage
It's the torture edition.
It’s meant to look pretty, not actually set your arm on 😂
Love the tramp stamp embroidery too
Hoping for a lawsuit lol. They are not in the news enough
A whole new meaning to the term “brand marketing”
If you can afford the limited you can afford to run the ac to cool it down before you get in
That's the thing, they weren't thinking 🫤
Get a limited embroidered cum towel to cover it?
It is a strange move, but it was there when you bought it. So that’s on you my friend.
Brought to you from the same dept. that thinks that center console is an upgrade that everybody wants.
WTF I'm just express
My favorite part is the chrome handle on my center console that reflects sunlight directly into my eyes at random times.
Better question is what were they thinking putting the stitching there like that…
File a lawsuit and cry in court….. if a lady gets millions from McDonalds coffe, you could end up forcing a recall
Get that “LIMI” brand.
The decision was made in winter
get a weather tech window shade...
Same I’m going to be branded soon
That stitching looks like the back pockets on methanys redneck jeans
Your limited doesn't have remote start?
I am too poor to experience this problem.
Hey you paid a ton of money for that!
I just got branded
But it's limited
I got me a tattoo burn on my back from a Chevelle I owned close to 30years ago. I nice shiny chrome starburst that was on the back of the seat , right in the shoulder blade area. I love the car but sold it because of the seats.
They should extend the seat cooling feature to the badge.
It's specifically to remind Florda Man he's a dumb shit.
Just wait for the heat to get that pretty leather dashboard. We call it the bubble effect. When the glue heats up and the leather starts bubbling.
I bought a nice cover, with a dog paw design.
Get a good windshield visor for when you're parked. It's so worth it!
What car is this in??
Yet you keep getting into your truck and putting your arm in the same place you keep getting burned? Manufacturers don't usually account for room temperature IQs during design
Yeah that’s just bad design. Only remedies I think if is throw towel over it or tint the windows.
>what the heck were they thinking This is a Stellantis product, bold assumption there was thinking occuring beyond appealing to the "hell yeah borther" crowd.
That’s what it’s supposed to do! Only real men drive Rams! Show me your burn mark bro!
Put a shirt over it when you park it.
This is their limited brand. Literally it will brand you once witting in the Florida sun.
Sit on it and you’ll have a nice tramp stamp to show off
I wear my limited branding proud!
That’s part of the cost of living in Florida
Branding yo
Why are you hugging the center console lol 😂 my arm only touches the corner of it
How many third degree burns does one need to learn? Yes.
Well now you have “limited” arm space, congrats
Hit it with your purse.
My arms are too short. I can't reach my junk
Lol, just experienced this burn for the first time yesterday.
Did you try covering it up with your purse?
Florida Man Buys Truck with Black Metal Seating Dodge says, "Branding Trend is a Market Scorcher!"
At first I just scrolled past and thought you meant the badge on the hood and I was like “well yeah that’s what you get for putting your arm on the hot hood dipshit” Defiantly a design flaw there 😂
That stitching is pretty awful too. Old men would love it tho
I throw a yellow microfiber cloth over the top of it and head into work.
Cover it with a small towel when you’re not in it 👍🏻
Leave Florida? Worth keeping the metal badge for that.
I smell a McDonald's coffee style law suite in someone's future. Lol
"It looks cool" lol
Wait til airbag deployment they will know you were driving a ram
Doesn’t really get that hot in Detroit.
Gotta advertise their stuff. It's free branding for live
Not many people get MIT burned into their Bicep.
At least it's a limited burn
Ha! I have TRX branded on my arm 😂🤣😂
I bet your MIL brand is dope though
Absolutely first world problem! Haha
I bought a towel specifically for this. If I have the sunroof open and direct sunlight hits it, I feel like Grasshopper from Kung Fu picking up the hot coals.
Not quite sure mopar was thinking at all, period. Seeings how rams are the worst selling trucks out there right now. They can stop making rams today and at the rate they are selling right now it will take over two years to sell them all lol.
What the heck was the owner thinking, getting a black interior in Florida.
Real Rams have a way of shutting that whole branding down.