From my post:
"US manufacturers could use a little polish on the fit and finish but they don't make junk."
I take it neither of those vehicles were experiencing any kind of failure due to what I'd call shoddy finishing. What you point out is where American manufacturers have some work to do, IMO. I expect cutting those little corners saves them a great deal in union wages.
Oddly enough, that F-350 *is* starting to have weird electrical problems. They're not related to that *specific* oopsie there, but in a truck like an F-350 FX4 that costs the better part of $40,000, you'd expect them to spend the $1 that it would take to not allow moisture free access to the wiring harness.
My *XJ6* had better harness assembly than that. Says a lot when Lucas could build a better harness than Ford.