Hand wash only, air dry...

Bird Freak wrote:

Perrysburg Dodgeboy wrote:

FishOnOne wrote:

Bird Freak wrote:
Everyone saying sorry for damage to his truck should see this for what it is. OP is not the owner. He owns a Ram. Now take it for what it is. Just saying!

Good call as I would say your calling out the trolls.

BTW... My Super Duty manual says to "Remove any external accessories including the antenna before entering a car wash".

LOL just because the OP has a Ram and posts about an issue with a Ford he is a Troll? Good to know for the next time you two post your Ram this GM that posts LMAOGood to know for the next time you two post your Ram this GM that posts LMAO.

The issue is with the side brushes not the overhead brush. In every car wash the side brushes turn clockwise and wide vehicles tend to push the brushes further into the side of the vehicle. By doing this an antenna can end up wrapping itself around the the center of the brush ripping it off the truck.

Given the Ford is now all aluminum that means so is the ant fender mount. Aluminum tends to rip under stress and if you look at the pic you can clearly see it ripped the whole ant assembly out of the fender.

A steel fender would withstand this and the ant would snap off at the stud. Does this mean Ford has a defective truck? NO, no it doesn't. It means you remove your antenna before going through a car wash or pay the piper!

BTW I have not seen a car wash that did not say you have to remove the antenna from the vehicle. I have been to car washes all over the country and seen it!

Don

I don't think I have posted anything negative about Ram or GM. Some of their owners yes!

LOL... Did I tell y'all, my truck is in the shop? Dealership is doing EGR/DEF delete...:B

Bird and my Buddy Fish... I'da bought me a ford if I could have got the same creature comforts and a Cummins for the same price I got the ram for.