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Tail gate theaf!!

Discussion in '3rd Gen. Tacomas (2016-2023)' started by Dave2017Taco, Dec 30, 2017.

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  1. Dec 30, 2017 at 10:24 AM
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    anonymouscuban

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    This^^^^. Got my truck on Tuesday and I am waiting for the Pop n Lock to arrive to install it.

    If you have the back up camera, make sure you always keep it locked. No tailgate is safe but the backup camera is the one they want the most.

    Its just like the 3rd row seats in the Tahoe and other large SUVs. One day at the office, 4 SUVs had the 3rd row seat stolen out of them. All while in the parking lot during office hours!!!
     
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  2. Dec 30, 2017 at 10:25 AM
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    Putting hose clamps on today. And as always don't ever buy stolen stuff guys.
     
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  3. Dec 30, 2017 at 10:28 AM
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    Well just so you know...in P.R.(tacomas are like friking civics,almost everybody and there moms got 1) and i know 1st hand there is a HUGE amount of stolen tailgates everywhere....

    We went there on vacations during the summer and i even remember they said it on the news....to all tacoma owners to please lock their tailgates....smh
     
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  4. Dec 30, 2017 at 10:30 AM
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    That’s crazy, gonna have to go lock mine up
     
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  5. Dec 30, 2017 at 10:32 AM
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    Mine locks automatically with my key fob, but this has me thinking I'll add the hoseclamp trick to it just for backup.
     
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  6. Dec 30, 2017 at 10:57 AM
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    insane idiots got norhing better to do. couple months ago coworker and I went to grab some Pho at lunch and we are walking out of this restaurant we see this black guy in the middle of the day trying to steal my budies mercedes sign from the hood. We are like wtf you are doing and he started running. I was like lets get him and kick his ass but my coworker is like we dont know if he has a knife or a gun or something.
     
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  7. Dec 30, 2017 at 11:09 AM
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    Sorry man.
     
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  8. Dec 30, 2017 at 11:17 AM
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    Yeah fuck up world we live in....and to make it even worse imagine dying for a badge(atleast it was a Benz), Now if we talking honda, then you deserve it....lmao
     
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  9. Dec 30, 2017 at 11:22 AM
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    you put them on the on the handle. <sarcasm>
     
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  10. Dec 30, 2017 at 11:22 AM
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    You are right, respect for other’s property is diminishing, and so is respect for others. I think “this guy” would have been enough of a description, thanks.
     
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    You went where?
     
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    What's funny though, is when this happens, the first thing people tell you to do is go on Craigslist and try to find a cheap new one... well guess where that guy probably got that cheap tailgate from...
     
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  13. Dec 30, 2017 at 11:40 AM
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  14. Dec 30, 2017 at 11:45 AM
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    My dads 2016 f250 tailgate was stolen last week. 2500$ to replace
     
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  15. Dec 30, 2017 at 11:47 AM
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    BUCKLE UP! It makes it harder for Aliens to pull you out of your Truck.
    Dats cray, cray
     
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    Damn... Hose clamp mod was the very first mod I did on my truck. Can't believe not a single person saw someone stealing a tailgate and didn't speak up!
     
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  17. Dec 30, 2017 at 11:51 AM
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  18. Dec 30, 2017 at 11:53 AM
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    https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/3rd-gen-2016-tacoma-tailgate-lock.513023/

    Been on fence to purchase this since i know numerous people with tailgates stolen and my dads now. His tailgate was locked. If someone was to use a flathead screwdriver they could break the lock out and open in and take it. I know turd gens have locks but i think ill protect myself after seeing this post. Just purchased mine now.
     
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  19. Dec 30, 2017 at 11:59 AM
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    Wrapped metal Zip ties around tailgate hinge, Hose clamp on top of that, pop n lock, tonneau cover = peace of mind.

    Even if I forget to lock my tailgate which is very rare, the metal zip ties/hose clamp should slow them down. I figured I’ll never need to remove my tailgate, and even if wanted to, it’d be a pain in the ass for me to, so those thrives looking for easy scores should have trouble as well.
     
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    The back up camera is cheap and they usually cut the harness for it, so how do you figure that’s what thieves want? :confused:

    There is nothing else on a vehicle that has more value and is taken with less ease than a tailgate. Literally seconds to remove, it’s quiet work requiring no tools, and it can be a several hundred dollar payday for each.

    Whoever mentioned body shops - no body shop is buying stuff from a guy who walks up with body parts. Maybe Bumfuck Bob’s Auto Body in Mayberry, but other than that there is no incentive and all risk. Just like a pawn shop who purchases stolen goods. They pay for them, and if it comes back then that item is retrieved and they’re left without an item and without the money paid for it. Aftermarket wholesale prices are dirt cheap, and labor and materials to prep and paint are all billable hours which is how they stay in business. Not by buying parts out back from strangers.
     
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