As mentioned in another post, I test drove a new F250 today and while giving thought to some of the options I came across something that makes no sense to me. A tailgate step is available as an option from Ford for about $500 but if you want to add one to an existing tailgate at the dealership their parts department wants over $4k for just the parts. Even if they had to replace the entire tailgate, which I can't believe, this makes no sense. Comments?

 

They are two different tailgates. Yoiu can not just add the step to an existing tailgate.

 

Their parts department is crazy, LOL
I priced one at my local dealer once and it wasn't that much.

You can get them on ebay with the step and the rear view camera for under $1000 shipped.

 

So it's a $500 option, or a $4000 tailgate if you just wanted to buy one?

If that's all they are, I'll take two, in blue, and burn the both of them.

 

i remeber trying to price out a JEEP HT with full doors and all the needed peices (glass/hardware and such) as there was no actual kit from JEEP..

the price tag was basicly as much as the bloody JEEP cost me.. parts guy said " if u want a HT buy it on the vehicle new, no one ever buys one later.. the cot is out to lunch...

needless to say while i owned that YJ, it remained with a softtop and canvas 1/2 doors, haahah

so im not surpirzed when u say it costs BIG $ to assemble one from your parts dept.

 

Bingo! None available with a step on eBay at the moment but there is one new takeoff without a step for about $300. I'm sure one with a step will come up eventually. Great idea!

 

Yep, I've seen quite a few on there with the step and the camera. I think one guy got one for around $800 shipped. Somehow he got it cheap.


Most with the step only tend to go in the $600-700 range + shipping the last time I checked.

 

Ford parts departments must be the same everywhere. I have had a few similar problems with my local dealership. Thats on top of the fact that they were obviousley absent the day the passed out common sense in mechanics school.