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Tailgate mat

Discussion in '4th Gen. Tacomas (2024+)' started by Thomasrd1950, Nov 14, 2024.

  1. Nov 14, 2024 at 10:14 AM
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    Thomasrd1950

    Thomasrd1950 [OP] Well-Known Member

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    I'm looking for a tailgate mat that works with the power tailgate.
     
  2. Nov 14, 2024 at 10:30 AM
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  3. Nov 14, 2024 at 11:28 AM
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    Toyota has a oem tailgate mat? Not the bed mat.
     
  4. Nov 19, 2024 at 2:47 AM
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    Do you have a pic of yours ?
     
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    slater

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    Im going out on a limb here but going to speculate that it wont work...
    theres a thread here showing you need to slam tailgate pretty firmly for driver side of tailgate to latch correctly & have even gaps.
    the power tailgate motors dont slam anything....
    the tailgate matt will require more pressure to close & you will have more tension as the lower portion of the mat piches between rear of the bed & bottom of gate.
    requiring more pressure to squeeze it shut.
    I have a manual gate & triplealiner tailgate matt & need to pop it pretty good for it to latch now that I installed the tailgate matt.

    I have a rubberized mat, not a pad, its kept inplace by all the tailgate torx screws.
     

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