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Smokin72on20s · 10-25-2004, 11:45 PM

what is a tailgate wedge, and do you need a pair?

kingsolver72 · 10-26-2004, 12:09 AM

I wish I could help.I could only speculate.Someone will know.In the mean time here is a bump for you.

Smokin72on20s · 10-26-2004, 03:48 PM

anyone?

FRENCHBLUE72 · 10-26-2004, 08:50 PM

Never Heard Of It Before...

kingsolver72 · 10-26-2004, 08:58 PM

Do you have a single "tailgate wedge" that you could take a picture of?I have never heard of one but that doesn't mean anything.How have you come up with this term?

Smokin72on20s · 10-26-2004, 09:50 PM

(1967-72) Tailgate Wedge-Fleetside/Blazer
Sold each. 2 required per truck

kingsolver72 · 10-26-2004, 10:03 PM

Looks like you answered one of your questions

Smokin72on20s · 10-26-2004, 10:40 PM

no i knew that you needed 2, i was just saying do i need some? i found them on chevyduty.com. i have never seen them before either.

68w/sbc406 · 10-26-2004, 10:43 PM

dont those hook on to the tail gate and stab into the end of the bed??? kinda like the yellow thing in the picture only 67-72 not 81

kingsolver72 · 10-26-2004, 10:52 PM

I hate to speculate,and I have never seen anything like this in my tailgate.I do have a couple of guesses.A shim?Anyway you have got my curiosity up and now it is my quest in life to learn the answer

FRENCHBLUE72 · 10-26-2004, 11:24 PM

I would venture a guess that it goes at the top of the gate and slide's into the bed side's just my guess...

flip66 · 10-27-2004, 12:04 PM

Are they the things at the top of the tailgate that lines up with the holes in the bed. I think I have them on my tailgate I will take a picture tonight. I know on my truck they where bent out a little and the gate would not come down I bent them in a little and it worked better.

**CPNE** · 10-27-2004, 01:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by flip66

Are they the things at the top of the tailgate that lines up with the holes in the bed. I think I have them on my tailgate I will take a picture tonight. I know on my truck they where bent out a little and the gate would not come down I bent them in a little and it work better.

Yes. Spot welded to all OEM tailgates

kingsolver72 · 10-27-2004, 01:48 PM

I knew someone here would know.I looked at mine.I guess I thought the "tailgate wedge" was a larger part.

bluec10 · 10-27-2004, 11:14 PM

Isn't that when you're climbing over the tailgate and you slip, landing on your.... You get the picture.

10-25-2004, 11:45 PM	#1
Smokin72on20s Ebay Junky Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: CO Posts: 893	Whats a tailgate wedge? what is a tailgate wedge, and do you need a pair? __________________ 1972 CHEVY C-10 SWB 2WD - Possible Typhoon 4.3 turbo drivetrain.. 1983 Chevy c10 swb 2wd - possible 350tbi supercharged...

10-26-2004, 03:48 PM	#3
Smokin72on20s Ebay Junky Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: CO Posts: 893	anyone? __________________ 1972 CHEVY C-10 SWB 2WD - Possible Typhoon 4.3 turbo drivetrain.. 1983 Chevy c10 swb 2wd - possible 350tbi supercharged...

10-26-2004, 08:50 PM	#4
FRENCHBLUE72 PROJECT 7DEUCE Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: GRANTS PASS OR Posts: 21,608	Never Heard Of It Before... __________________ GO BIG GREEN GO DUCKS MEMBER #6377 72 k-5 daily driver 6'' lift 35'' 350-350-205 slowly getting rust free. Project "7DEUCE" check out my build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=267665 Tim Powell..R.I.P EastSideLowlife..... R.I.P..

10-26-2004, 09:50 PM	#6
Smokin72on20s Ebay Junky Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: CO Posts: 893	(1967-72) Tailgate Wedge-Fleetside/Blazer Sold each. 2 required per truck Attached Images __________________ 1972 CHEVY C-10 SWB 2WD - Possible Typhoon 4.3 turbo drivetrain.. 1983 Chevy c10 swb 2wd - possible 350tbi supercharged...

