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Tailgate theft....How to prevent it....

Discussion in 'Technical Chat' started by chris4x4, Feb 21, 2009.

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  1. Jun 10, 2011 at 11:06 AM
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    The clamps that most use on this don't have screwdriver slot and the nut is 5 sided so hex bits and sockets won't be too speedy either. The clamps have a plastic key so you tighten it with the key without breaking it then you get some pliers on it or vise grips and give it some extra. If you have cable washer mod, a popnlock, hose clamp and gatekeeper stainless steel over the hose clamp then as has been stated, they will move on to easier pickins.........
     
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  2. Jun 10, 2011 at 1:10 PM
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  3. Jul 16, 2011 at 6:15 PM
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    Here's a modified version of the old SAE #20 clamp mod. All I did was to take a piece of shrink-wrap, which is readily available at Radio Shack (comes in black and various colors), measured it for size and slipped the clamp through it. The shrink-wrap makes the clamp less obvious and also protects the paint from any abrasion.
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    This is how it looks after the shrink wrap is heated. I just lit a wooden match and let the flame play on the wrap until it shrank around the clamp.
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    I then placed the clamp around the tailgate and tightened it from beneath, with the tailgate closed, to make it a bit more difficult (and take a bit more time) to remove.
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    Here's another view
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  5. Jul 16, 2011 at 6:36 PM
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    i need to do this. and i can NOT take my tail gate off that fast. i have tried to take it off like 4 times and nothing at all.
     
    TnRedNeck721, Jul 16, 2011
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  6. Jul 16, 2011 at 6:37 PM
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    I happened to see a whole assortment of the EZ-clamps at O'Reilly Auto Parts in my town the other day. FYI.
     
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  7. Jul 16, 2011 at 6:41 PM
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    seriously? Before I did this I could pop mine off in 2 seconds. You just need the right angle.


    Edit: And really, mines just zip tied on
     
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  8. Jul 16, 2011 at 9:03 PM
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  9. Jul 16, 2011 at 9:14 PM
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    really. i tried like 5 different angles. and i know it’s not that im to week. i have taken the one on dads tundra off a few times.
     
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  10. Jul 16, 2011 at 9:33 PM
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    When I joined this forum this is one of the first mods I did after I took my tailgate off in less than 10 seconds. I was surprised how pathetically easy it was. I was almost pissed that Toyota had not made an integrated locking mechanism/system as "standard" equipment.
     
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  11. Jul 16, 2011 at 9:36 PM
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    i really don’t see how you guys are getting them off in 10 seconds!! like i said above. i have tried like 5 times and each time spent like 5 minutes maybe there is something with mine idk about. (no there is nothing on ether side that i can see)
     
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  12. Jul 16, 2011 at 10:38 PM
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    youre not the only one i tried today after seeing this video and i couldnt get it off
     
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  13. Jul 16, 2011 at 10:46 PM
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    I don't know what to say. I thought for sure I wouldn't be able to do it that fast but I did. Not sure what I'm doing that you aren't but I was stunned at how simple and fast these things could be removed.
     
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    It could be you have something caught in there to prevent it from sliding out???? :notsure:

    But yea as Robert said, mines just came right off
     
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  15. Jul 18, 2011 at 8:56 PM
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    well i fill better that i’m not the only one.
    thats the only thing i can think of! but i have not really hauled anything that would. i have had a bail of straw, and some bags of dirt. and mower and stuff. but i can’t fill anything ether... o well. i think they will give up and move on. if they try taking it. at least i hope.
     
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    I wouldn't even know where to start when it comes to removing it.
     
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  17. Jul 22, 2011 at 10:15 AM
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    Looked for the key-type clamps at O'Reilly today and they only had #12 and #28 or so. Had to go to AutoZone to find a #20.

    I just went ahead and put clamps on both sides of the tailgate. I know the one on the left doesn't do anything, but to a thief taking a quick glance, maybe it will help for them to think they will have to somehow pry off not one but two hose clamps.
     
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  18. Jul 27, 2011 at 6:27 PM
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    I just so happen to have some hose clamps in the garage. I am going out to do this right now.
     
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  19. Jul 27, 2011 at 6:40 PM
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  20. Aug 11, 2011 at 2:20 PM
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    Did this today. Thanks for the post, Great Idea!
     
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