Lost Tail Gate

ggoodman said:

Well I went to bed last night and it was there. I step out my front door to go to work and either
A: my tailgate grew legs and ran away.
B: some dumb ass stole it! :headbang:

I've only had the new one a month(TSB) I hope the fucker who stole is crashes and at least has a crappy day!

I believe thieves if caught should either be shot or have a hand cut off!

If your in tallahasse and you see a silver tail gate with only the tacoma logo and white gauges in the inner plastic liner please flick the person off or dent the tail gate.

Happily my insurance is replacing the tail gate with no cost to me.:clap:

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That sucks.
Get a Pop n Lock or at least the hose clamp deterrent..
I wonder how guys like this get these tailgates..:thumbsdow

http://austin.craigslist.org/pts/1102938426.html

did u at least do the hoseclamp mod?

mjonags32 said:

did u at least do the hoseclamp mod?

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que? mas information porfavor.

http://www.toyotanation.com/forum/showthread.php?t=106626

Basically, go buy a hose clamp and put it on the right side of your tailgate (the side the pops out for removing the tailgate). Make sure to put something under the clamp (heavy tape, rubber, etc).

rest assured the next one will have the hose clamp and a pop and lock installed.

hsracer201 said:

que? mas information porfavor.

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Technically, it is "informacion" and "por favor". yeah, I'm just bored right now. Sorry.

Sorry to hear that. I hate criminals :thumbsdow

dam i hate that.

i hope mine doesnt get stolen. i have no clamp or poplock.

i take mine off all the time. for various jobs.

hope someone flips him off and dents your old tailgate.

cheers
Warts

I have the automatic pop & lock that ties into the key less entry system. I like it a lot it is convenient not to have to pull out a key and unlock it.

tetsuo166 said:

Technically, it is "informacion" and "por favor". yeah, I'm just bored right now. Sorry.

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there's a smartass in every crowd. :smokin:

toytacoma22 said:

I have the automatic pop & lock that ties into the key less entry system. I like it a lot it is convenient not to have to pull out a key and unlock it.

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This is what I want to get. I just have the hoseclamp on there now. Where did you get yours?

Rhino8541 said:

This is what I want to get. I just have the hoseclamp on there now. Where did you get yours?

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Got it from Street Side Auto for $78.87 w/ free shipping best price I could find.

http://www.streetsideauto.com/products2.asp?brand=BHKN&partnumber=PL8520&Skip=True&LookupType=YMM&Reset=True

toytacoma22 said:

I have the automatic pop & lock that ties into the key less entry system. I like it a lot it is convenient not to have to pull out a key and unlock it.

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Rhino8541 said:

This is what I want to get. I just have the hoseclamp on there now. Where did you get yours?

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Do a search before you install, there are a few 'minor' adjustments you have to make during install.

hsracer201 said:

there's a smartass in every crowd. :smokin:

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burro inteligente


Sorry about the hassle - I hope the bastard dropped it on his toe somewhere in his
evil travels. May he (or she) smoke a turd in hell.

I secured my tail gate with some gun locks that I had laying around. Cheap and very effective. Here's my writeup...
http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/2nd-gen-tacomas/29277-possibly-free-tailgate-security-mod.html

Kinda hoping mine gets stolen. It's been bent for almost a year and the dealer wouldn't fix it via TSB since I was already at 42k miles when it happened. I'm now at 53k so it's definitely not getting fixed unless I pay for it.

Rhino8541 said:

This is what I want to get. I just have the hoseclamp on there now. Where did you get yours?

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Ya just missed a group buy on tacomaworld.com. They were going for around $50 bucks IIRC.

Like dtaco, my tailgate's so dinged up and bent(not from overloading, just work accidents) that if it was stolen, I'd tell the cops to start an all-points search for Helen Keller!

I live on a very small island, and there's not much of a market for Taco tailgates, so I've never heard of one being stolen. Taillights and parking lights cost so much, I think those are frequently pilfered, even here. I see vehicles missing them quite often, and obviously not a crunch, but a theft.

Texas Jim in St Croix