Thread: bent tailgate
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Old 05-31-2007, 09:40 AM   #5
grayw0lf
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Re: bent tailgate

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Originally Posted by knsmodels View Post
My OEM tailgate had a pretty good bow in it and I removed 95% of it without taking in apart......put the ends on blocks and apply pressure to the center and you can get it to bow back just the way it was originally bowed in the first place.....JMHO.....
How did you straighten it? By blocks, do you mean a pallet of blocks?

I suppose I might as well give it a try... its better than going without.
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