Tailgate assist?

Easy fix...just don't let your friends/kids open your tailgate

 

If this works please let us know! I wouldn’t mind having this for my SR5

 

Any update on this?

 

I did it a couple weeks ago . You need 3 parts. All in about $160 if you order online and p/u parts. Took about 20 minutes w/ some help . I didn’t disconnect the tailgate wires . Laid 1/2 on the bed and had the wife hold up the other. Put the new hinge on first then put tailgate back one. Then removed light and put together rest of parts.

 

Do/will these parts work on a 2nd gen or is there an equivalent available that will? Thanks in advance.

 

Wonder if you can delete the power tailgate on a premium….looking to upgrade and I like all the stuff in a premium but I know that friggin power tailgate is going to break eventually.

It’s probably the one thing that takes the most punishment on a 4th gen in using the truck for its intended purpose and feel like it is the most fragile and likely to break.

 

Awesome, instruction manual available online or did you just wing it?

 

I just wung it. I started to remove wires to the gate but opted not to when it gave me a hard time. Thats when I called in the wife to hold it . The hardest part was putting the gate back on. After you mount the hinge turn this round part to the correct angle to slide the gate back on then slide the right side on. Removal of gate is the same as 3rd gen and there a few videos online . After gates on remove taillight screw in ball joint in the threaded hole up top and slap on the support/shock. I fed support up from bottom of truck. The end of support w/ boot goes on bottom.

 

Our '24 TRD Sport has the damped tailgate as well.

 

@christian06 had product that adapted the 3g unit to work on the 2g.

 

Pretty sure there are a bunch of 2nd gen aftermarket tailgate assists for under $50.

 

Thank you. Would you mind sharing a few pics of it complete and on your truck when you get a chance?
Thanks!

 

Hard to see but here is the support connected to the top joint and lower hinge .

 

Good luck on those $50 ones, lol

 

Awesome. Thanks!

 

This is great. My 3rd gen had a dampener. The first time my son opened the new tailgate he almost dropped it on his head. I'll be doing this upgrade for sure!

 

I just push a button … you peasants

 

We are scum...

 

Thank you to Mik8881001. These were the exact parts needed and everything was super simple to put together. Took me about 15 minutes.

 

Thanks ordered parts today! Toyota of Dothan has a sale right now 25 % off parts!

https://autoparts.toyotaofdothan.com/