10-26-2004, 10:40 PM	#8
Smokin72on20s Ebay Junky Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: CO Posts: 893	no i knew that you needed 2, i was just saying do i need some? i found them on chevyduty.com. i have never seen them before either. __________________ 1972 CHEVY C-10 SWB 2WD - Possible Typhoon 4.3 turbo drivetrain.. 1983 Chevy c10 swb 2wd - possible 350tbi supercharged...

10-26-2004, 12:09 AM	#2
kingsolver72 10/30/19 Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: ottawa kansas Posts: 5,244	I wish I could help.I could only speculate.Someone will know.In the mean time here is a bump for you.

10-26-2004, 08:58 PM	#5
kingsolver72 10/30/19 Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: ottawa kansas Posts: 5,244	Do you have a single "tailgate wedge" that you could take a picture of?I have never heard of one but that doesn't mean anything.How have you come up with this term?

10-26-2004, 10:03 PM	#7
kingsolver72 10/30/19 Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: ottawa kansas Posts: 5,244	Looks like you answered one of your questions

10-26-2004, 10:43 PM	#9
68w/sbc406 Got Light Emitting Diode? Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Newberg, OR Posts: 2,485	dont those hook on to the tail gate and stab into the end of the bed??? kinda like the yellow thing in the picture only 67-72 not 81 Attached Images __________________ 1968 1/2 ton 2wd lwb 6 lug disc and bags up front. Next c notch and rear bags '02 Chevy Silverado LT ext cab short bed 2WD 5/7 drop on 22's(the family car) 1993 Cherokee work ride/weekend wheeler

10-26-2004, 10:52 PM	#10
kingsolver72 10/30/19 Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: ottawa kansas Posts: 5,244	I hate to speculate,and I have never seen anything like this in my tailgate.I do have a couple of guesses.A shim?Anyway you have got my curiosity up and now it is my quest in life to learn the answer

10-26-2004, 11:24 PM	#11
FRENCHBLUE72 PROJECT 7DEUCE Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: GRANTS PASS OR Posts: 21,608	I would venture a guess that it goes at the top of the gate and slide's into the bed side's just my guess... __________________ GO BIG GREEN GO DUCKS MEMBER #6377 72 k-5 daily driver 6'' lift 35'' 350-350-205 slowly getting rust free. Project "7DEUCE" check out my build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=267665 Tim Powell..R.I.P EastSideLowlife..... R.I.P..

10-27-2004, 12:04 PM	#12
flip66 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Garland TX Dallas area Posts: 658	Are they the things at the top of the tailgate that lines up with the holes in the bed. I think I have them on my tailgate I will take a picture tonight. I know on my truck they where bent out a little and the gate would not come down I bent them in a little and it worked better. Last edited by flip66; 10-27-2004 at 02:11 PM.

10-27-2004, 01:48 PM	#14
kingsolver72 10/30/19 Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: ottawa kansas Posts: 5,244	I knew someone here would know.I looked at mine.I guess I thought the "tailgate wedge" was a larger part.

10-27-2004, 11:14 PM	#15
bluec10 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Manitoba, Canada Posts: 663	Isn't that when you're climbing over the tailgate and you slip, landing on your.... You get the picture. __________________ Present: 2015 Tacoma. Yeah, not a GM, but I love it. 1969 GMC 32,000 - fix, drive, relax, fix... 2019 BMW R1250 GSA - Yahoooooooo 1979 Honda GL 1000 - retro touring at its best. Past: '05 Sierra 4x4 - Had 270,000 KM and running well when it was written-off by a stop sign runner. '94 F-150 from the "F word" company. I'll admit it...good truck. Sold what was left of it for $800 to a guy who came to pick it up at 11:00 PM with cash in hand. Hmm. '79 Sierra Grande (Black) organ donor - perfect rebuildable 4-bolt 350 and a good TH350. '76 Sierra Grande (Orange) - hate isn't too strong a word. Kid who bought it turned it into a hot rod. '68 C-10 R.I.P. - Dad's old truck...too far gone to resurrect. '59 C-50 - with hoist. Truck is gone, wife isn't. Nuff said.



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