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Offline bowdown916

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securing tailgate
« on: December 11, 2011, 10:46:40 pm »
sup guys, was wondering if theres something or someone has an idea for securing the tailgate from coming off, someone stole my brothers tailgate lastnight and now i want to secure mine, we both have a 86 c10..
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Re: securing tailgate
« Reply #1 on: December 11, 2011, 11:11:26 pm »
The early models required you to unbolt the trunion before you could remove it. You could just do the same thing by modifying it.
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Re: securing tailgate
« Reply #2 on: December 11, 2011, 11:35:16 pm »
I've seen some people use a hose clamp around the right trunion.  At best it slows would-be thieves down.
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Re: securing tailgate
« Reply #3 on: December 12, 2011, 06:45:26 am »
Quote from: bowdown916 on December 11, 2011, 10:46:40 pm
sup guys, was wondering if theres something or someone has an idea for securing the tailgate from coming off, someone stole my brothers tailgate lastnight and now i want to secure mine, we both have a 86 c10..

Sad thing is they are probably going to scrap it.  Thieves will steal just about anything nowadays.
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Offline 1MCP7.3/87GMC

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Re: securing tailgate
« Reply #4 on: December 12, 2011, 08:38:31 am »
I know on the 2000 Chevys on up they make a lock kit I'm sure one of these could be adapted to work for our trucks kind of a "club"  for the handle
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Re: securing tailgate
« Reply #5 on: December 12, 2011, 05:30:10 pm »
Ah... so *that's* why that hose clamp is on there... I wondered about that, but haven't had the need to remove my tailgate.
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Re: securing tailgate
« Reply #6 on: December 12, 2011, 06:33:29 pm »
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Offline bowdown916

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Re: securing tailgate
« Reply #7 on: December 12, 2011, 09:59:23 pm »
ahh,thats what i need!. thanx 78 chevyrado ... im thinking on shaving the tailgate,so im sure there will be someone trying to steal it..
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Re: securing tailgate
« Reply #8 on: January 01, 2012, 09:52:40 am »
after had 1 stolen myself i just swapped the hinges on the tailgate from one side to the other it takes two people to do it :)
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Re: securing tailgate
« Reply #9 on: January 12, 2012, 12:48:22 pm »
Simple fix.I bought a hinge you would put on a door,bent it to fit (L shape) and put on a lock that can not be cut with bolt cutters.It has saved my tailgate more than once.
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Re: securing tailgate
« Reply #10 on: January 12, 2012, 01:27:59 pm »
Whats sad is these tailgates from all makes and models are being stolen. I heard its a big thing going on now, luckily for me my 2 trucks stay in the garage.. I hope you find what your looking for and can stop this from happening again.


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