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JBL302 Newbie
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Posted: Oct 25 2011 at 8:23am | IP Logged
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The new thing aholes are doing in my area is stealing tailgates. On my '07 Frontier, I removed mine to see how much time it took. It took me less then 15 seconds to take it off. Granted locking will not keep some one from stealing it. But it does slow them down enough maybe to move on to the next one.
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Rico22 Newbie
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Posted: Nov 24 2011 at 11:19pm | IP Logged
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Yep, when I picked up my truck in August the sales guy was pretty adamant I lock the tailgate at all times as theft of this item is pretty common. He said a new one is about $800 Cdn.
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JNR_ Newbie
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Posted: Dec 24 2011 at 9:40pm | IP Logged
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Thanks for the tip...not something I'd normally think about happening, but wow anything goes these days!
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gracejorge Newbie
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Posted: Dec 26 2011 at 8:43am | IP Logged
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thats an nice tip i will try it if it successes i will be
the luckiest person.........
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snowgoose Newbie
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Posted: Jan 13 2012 at 9:45am | IP Logged
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Hey, thanks for the advice. It was the first thing I did when I got the new truck home. And nobody at the dealer advised me to lock it - rather, I passed your advice on to them. Smart move.
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jgreenjr Senior Member
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Posted: Jan 14 2012 at 2:44pm | IP Logged
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My stay locked all the time !
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NPHLYT Newbie
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Posted: Feb 02 2012 at 1:46pm | IP Logged
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I know a long time ago people used to either swap the hinges or put hose clamps around them. Has anyone tried this?
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yamaha51 Newbie
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Posted: Mar 03 2012 at 9:20am | IP Logged
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Thanks, good advise !! I've also heard of all four rims & tires being stolen too. Probly should get a set of locking lug nuts !!!
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JH12 Newbie
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Posted: Apr 03 2012 at 7:44pm | IP Logged
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I keep mine locked all the time - I also have an Extang Tri-Fold cover over it
which makes it like a locked trunk
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