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Tailgate Comfort Mod - Foam Inserts

Discussion in '3rd Gen. Tacomas (2016-2023)' started by vecdran, May 31, 2020.

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  1. Jun 2, 2020 at 6:44 PM
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  2. Jun 6, 2020 at 5:27 AM
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    I have the Bedrug tailgate mat which has held up great but is much thinner and doesn't have the molded in ridges that the Bedrug itself has. I think the OP's idea would be a great addition.
     
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  3. Jun 6, 2020 at 6:05 AM
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    When I will get to it I'm thinking of placing a sheet of checkered (some places it's called threaded or diamond plate) aluminum on my tailgate. It will still not be knee friendly but will have no ridges and be non slip. I got left over from another project...a 28' Motorhome done entirely of the same material.
     
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  4. Jun 6, 2020 at 1:53 PM
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    OP, Great idea! Thats why I love this forum!
     
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  5. Jun 29, 2020 at 3:25 PM
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    I finally got around to doing this mod today. It was a bit tedious (there's 16 of these things!) but it greatly increased the comfort for both kneeling and sitting on the tailgate. I only used three short pieces of tape on each one since the Bedrug mat covers them completely.
     
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  6. Jun 29, 2020 at 3:31 PM
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    This is an awesome an unique mod that pretty much anyone can accomplish, props to the op for thinking outside the box and posting it for everyone.:bowdown:
     
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  7. Jul 1, 2020 at 5:05 AM
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    Last Friday I went ahead and did this mod to mine as well. Ordered the yoga mats and tape, cut it all out, etc, makes a huge difference.
     
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  8. Jul 1, 2020 at 5:52 AM
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    When I installed my bed rug a year ago I took pipe foam and cut it in to wedges then a ran gorilla tape over them. The bed rug covers it up. It’s nice and flat and easy on the knees now. My mod wouldn’t have worked without the bed rug though.
     
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  9. Sep 5, 2020 at 7:52 PM
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    Just wanted to report in that I've done a fair amount of standing, sitting, and putting gear on top of the tailgate, and the foam still looks great. Since it's flooring tile I guess that's to be expected.
     
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  10. Sep 5, 2020 at 8:43 PM
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    I’d vote this the most creative and functional mod of 2020. Bravo. Great idea.

    If I hadn’t already got a Mountain Hatch, I would do this.
     
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  11. Sep 5, 2020 at 8:51 PM
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    That’s not comfortable at all. It’s hard rubber that’s hurts your butt.
     
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  12. Sep 5, 2020 at 9:02 PM
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    Great idea.
     
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  13. Dec 29, 2020 at 6:01 PM
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    Soo...did anyone else try this, or am I running a party of one here? :p
     
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  14. Dec 29, 2020 at 6:58 PM
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    I think it's a great idea, and you probably could sell the inserts online. It looks like a pretty easy cast, you could surface them either the way you've got yours or with a finish to match the existing tailgate. Add a strip of 3M tape and charge market. If I didn't have a piece of marine board velcro'ed to mine as a worksurface I'd try it.

     
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  15. Dec 29, 2020 at 7:04 PM
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  16. Dec 29, 2020 at 7:19 PM
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    Heck, it would even make a nice comfortable box mat too!

     
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