GASP! do you mean all the trucks I see with out a tailgate have had it
stolen?
Well I have spent 10 seconds worrying about mine being stolen, but
remembered that I have driven pickups for 20+ years, and never lost one yet,
so I realize that 10 seconds was about 11 seconds too long to worry about
it.
Besides all pickups have tailgates that are as easy to remove.
-----Original Message-----
From: Jon Steiger <stei0302@cs.fredonia.edu>
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Date: Monday, May 04, 1998 7:27 PM
Subject: Re: DML: Stealing Dakotas
> Speaking of stealing Dak's, has anyone noticed how easy it
>is to get the tailgate off? I took mine off the other day
>to get part of it painted (thanks to my stupid Mopar bed
>liner) and that thought occured to me.
>
> Someone could have your tailgate off in 5 seconds or
>less; no tools required. If you've got a brake light in
>yours, it would take an extra second or two to slice the
>wires.
>
> Anyone know of a good method for locking the tailgate?
>I'm putting a fiberglass tonneau cover on mine, and I wanted
>to be able to lock the tailgate so I could secure the bed,
>but I'm especially interested now that I've seen how easy
>it is to remove the tailgate!
>
> At the moment, I'm thinking of an electric lock of some
>type that can be mounted inside the bed; I'm thinking
>of maybe incorporating a keyless remote or something in
>addition to a toggle switch or something in the cab. I've
>got to find some sort of electrical gadget that'll push and
>pull a pin though. Another thought I had was something that
>would block the action of the handle, rather than physically
>locking the gate with a pin. Haven't quite figured out
>a nice way to do either of these though.
>
>
> -Jon-
>
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