Hello all! I've noticed a certain spot inside the cab that seems to rust severely, and I wonder why that is? my truck, my dad's, and a spare (all 2nd gens) have the same area rusted, nowhere else. It's very odd in my opinion. Any feedback is greatly appreciated, thank you!

 

Drivers footwell. The spot where there is ALWAYS someone sitting, when the truck is moving. If you live in an area where you actually see snow, then you get an accumulation of salt water there is well.

 

That's odd, I can certainly understand in snowy/beachy cities/areas, but I'm from texas, frigid weather is not common, and I live an hour away from the nearest beach, so I'm baffled. Is there a way to repair the rusty area?

 

It's probably just surface rust. You can use chemicals, or a wire brush on a drill to clean it up, then paint it. If there are holes, cut out the bad metal, weld in something new.

 

Ah, nope, nope! theres NO way I'm cutting anything off Red. It's Def not surface rust, this area is flaking, and "bubbly" could I possibly just paint over it with a rust converter or something?

 

Water can come in threw the third brake light and run down into the front depending on where you park it. Could be something running threw the firewall also where water can get in. Wire wheel would probably be the fastest.

 

I love Dodge, but what the hell were they thinking, their seals are flawed.

 

It never rains where you live? You don't wash it and get in with wet shoes? The floor carpeting holds water. It doesn't have to be salty. Use a wire brush and get rid of the loose scale. It's not really metal anymore. Then you can use a rust converter. Now, I'm not a body man. What I know about body work you can write in a match book with a grease pencil. Since the truck has sentimental value, I would cut a patch of metal a little larger than the weakened spot and glue it down with something like rope adhesive like you put the windshield in with. This will reinforcae the floor so you don't go through the weakened spot if it's eat up really thin. Just remember to not dance on the thin spot.

 

Your username is very accurate, furthermore, the sarcarm was uncalled for, but to answer your absurd questions, it rains quite heavily, and I personally have never drove it with wet shoes, and she has rubber welled liners. She was driven by my mother prior to me, and she took care of this truck like her life depended on it. muddy/wet shoes in her truck were prohibited.

 

Maybe cats were using it as a bathroom