Locking fuel cap
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im sorry for the poor quality and night pics. like i said before, i don't get to see the light of day outside of work during my "long" work week.
when my days off come ill take better pics in the sun.
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I'd like to see pics of it open too.
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OK i ran outside during a break in the work to snap these for you guys.
please forgive me, the truck is very dirty right now. I live in semi-rural Arizona and the dirt and dust is a year round deal.
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i haven't had any issues yet...i just topped off my def from the "box" with no issue
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yea i agree....i kind of like what i have going with this truck
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Stock fuel door removal
Same here. I'm usually good at this stuff but can't seem to pop off the plastic cover piece without putting a lot of stress on the aluminum skin. Any tips out there?
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I Wouldent worry too much about the aluminum body...the plastic tabs on the housing are weaker than the truck body...
Additional good news is that if you break the plastic tabs on accident the whole housing assembly is only $45.....ask me how I know.
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Ok so you have to tug on the top of the housing pulling it down and out away from the truck...when it comes foward keep pressure on it and lift up slightly and then pull straight out.....the body will flex and move about....just keep working it
I Wouldent worry too much about the aluminum body...the plastic tabs on the housing are weaker than the truck body...
Additional good news is that if you break the plastic tabs on accident the whole housing assembly is only $45.....ask me how I know.
I Wouldent worry too much about the aluminum body...the plastic tabs on the housing are weaker than the truck body...
Additional good news is that if you break the plastic tabs on accident the whole housing assembly is only $45.....ask me how I know.
It helps, if you're alone, to sit along side the truck on the ground and reach up to pop the bottom tabs with one arm and apply upward pressure on the door assembly with the other arm until both bottom tabs clear their keepers. Then pop the top two tabs while lightly pushing outward on the assembly from under the truck. The tab buttons fortunately don't need more than finger pressure to pop them through.
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My locking cap arrived and it works fine on my truck.
Thanks
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More info please
Ok so you have to tug on the top of the housing pulling it down and out away from the truck...when it comes foward keep pressure on it and lift up slightly and then pull straight out.....the body will flex and move about....just keep working it
I Wouldent worry too much about the aluminum body...the plastic tabs on the housing are weaker than the truck body...
Additional good news is that if you break the plastic tabs on accident the whole housing assembly is only $45.....ask me how I know.
I Wouldent worry too much about the aluminum body...the plastic tabs on the housing are weaker than the truck body...
Additional good news is that if you break the plastic tabs on accident the whole housing assembly is only $45.....ask me how I know.
So let me ask you a question since the instructions weren't very robust. When you popped the tabs the next step says to unhook the spring and use a punch to knock out the pin holding the fuel door on to the assembly. After you got the tabs loose did you pull the whole thing out fuel door hinge and all or did you have to take the pin out from behind the body panel? Thanks.
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until you get a locking def cap as well, it won’t keep them from contaminating your engine. They just put the crap in the def tank.