Anyone know how to lock the tail gate to a partially open position? I have seen other Dakotas rolling down the road with the tail gate about half opened. Looks like something with the cable?

 

What year is your Dakota? On the 2007's and up, there are two black cable slot-brackets (for lack of a better term) that are fastened about half way down from the tailgate latches. You feed the cable behind these slot brackets and it keeps the tailgate from lowering all the way. I am sure you can get these from the dealer rather cheap.

Someone may have a picture of these. If none are posted by tonight, I will take a picture of mine.

 

I asked my dealer about those before, I think it would have been around $30 to order them.

 

I may have to do that. It was on my Colorado and it was a nice feature.

 

WHY???? just curious and amazed by some of the info on this site!!!and most of all the passion (or boredom) everyone has for their pail.....

 

some people actually find them and some of the info useful.

 

Being able to lock the tailgate 1/2 way down is very useful.

I hauled firewood logs that were too long to close the gate. They still allowed it to be cabled in the halfway position, for added peace of mind that nothing would slide out.

If the object isn't too heavy (I wouldn't put more than a couple hundred pounds on the cables), it allows you to put the load on a slant, so it has less of a tendency to slide back under acceleration.

The steel cables are about 3/16", but the weak point looks like the screws that hold the plastic cable stays in.

 

ok...got it. and i NEVER said anything about useless! if i asked for a stopper to hold my fuel door half open..... then youd have a point! just was wondering!

 

cool. no biggy.

 

Thanks for the info, and to answer the question my truck is an 05.