Jon,
The easy way to secure the tailgate is put a hose clamp on the pivot that
lifts off. This changes the job to a 5 minute, 1 tool job. It is a good
deterent. It beats a 5 second no tool job. I think I got this tip from
Sport Truck Magazine.
Drive Safe,
Joe
>Date: Mon, 4 May 1998 19:10:59 -0400 (EDT)
>From: Jon Steiger <stei0302@cs.fredonia.edu>
>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.
>
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>
> 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!
>
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Joe Dille
Telford PA USA
(joe@dille.montgomery.pa.us)
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