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Hobbit

11-19-2013 11:13 PM

how do you know if it's oem tailgate

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Is their any way to tell if it's the oem tailgate .I'm looking at buying this one

67-72freak

11-19-2013 11:26 PM

Re: how do you know if it's oem tailgate

I would say weight differences, an OEM gate weights around 40-50 lbs with all the inner guts, a repro weights about 15 lbs less

mcbassin

11-20-2013 12:19 AM

Re: how do you know if it's oem tailgate

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From my quick research, it looks like the GM gates are spot welded in a specific way. (I don't have that info).
The weight can be the heavier the same or up to 7 pounds lighter for repop gates.

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