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Old Dec 24, 2019 | 01:44 PM
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Bent tailgate striker post

I have no clue how the previous owner even accomplished this(truck only 10k miles).I noticed the other day that one side of the tailgate sticks out almost a 1/4 of an inch. He some how managed to bend the holy crap out of the striker post. Just finished replacing. 15 min job. Figured everyone would want to see this gem.


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New striker off of ebay
 
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Old Dec 24, 2019 | 03:11 PM
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The idiot's at work do this all the time!!!! Bugs the hell out of me, it's from using a ratchet strap to secure a long load.
 
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Old Dec 24, 2019 | 03:43 PM
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Originally Posted by ford390gashog
The idiot's at work do this all the time!!!! Bugs the hell out of me, it's from using a ratchet strap to secure a long load.
This is exactly why I posted this.....I couldn't figure it out. I knew someone had seen it before.
 
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Old Dec 26, 2019 | 06:57 AM
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Or perhaps it was hit when by something when the tailgate was down.
 
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Old Dec 26, 2019 | 08:25 AM
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Could have bumped it with a pallet as well.

On the plus side I was thinking maybe beat up truck and they just put a bed liner in it but it looks like the paint around the sides of the tailgate and lights is nice. So I wouldnt worry about it too much.
 
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