Hey fellas,

I am still in route back to the states, but I plan to nib this problem in the butt. I have a tail gate that needs replacing. Anyone out there have a good tail gate they would want to sell me? I will be shipping it to Vegas. If I dont find one here I found some on eBay. Has anyone bought one of these tail gates. A 150 bucks seems like too little for an entire tail gate brand new. Has anyone bought one from this guy on eBay? Thanks

 

I don't know what eBay seller you're looking at but '97-'03 tailgate shells are $76.50 in my area from Certifit. You just have to use the guts out of your old one. They're not bad quality either.........

 

I just bought a used tailgate complete for 150.00 It has no rust but a couple of small dents. It was black the same as the truck and was a simple drop in. I found another one for 450.00 but was a lite green. both were from junk yards in the Ottawa area.

 

When you get back, my suggestion is to watch the craigslist ads twice a day within 100 miles of where you are located. I have bought 3 gates off craigslists. A new 02 take off in true blue clearcoat(same color as my truck) for $200, an 08 take off sd black with step and camera for $350, and an 06 white f250 take off for $150. I had also passed on a couple with a few dings in the panel and they were in the $75-$150 range. Also it seems like their are alot of take off parts coming from texas on ebay, which isnt too far for shipping to vegas. A few years back in wisconsin their was a truck body place which sold me 2 new take off sd pickup boxes in white with gates and tail lights for $400 each , and $50 more each for the rear bumper, and they were happy to get rid of them telling me they were too new for demand , and nobody wanted them. Look for the deal and you will find it in short time, possibly in the correct color.

 

Man you have gotten some good deals on tailgates. Up here the 08 tailgates go for 600+.

 

Whats the craiglists? a internet site I assume.

Anyone know what years I can go to. Mine is the 98 f-250 LD so I assume that just like the forum 97 to 2003 will fit. Can anyone confirm that? Thanks for the help

 

craigslist is an internet site where you can purchase new/used things from other people in your area.. it has numerous other things like dating service and job oppurtunities

 

'97 to '03 f150, 98-99 f250 ld, and 99-04 f250 f350 sd are all the same part. Dan.

 

Thanks Dan thats just what I was wondering.

 

You're welcome my friend. I'm just trying to be helpful. Honest, I'm trying, it's just that sometimes I'm VERY trying. LOL. Dan.

 

......and the '04 Heritage...........

 

97-03 F150 gates are the same as a 99-07 F250-F350 gates except for the emblem. You could fit an 08 superduty gate on a 97-03 F150 but you would need the bracket for the spring assist, plus the 08 gate would have a big superduty stamped across the bottom.

 

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Scanned the chicago craigslist for a week, and 2 gates popped up. First one was a 04 F250 white one with lock taken off when the truck was new. That one was 80 miles away and $150. A few days later a 02 F150 white gate with lock popped up whick was also a take off when the truck was new. That one was 40 miles away and $125.

 

I need to get new internals for a tailgate. mine isnt latching. Yesterday when leaving a gas station my tail gate fell. :/ scared the crap outta me.