well ladies and gentlemen

Be nice. Public forum, all types of responses.

 

true , i read it in a Australian accent my bad

 

You could put a Tile sticker inside the tailgate and hope the Police find the thief before they sell or find it themselves. We all think it can't happen to us until it does. They actually have a 3-year battery life. Never used one but it came to mind reading this post.
https://www.bestbuy.com/site/tile-s...BW1lzw1m-TjASc3K6fRoCLdgQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

Edit: Just realized it says Bluetooth range only but I wonder if there might be other tracking devices that are cheap compared to replacing a whole tailgate. Sucks we need to worry about stuff like this.

 

uff you read my mind

 

Sux.

I go out for a smoke every night before bed ( for my health of course ) and check the wife's car, the truck and the tail gate
to make sure it's all locked up tight. Rarely leave mine unlocked for more than 5 minutes.

 

You didn't lock it.

 

If it is hard to remember to lock it, the investment in the pop-n-lock system that locks the tailgate with the keyfob or keyless entry features would be well worth it.

 

That’s the main reason why I installed the oem remote lock. I can easily forget to lock it manually.

 

There was nothing wrong with your post. His comment should have applied to the other dude, not yours.

 

I installed a SaBellCo lock for the tailgate, because sometimes, I forget to lock the tailgate.

SaBellCo 2016 to 2023 (Current) US Made Tailgate Lock v3.0 - Anti-Theft Lock - Black - for Toyota Tacoma (Updated Version)

https://www.amazon.com/SaBellCo-201...ailgate+anti+theft+lock&qid=1668588261&sr=8-7

 

Look on the bright side since they can not read the license plate number your truck is safe...

 

As if someone besides the girl in the phone booth, wouldn't say something to a person taking a tailgate off in a parking lot, truly WTF...... I sure as fuck would, I hate a thief, beat him to death with said tailgate.

 

OEM tailgate lock was one of the first mods I did after getting my Bakflip G2 hard cover immediately after bringing home the truck. I found I was forgetting to lock the tailgate too often, so this way when I lock the doors the tailgate locks as well. Hopefully between the cover and the locked tailgate it will be enough of a deterrent to make them move on to an easier target.

OP, hope you have a low comprehensive coverage deductible and you get your repair done quickly.

 

I also went with the Sabelco lock.

Quick solution while I figured out the options for a locking tailgate.

Sorry this happened to you, OP.

 

To the OP, is it even possible the tailgate was already removed when you parked?

 

It's not...unless you live in Comifornia.

 

i was at work before going to the store , the way im parked and the distance, trust me I would have noticed it right away, just how i noticed it right away when i got out the parking lot

 

yes the officer mentioned that , he said people just dont want to get involved and simply mind their business.

 

ok sherlock holmes

 

Kall Kat....