For me it was an insurance claim at that price.
Tailgate repair
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Joined: Apr 2020
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From: OH
Can this be elaborated on for me? My dealer says they are fixing my tailgate that had two dents in it, one near handle and one on farther toward driver side. I didn't think you could repair it either but apparently they do. They did the damage to it, which explains why they aren't wanting to just give me a new tailgate.
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From: Rome as it burns
Let's say, hypothetically, that someone stupidly latched their tailgate while unhooking their fifth wheel while distractedly thinking about something annoying them and when said someone pulled forward, the tailgate of course caught the kingpin and did all kinds of not pretty stuff. The passenger side pin that the tailgate locks to was sheared off completely and the driver side one is bent. That side of the tailgate itself now features some ripped out aluminum and the entire tailgate won't close all the way, though it will latch to the bent driver side pin, fortunately. Anywho, would the hypothetical person go to a dealer for repairs, or a body shop?
Tuned
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Gary
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Can this be elaborated on for me? My dealer says they are fixing my tailgate that had two dents in it, one near handle and one on farther toward driver side. I didn't think you could repair it either but apparently they do. They did the damage to it, which explains why they aren't wanting to just give me a new tailgate.
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Wow, sounds like they were trying to make some extra profit off that job. Full retail for the parts, plus paint doesn't come anywhere close to that number. I agree that Craigslist is a good source for tailgates. The problem with that is, most come from a base model truck, removed with the bed to install a untility bed. So most dont have the step.
Cargo Master
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Wow, sounds like they were trying to make some extra profit off that job. Full retail for the parts, plus paint doesn't come anywhere close to that number. I agree that Craigslist is a good source for tailgates. The problem with that is, most come from a base model truck, removed with the bed to install a untility bed. So most dont have the step.
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Joined: Mar 2017
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From: Dallas
Wow, sounds like they were trying to make some extra profit off that job. Full retail for the parts, plus paint doesn't come anywhere close to that number. I agree that Craigslist is a good source for tailgates. The problem with that is, most come from a base model truck, removed with the bed to install a untility bed. So most dont have the step.
Cross-Country
Joined: Jan 2020
Posts: 78
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From: Newnan Georgia
Just for an FYI,
I bought a used 2018 tail gate with step off of Craigs list or Facebook Market place, can't remember which now, for 500.00. It was same color as my truck, only issue it had one very small ding which I didn't notice at the time of purchase.
I bought a used 2018 tail gate with step off of Craigs list or Facebook Market place, can't remember which now, for 500.00. It was same color as my truck, only issue it had one very small ding which I didn't notice at the time of purchase.
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Mountain Pass
Joined: Mar 2017
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From: Dallas
Still surprisingly high. When I had posted that, I just ran some numbers in my head, of things I roughly know the list price of, wholesale or even online pricing would be quite a bit less. LED BLIS lights $2k/pair, bare tailgate around $600(?), step $1400, misc. bits and pieces $600, and paint $400. That had me thinking around $5K, but I spaced the camera, Platinum applique and wiring. I guess those items and a couple hours labor to install makes up the additional $6200?
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