do I have the wrong tailgate support brackets?

just bought a first gen 99 Tacoma sr5 extra cab and it has new cables the previous owner put on it for the tailgate supports saying it had cables on it that he broke off loading his 4 wheeler but the cables cant be the correct part for this truck because they refuse to bend enough to tuck in and so they stay sticking out the seams on the sides of the tailgate about an inch or more. this was a 16 year old kid so I don't trust he put the right parts on it.

im sure I must need a hinged cable or something that looks like the metal folding hinge like whats on my brothers 89 Tacoma but all the Toyota parts sites I look at only show the tailgate has 3 parts (2 locking latches and 1 release handle) and nothing else is listed for the side support hangers and there is no listing for bed parts which is where it must be.

does someone know the part number I need for the correct tailgate supports for this truck?

also if anyone has the 99 extra cab 2wd sr5 can you post a picture of what yours looks like?


thanks

 

Sounds like the correct part.

 

I just replaced the tailgate cables on my just (rusted out) and they would stick out the seams unless I pushed them in for about a month or two till they finally took shape and stay in

 

hmmm, ok so I guess I need to twist them or something so sit in the corners so they stay in

thanks guys

wish they still used those metal swing hinges, they were a lot stronger then the cables with crimped on ends they use today