Tailgate Anti-Theft suggestion
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Yep, seen it. They have the exact same gizmo in stock at my local truck goodie store, (Kool Karz) which my wife says I absolutely must stay out of without her along as a chaperone. (sort of like me "escorting" her to the shoe store)
Fortunately we're both older than dirt now, (we are great-grandparents) so neither of us shop like we once did. However, I can attest that the "blue pills" work -as advertised- even at the ripe old age of 66. -)
Fortunately we're both older than dirt now, (we are great-grandparents) so neither of us shop like we once did. However, I can attest that the "blue pills" work -as advertised- even at the ripe old age of 66. -)
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Apologies to all for the second follow-up. Rude, crude & ignorant I know. However, the thought just occurred to me about this tailgate "lock" gizmo, as to why you would necessarily want a "lock"? I mean, when the hell would you ever need to un-lock it except for the one and only time you had your bedliner sprayed-in.
More'n likely you'd never unlock it once installed and then if you ever needed to, what are the chances you'd remember where you put the dang key?
I stand by my original simple design: A 49¢ *(price correction) worm-drive 2" hose clamp installed with the screw head facing forward (requiring you to close the tailgate & finish tightening it from underneath). No one will steal your tailgate and you don't have to turn the house upside-down looking for the key or worry about the lock siezing up from rust or your factory lock freezing in cold weather.
*(they're actually 2 for 97¢ at Wally World)
You're never too old to learn something stupid.
More'n likely you'd never unlock it once installed and then if you ever needed to, what are the chances you'd remember where you put the dang key?
I stand by my original simple design: A 49¢ *(price correction) worm-drive 2" hose clamp installed with the screw head facing forward (requiring you to close the tailgate & finish tightening it from underneath). No one will steal your tailgate and you don't have to turn the house upside-down looking for the key or worry about the lock siezing up from rust or your factory lock freezing in cold weather.
*(they're actually 2 for 97¢ at Wally World)
You're never too old to learn something stupid.
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Don't you have a ¢ key? ¢$¢$¢$¢$¢$¢$¢$¢
It's right between the ¼ and the ½ key on my keyboard
jus' messin' wit ya
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It's right between the ¼ and the ½ key on my keyboard
jus' messin' wit ya
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because I KNOWWWWWWWW HOW ITS LOCKED/CLAMPED ON YOUR TRUCK
(heheheheheeeee hahahahahaaaaa)
As a matter of fact cap`n, no, i dont have a cent key. Wish i did though,
because i would send ya a few hundred thousand of them to get that tailgate clamp biz goin for ya...lol.
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Back to the topic - some of you have had the electric tailgate lock seize up? Mine is going on 3 years with no issues, truck lives outside in MN. Definitley worth the $100 or so it cost and the couple hours to install.
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heyyyyy... you better quit messin with me you ole`coot, OR i`ll come down there and steal your tailgate on ya...
because I KNOWWWWWWWW HOW ITS LOCKED/CLAMPED ON YOUR TRUCK
(heheheheheeeee hahahahahaaaaa)
As a matter of fact cap`n, no, i dont have a cent key. Wish i did though,
because i would send ya a few hundred thousand of them to get that tailgate clamp biz goin for ya...lol.
because I KNOWWWWWWWW HOW ITS LOCKED/CLAMPED ON YOUR TRUCK
(heheheheheeeee hahahahahaaaaa)
As a matter of fact cap`n, no, i dont have a cent key. Wish i did though,
because i would send ya a few hundred thousand of them to get that tailgate clamp biz goin for ya...lol.
¢¢¢¢
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oh my god, i cant believe i forgot about doing it that way.
Dam i`m just to old for this fancy stuff anymore, just cant remember any of it anymore...lol
Here`s my 10¢ for ya buddie....heheheheeee