Tailgate Latch Bars - hold your TG at about 30 degrees, locked.

I saw these referenced in another thread, but after searching a bunch here, that's the ONLY thread I saw them in, so here goes...

Vehicle Systems sells Latch Bars in 9" and 13" lengths. I ordered the ones for the Tundra, and whaddayaknow... they fit the Tacoma just fine. Shipping was quick, and the packaging was...umm...overkill...LOL

Awesome little accessory that'll help when you load an atv, bike, etc. The tailgate should be weight-bearing with these, mind you, but they might be just the ticket when you need just a bit extra.

The 13" units I ordered look to hold the tailgate at about a 30 degree-ish angle.

(From their website - not my truck)

 

Wow that's a cool product. We alway were using tie downs.

 

I totally stumbled across it here when someone answered another thread and linked to it. Ordered a set that night - handy little gems to have stowed behind the seat!

 

Something cool to try out

 

Awesome glad to know they worked. I was surprised I didn't find anything about them when I searched the forum. Ive ran across similar things on an atv forum but nothing to my liking. I guess ill go ahead and order them. Or it be cool to make something that is adjustable if 30* doesn't cut it

 

Subbed thanks

 

Yeah, I haven't rolled the KTM into the bed yet to actually, you know, "try" this out... but I figured it'd be worth the $50 to have them regardless. I'll give it a whirl over the summer, but given my tonneau will need to be unbolted, it's a pretty committed test...LOL