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01-26-2014, 07:13 PM
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bent tailgate
I'm sure I'm not the only guy who has had a tailgate were the middle area around the lettering is some what pushed in
 so if you've been there or no of a friend who's been there any ideas on how to fix it. beat it with my fist don't run a tailgate live with it LOl thanx guys |
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01-26-2014, 07:16 PM
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Re: bent tailgate
believe it or not there is a gap there I'm raising my bed floor so the wood will be like 6-8 inches higher
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01-26-2014, 09:26 PM
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Re: bent tailgate
I never checked mine and am not going to! I see the gap. I would turn it over, make sure the top and bottom rails are straight. Damage is from people or heavy objects stomping on it and it looks like the area outside of the letter recess is dented a little too. Make a 3/4" wood template that fits inside of the letter recess so you can apply uniform force without creasing anything. Then gradully apply weight until the panel starts to move. It might even pop back into place. With it popped or where you want it to be, use a body hammer and dolly to work the edges to relieve the tension in the metal, might take a bunch of tries to figure out where they all are as you remove the weight from the plywood. You might also have to work from the out side towards the center, reducing the size of the template as you go. I have done the same on large body panels that got dented, you just have to work out the residual tension in the metal.
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01-28-2014, 11:57 AM
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Re: bent tailgate
thanx OrrieG I'll give that a try sounds like a good plan.
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01-28-2014, 12:21 PM
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Re: bent tailgate
I'd say the same as OrrieG.
Mine looked almost identical to yours, a hammer and dolly + a great deal of paitence is the way to do it. Once I had mine fairly flat and dent free I had to dig out the torch and do a several shrinks in it due to the metal streching out from the dolly work. |
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01-30-2014, 01:08 AM
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Re: bent tailgate
So got it fix but did it the easy way lowered my tire on to with a jack seen a guy on here do it took a few but its fix thanx for the help fellas
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01-30-2014, 01:25 AM
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Re: bent tailgate
glad it worked out.
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01-30-2014, 07:33 PM
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Re: bent tailgate
me to but ill tell you what it was nerve wrecking but figure hey you only live once I could spend another 5-6 months looking for a descent tailgate LOL
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