Tailgate antitheft hose clamp mod help

So I found the post that discusses this mod but it appears the videos or whatever were in the post no longer work. Can any buddy post or link me to a how to on this?

 

check THIS

 

Seriously?

Put a hose clamp on it...

 

http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/technical-chat/27829-tailgate-theft-how-prevent.html

 

Sometimes visual stuff helps.

 

Maybe he doesn't know anything about plumbing. I know I don't always remember the correct names of parts.

Easiest place to find a turn-key hose clamp is at an auto parts store. I found they had more of the smaller vehicle sizes as well as actual turn-key versions. If you want to look at walmart or a hardware store, it'll be in the plumbing section. But they are more likely to just have the standard version with a flat head screw instead of a "turn-key."

 

Yes...a hose clamp. It's a deterrent. It'll take a thief a hell of a lot longer to get a hose clamp off to steal the tailgate than the 10 seconds it would take without it.

 

Newguyjosh (OP),

Please don't let a random comment stop you from enjoying being a member on TW. We all brain farts and sometime they just come out as unwelcoming comments. Stick around and you'll find plenty of people willing to constructively contribute.

 

Don't use the cheap Auto Zone clamps. They will rust. Get a Mercedes clamp.

 

The clamp in the photo can be turned so it faces upside down and then can only be removed from underneath .........taking even longer to remove/steal than the way it is positioned.

 

^^^ You'll be laughing - until next year, when your cheap ass clamp is rusting your tailgate hinge.

 

If it rusts through, I can swap a tailgate in 25 seconds in a parking lot.

 

Cheap clamps and replace them once a year.

But, if it were me (and they'd fit)..... I'd have one of these on it.

 

Thanks for the help guys got it done with the clamps from the auto parts store

 

Stainless steel clamps are available all over, I.e. Lowe's, Homes Depot' Ace Hardware, etc . . .