Cheap way to secure your tailgate
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Cheap way to secure your tailgate
Came up with a way to secure your tailgate. Use a stainless steel hose clamp and rap it around the ball mount on the bottom right side of the tailgate(having a hard time describing the mount). The gate now can't be removed without going to some trouble and I don't think a crook will take the time or have the tools to remove it. You can cut the excess ban off and bend over the remaining end and then the band will not thread back through the screw. Left mine where I can get it off if I need to. So even if a crook breaks the lock he still will have hell getting off the tailgate. BTW the clamp touches nothing when opening or closing the gate. Hope this helps some of you to avoid a tailgate theft.
Dodgewasp
Dodgewasp
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It does matter where you live.....it only takes once and you will wish you had taken some steps to keep what's yours. In answer to your question I live in a very nice small neighborhood but when I go to the malls, movies,restaurants or public parking places I worry about some crook taking my tailgate. Better safe than sorry.
Dodgewasp
Dodgewasp
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No, it's not so easy. You place the head facing down towards the ground, then get a long handled screw driver and tighten it up from the bottom. No crook is going to take the time (or probably even know what to do) to crawl underneath the truck to undo a screw and as far as springing it....you can't because there is not enough room to maneuver a screw driver. Anyway I hope this helps some of you guys that don't have a negative attitude about everything that is posted here.
Dodgewasp
Dodgewasp