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Old Jan 17, 2018 | 05:55 PM
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Hole In Tailgate?
What is this hole for? I noticed the other trucks in the dealer's lot had them. Seems like there should be a plug? Salesman had no answers....
 
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Old Jan 17, 2018 | 06:04 PM
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What is this hole for? I noticed the other trucks in the dealer's lot had them. Seems like there should be a plug? Salesman had no answers....
I wondered that too. I thought maybe they forgot to re-install something when they did my liner.
 
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Old Jan 17, 2018 | 07:05 PM
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I believe that it is to pin the stowable bed extender in place
 
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Old Jan 17, 2018 | 07:09 PM
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It’s for the two piece bed divider system. My wife’s 2016 F150 has one and when it is swung to the outward position it uses that hole to lock into place. I didn’t know that it was available for the Superduty though.
 
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Old Jan 17, 2018 | 07:20 PM
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Ah mystery solved!
 
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Old Jan 17, 2018 | 07:23 PM
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Thanks, seems like there should be plug if you don't have, or are not using the option....
 
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I know this, its a nice place to hook a bungy cord in to hold a gas can, other end goes to the factory tie down. I wondered the same thing lol.
 
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Hopefully it is not a vent because I placed a circular piece of clear tape over mine ! ...just seems wrong to be open like that.
 
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Hopefully it is not a vent because I placed a circular piece of clear tape over mine ! ...just seems wrong to be open like that.
^^^^^^^^^^ Me Too !!! ^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
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I never knew what that hole was for either I've just been telling everyone that asked me that there was a camera in there to view the bed
 
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I had the bed extender on my '2011, and that hole was for the pin to keep the two pieces together in the middle. VA-D (and probably snowman) nailed it.
 
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Just seems like a bad place for dirt and water to get into when cleaning out the bed. Wanting to do something with mine to plug it up before the LineX, LineX guy just said hed put a LineX vinyl sticker over before he sprays the bed. Not sure if he was joking or not. Seems like it would need more than that. On the other hand dont really want a plug that is going to catch on something everytime something gets push in or out of the bed.
 
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