My tailgate is pretty rough, doesn't go up/down easy, and the latch is broke. So, lowing the tailgate takes some time. I've been thinking about removing the gate (maybe even scrapping it), and adding a nylon mesh universal gate. Where's the best place to find one, and are there any that are any better/worse than others?

 

Froogle, Yahoo Shopping, thousands of aftermarket store results for "f150/f-150 accessories" on google and yahoo.

 

Well, that was kind of a stupid question. I know you can get them just about anywhere. I mostly was concerned with getting a good one. My buddy had one on his '66 F100, and it would come loose about once a week.

I was just curious if there was a good type of clasp to look for or something? If not I've found a Bully on ebay for pretty cheap. Might check at the local parts stores too...

 

Hey closer, I have had a few over the years. Cant remeber what brands they were, but the clasp is the most important thing to look at. I had one that would loosen every 3 or 4 days. Pain in the ****. That had plastic clasp that just used tension to hold. Another one I bought had metal clasp and worked much better and stayed when tightened, but the metal did wear thru the straps after a couple years. All these were s few years back so dont know how much things have changed.

Better idea might be a salvage tailgate.

Anyhow, thats what I know.

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