Finally - Found Replacement Tailgate
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5th Wheeling
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Finally - Found Replacement Tailgate
Finally found a replacement tailgate for my F350 SDC. Guy had a few of them to choose from and THEY WERE THE RIGHT COLOR too!! Price was great asnd all I have to do is switch out the emblem for a rear view camera.
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Thats sick, often getting something paint matched is the most expensive part. My mom broke off the outside mirror on her car, was so glad to find a good used one in the same color for $90. And she was about to 'just take it to the dealership'...
I was wondering, are all super duty tailgates interchangeable?
I was wondering, are all super duty tailgates interchangeable?
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Thats sick, often getting something paint matched is the most expensive part. My mom broke off the outside mirror on her car, was so glad to find a good used one in the same color for $90. And she was about to 'just take it to the dealership'...
I was wondering, are all super duty tailgates interchangeable?
I was wondering, are all super duty tailgates interchangeable?
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5th Wheeling
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The tailgate I chose was a 2011 unit. My truck is a 2009. The 2011 tailgate has a "trim line" that matches up with the tail lights on each side. the original 2009 tailgate does NOT have the trimline on it - just plain skin. Kinda like the new one better.
The tailgate matched perfectly and took exactly 30 seconds to install it. The newer trucks have a torsional spring in the hinge section to make it easier to close the heavier gates.
The tailgate matched perfectly and took exactly 30 seconds to install it. The newer trucks have a torsional spring in the hinge section to make it easier to close the heavier gates.
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5th Wheeling
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Bought a backup camera (in the handle style) for my 2009 F350 SDC from 'tailgatecamera.com'. Installed it today and only had a small glitch in the wiring to make it work correctly. The original 6 pin flat plug has (5) wires in the Factory Harness. They say leave the PWR Ground (Blk/Wht) wire split from the Shield (Blk) in the instructions. If you do that the camera will not turn ON in Reverse. I had to connect the Shield (Blk) & Video (-) (Brn/Vio) together to make the camera work correctly. In their instructions they say to connect to the 12v+ (Red) to the Backup Bulb circuit but when you have the Factory camera harness you use the 12v+ (Wht/Grn) in the harness. The big item here is that the Backup Bulb circuit onkly gets 12v+ when you are in 'reverse'. When you connect to the original Factory Camera harness - the 12v+ (Wht/Grn) wire is CONSTANT 12v+ when the ignition is turned ON. Be careful with this circuit and KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING!!
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