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Old Nov 14, 2010 | 06:29 PM
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EZ Down tailgate assist

Just ordered one. Sounds like a neat device. Does anyone have one?
 
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Old Nov 14, 2010 | 06:51 PM
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My 2008 Tundra came with that...I really wish the Super Duty came with them...people would use it and say, whoa that's sweet. If it works anything like the one I had on the Tundra, you will love it!

What I miss even more is that the Tundra had an electric back window, the whole window would go down just like any other window in the vehicle. That may be feature I miss the most.
 
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Old Nov 14, 2010 | 06:55 PM
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Originally Posted by wiedsworld
My 2008 Tundra came with that...I really wish the Super Duty came with them...people would use it and say, whoa that's sweet. If it works anything like the one I had on the Tundra, you will love it!

What I miss even more is that the Tundra had an electric back window, the whole window would go down just like any other window in the vehicle. That may be feature I miss the most.
The tailgate on my 2007 Tundra was a POS and had to be replaced under warranty. They had to lighten it up to make that assist work right. It was a very nice feature, but not at the expense of a weak tailgate.

I didn't know it was an option on the Ford.

Do they use a torsion spring?
 
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Old Nov 14, 2010 | 07:02 PM
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My 2008 Tundra came with that...I really wish the Super Duty came with them...people would use it and say, whoa that's sweet. If it works anything like the one I had on the Tundra, you will love it!

What I miss even more is that the Tundra had an electric back window, the whole window would go down just like any other window in the vehicle. That may be feature I miss the most.
I would like to see this in more trucks
 
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Old Nov 14, 2010 | 07:25 PM
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Installed an EZ-Down on my 03 F250 about a year ago - for me, a great investment. Tail gate goes down slowly every time - no back strain trying to keep it from putting a shock load into the tailgate cables. Can't tell it's there when raising the tail gate - works perfect.
 
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Old Nov 14, 2010 | 07:28 PM
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Had it on my GMC, worked great
 
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Old Nov 14, 2010 | 07:31 PM
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I need to invest in one of these. Some body at work keeps playin a prank on me by slighty openin my tailgate and when i drive off it falls down. Startin to make me mad, wished i knew who was doin it. I think this would blow their mind haha. Best place to pick one up?
 
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Old Nov 14, 2010 | 07:33 PM
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I would like to see a fully automatic rear window. I have an electric slider but I do like that full window feature of the Tundras. I'm looking forward to a no slam tailgate. Money well spent I am sure.
 
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Originally Posted by FordMstrTech
I need to invest in one of these. Some body at work keeps playin a prank on me by slighty openin my tailgate and when i drive off it falls down. Startin to make me mad, wished i knew who was doin it. I think this would blow their mind haha. Best place to pick one up?
I'd be lookin to kick someones *** if I found out who was doing this! Lock that thing up.
 
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Old Nov 14, 2010 | 08:24 PM
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Originally Posted by FordMstrTech
I need to invest in one of these. Some body at work keeps playin a prank on me by slighty openin my tailgate and when i drive off it falls down. Startin to make me mad, wished i knew who was doin it. I think this would blow their mind haha. Best place to pick one up?
That would make me mad too... I'd start locking it.
 
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Wouldn't it be nice if you could get the back up camera to act as a security camera with recording capability?
 
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Old Nov 14, 2010 | 08:47 PM
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i have an 06. dont think there is a lock. It aint happened recently i made it clear to every one in a meetin all hell will break loose if i find out who is doin it!
 
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Old Nov 14, 2010 | 08:51 PM
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EZ-Down is one of the best things I put on my truck. I love it and my wife thanks me for it every time she opens the tailgate.
 
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Are there multiple manufacturers?
 
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Old Nov 14, 2010 | 09:02 PM
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You can get it for 40 something plus bucks shopping around.
 
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