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Who has had their tailgate STOLEN? Or..

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by patrickockander, Oct 28, 2009.

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Has your tailgate been stolen, or do you know somebody whose tailgate was stolen?

  1. My tailgate was stolen.

    56 vote(s)
    2.0%

  2. My friend's tailgate was stolen.

    77 vote(s)
    2.7%

  3. My tailgate AND my friend's tailgate were stolen.

    12 vote(s)
    0.4%

  4. I stole somebody's tailgate.

    141 vote(s)
    4.9%

  5. Knock on wood, I still have my tailgate, and I have an anti-theft device installed.

    1,197 vote(s)
    41.8%

  6. Knock on wood, I still have my tailgate, but I don't have an anti-theft device installed.

    1,469 vote(s)
    51.3%
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  1. Nov 17, 2010 at 3:24 PM
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    MXscott14

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    MXscott14, Nov 17, 2010
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  2. Nov 17, 2010 at 3:55 PM
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    JanBoothius

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    JanBoothius, Nov 17, 2010
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  3. Nov 17, 2010 at 6:58 PM
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    bigreeler

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    EZ Clamps and Pop and Lock Installed.
     
    bigreeler, Nov 17, 2010
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  4. Nov 17, 2010 at 7:16 PM
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    zjf

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    I remove my tailgate everytime I stop somewhere and carry it with me. Nobody gonna get my tailgate.
     
    zjf, Nov 17, 2010
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  5. Nov 17, 2010 at 7:17 PM
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    island808

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    island808 Me l've got brains.

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    got to say I had never heard of such a problem or seen the resulting tailgateless new truck ever before seeing this forum.

    I did throw on some hose clamps I had laying around though.. thanks for making me paranoid. But I suppose I'm paranoid about my tailgate falling off if I had to transport something while laying down.

    THAT I saw just the other day.. Bump.. drag...
     
    island808, Nov 17, 2010
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  6. Nov 17, 2010 at 7:20 PM
    #166
    Tacomanator

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    not gonna lie, i stole one when i was a junior in high school.

    go ahead... rip me a new one
     
    Tacomanator, Nov 17, 2010
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  7. Nov 17, 2010 at 8:28 PM
    #167
    ruler

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    ruler Well-Known Member

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    Wen to AutoZone last night cause one of my lights went out, picked up a set of turn key clamps for $2.50 . Installed one of them in about 1 minute flat!

    My only concern is since they are steel I am afraid of them eventually creating rust, so I was thinking about primering and painting them to prevent that.. Any thoughts or experience with the clamps Rusting?
     
    ruler, Nov 17, 2010
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  8. Nov 17, 2010 at 8:40 PM
    #168
    97T

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    for some reason i can imagine you in the grocery store with the tailgate in your cart with a bunch of groceries piled on top of it
     
    97T, Nov 17, 2010
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  9. Nov 17, 2010 at 10:57 PM
    #169
    island808

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    island808 Me l've got brains.

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    jr high? was it just a prank?
     
    island808, Nov 17, 2010
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  10. Nov 17, 2010 at 10:59 PM
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    island808

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    island808 Me l've got brains.

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    Your tailgate is already painted. The clamps shouldn't affect that fact.

    AlSO.. they are usually stainless or some other very rust resistant steel, they are used in plumbing after all. They will corrode in the right conditions but in my experience, not to FeO2
     
    island808, Nov 17, 2010
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  11. Nov 17, 2010 at 11:43 PM
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    penguins_cc

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    Nice! Those were the same first 3 things I did to my truck as well. Used a Buddy Tailgate Lock, which is basically just a glorified hose clamp mod. Next is suspension and armor? :D
     
    penguins_cc, Nov 17, 2010
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  12. Nov 18, 2010 at 1:16 AM
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    island808

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    island808 Me l've got brains.

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    The spare tire theft.. now that seems to be mandatory for living in south texas.

    What happens to these things.. are they trophies? Replacements for the "bad guy's" car?
     
    island808, Nov 18, 2010
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  13. Nov 18, 2010 at 6:50 AM
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    TheTacoTruck

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    Never heard of this being a problem around here. Truthfully, I don't know if the Great people of Harrisburg know how to steal a tailgate or even think of stealing one. Knock on wood, I've been fine, Guess it doesn't hurt to do a cheap mod to secure it!
     
    TheTacoTruck, Nov 18, 2010
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  14. Nov 18, 2010 at 7:43 AM
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    Toymaker

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    While at the Mall I caught a guy trying to steal my tailgate and shot him with my Desert Eagle. He's now stealing tailgates in hell. He was wearing all black with a mask and bandana so he might have been a real mall ninja.

    Too bad.:p
     
    Toymaker, Nov 18, 2010
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  15. Nov 21, 2010 at 9:21 AM
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    JDC

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    I tried to steal a tailgate last night but got caught:fenforcer:
     
    JDC, Nov 21, 2010
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  16. Nov 21, 2010 at 11:10 AM
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    TACOMA TRD

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    Can I have it back now? :D
     
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  17. Nov 22, 2010 at 2:15 PM
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    indycross

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    indycross, Nov 22, 2010
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  18. Nov 23, 2010 at 4:09 AM
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    Now that right there is funny.
     
    95SLE, Nov 23, 2010
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  19. Jan 16, 2011 at 4:12 PM
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    Kingfrog

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    Pop N Lock and Undercover tonneau....If they can steal the tailgate they can have it
     
    Kingfrog, Jan 16, 2011
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  20. Feb 1, 2011 at 3:25 AM
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    COACHPPARK

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    TINTED ALL WINDOWS, SOME GRILLE BADGES,
    SAW THE VIDEO OF HOW EASY TO STEAL SO SAT I LOOKED ALL DAY AND VISITED EVERY WALMART TO GET THE KEY CLAMP COULDNT FIND IT LAST PLACE I WENT WAS AUTO ZONE AND WA LA I HAVE IT AND IT IS ON....
     
    COACHPPARK, Feb 1, 2011
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