Dee Zee Stainless Steel toolbox has rusting rivets

Anyone else have this problem. I just got off the phone with them, and they
will send me brand new stainless rivets, for me to replace my rusting steel
rivets in my brand new 800 dollar Chinese made truckbed toolbox.

They call it 'stain less' not never stain. There are various grades of
stainless and the Chinese one is known to rust before the item is
installed. Same for anything labeled 'stealhorse'. They have very poor
quality metal.

I would want a better grade of rivets though. If the originals rusted
out that fast in the box, what are the chances of the replacements
rusting the first rain they see.....

Mike
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dfas wrote:

Anyone else have this problem. I just got off the phone with them, and they
will send me brand new stainless rivets, for me to replace my rusting steel
rivets in my brand new 800 dollar Chinese made truckbed toolbox.

dfas wrote:

Anyone else have this problem. I just got off the phone with them, and they
will send me brand new stainless rivets, for me to replace my rusting steel
rivets in my brand new 800 dollar Chinese made truckbed toolbox.


They're sending you a bag of the rivits you already have. Sell those on e-bay.

Some sucker will buy them

Go to McMaster-Carr and get some good SS Cherry Pop rivits. They will last
forever, and be much stronger than originals.

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I am figuring that out. I just opened the lid and watched something snap on
the latch. Now it wont latch shut. That part looks aluminum though. Dee
Zee seems to be about as American of company I could find. In fact, the
headquarters is here in Iowa, about 70 miles away. Might just have to
visit, and drop of my rusting, latchless "Gold Series" toolbox in their
parking lot. I'll stick it in the "Made in China" box so they'll recognize
it!

"Mike Romain" <romainm (AT) sympatico (DOT) ca> wrote

They call it 'stain less' not never stain. There are various grades of
stainless and the Chinese one is known to rust before the item is
installed. Same for anything labeled 'stealhorse'. They have very poor
quality metal.

I would want a better grade of rivets though. If the originals rusted
out that fast in the box, what are the chances of the replacements
rusting the first rain they see.....

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)

dfas wrote:

Anyone else have this problem. I just got off the phone with them, and
they
will send me brand new stainless rivets, for me to replace my rusting
steel
rivets in my brand new 800 dollar Chinese made truckbed toolbox.

Hmm, you do know that you can't mix aluminum and steel parts right?

If you put steel rivets into an aluminum frame, they will rust
immediately and rot out the aluminum.

An aluminum box needs aluminum rivets.

Mike

dfas wrote:

I am figuring that out. I just opened the lid and watched something snap on
the latch. Now it wont latch shut. That part looks aluminum though. Dee
Zee seems to be about as American of company I could find. In fact, the
headquarters is here in Iowa, about 70 miles away. Might just have to
visit, and drop of my rusting, latchless "Gold Series" toolbox in their
parking lot. I'll stick it in the "Made in China" box so they'll recognize
it!

"Mike Romain" <romainm (AT) sympatico (DOT) ca> wrote in message
news:4491DFEC.5F17B81D (AT) sympatico (DOT) ca...
They call it 'stain less' not never stain. There are various grades of
stainless and the Chinese one is known to rust before the item is
installed. Same for anything labeled 'stealhorse'. They have very poor
quality metal.

I would want a better grade of rivets though. If the originals rusted
out that fast in the box, what are the chances of the replacements
rusting the first rain they see.....

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)

dfas wrote:

Anyone else have this problem. I just got off the phone with them, and
they
will send me brand new stainless rivets, for me to replace my rusting
steel
rivets in my brand new 800 dollar Chinese made truckbed toolbox.