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BLUE TAILGATE NEEDED
Logistics Pro
Joined: May 2015
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From: Tri Cities, TN
Those tailgates are reproduced. With no general location in your avatar, you won't get much help on a used one.
TAILGATE - #F-40700-3 - National Parts Depot
TAILGATE - #F-40700-3 - National Parts Depot
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Cross-Country
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Need blue tailgate to maintain the patina
Those tailgates are reproduced. With no general location in your avatar, you won't get much help on a used one.
TAILGATE - #F-40700-3 - National Parts Depot
TAILGATE - #F-40700-3 - National Parts Depot
Austin Texas... looking for a blue tailgate
See A Man About A Horse
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From: Mariposa, Ca.
That tailgate looks a lot better than many I’ve seen guys here using, it’s the least of your worries at this point.
If all you’re worried about is that dent along the left top rail - well, I wouldn’t. It matches the overall look of the truck. Just start cleaning it up. Get the brakes/fuel/ignition system in good working order. Replace the bed wood. Clean the engine bay. Drive it awhile.
You’d be surprised how good an original vintage truck can look, warts and all, and maybe you’ll want to keep and use it as is.
If all you’re worried about is that dent along the left top rail - well, I wouldn’t. It matches the overall look of the truck. Just start cleaning it up. Get the brakes/fuel/ignition system in good working order. Replace the bed wood. Clean the engine bay. Drive it awhile.
You’d be surprised how good an original vintage truck can look, warts and all, and maybe you’ll want to keep and use it as is.
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Cross-Country
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That tailgate looks a lot better than many I’ve seen guys here using, it’s the least of your worries at this point.
If all you’re worried about is that dent along the left top rail - well, I wouldn’t. It matches the overall look of the truck. Just start cleaning it up. Get the brakes/fuel/ignition system in good working order. Replace the bed wood. Clean the engine bay. Drive it awhile.
You’d be surprised how good an original vintage truck can look, warts and all, and maybe you’ll want to keep and use it as is.
If all you’re worried about is that dent along the left top rail - well, I wouldn’t. It matches the overall look of the truck. Just start cleaning it up. Get the brakes/fuel/ignition system in good working order. Replace the bed wood. Clean the engine bay. Drive it awhile.
You’d be surprised how good an original vintage truck can look, warts and all, and maybe you’ll want to keep and use it as is.
It's rusted out along the bottom....all the way across.
Plan is to keep it stock as possible.
Tuned
Joined: Feb 2025
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From: Beverly Kansas
I know for sure that gate is different from a short box, not sure if its the same as a wrong bed?
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From: Tri Cities, TN
This is the closest one to you 265 miles away. I wouldn't hold out for a blue one it ain't like they were making them last week. Any gate is going to be truck freight unless you can drive to it.
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I agree, the cost of a tailgate plus shipping and knowing it will never match the rest of the vehicle might want to consider this alternative seriously. You get to keep the 95% of the original patina that matches the rest of the vehicle. Just fix what is broken: rusted.
Last edited by tripleframe; Dec 18, 2025 at 08:21 AM.
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From: marin co., california
I'm guilty of that but consider the fact that I wont be worrying about door dings and such.. A $6 spray can can do wonders to the indiscretions of others.
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From: Burbank, WA
F250 tailgates are taller and wider than F100 gates, fyi. If you're intent on replacement, make sure you don't buy the wrong one.
It is available in reproduction if you wanted to lay out that kind of cash, although from what I've seen of people's asking prices for their used up junk, it could be a bargain.
https://www.parts123.com/parts123/yb...5Z5Z50000266b#
It is available in reproduction if you wanted to lay out that kind of cash, although from what I've seen of people's asking prices for their used up junk, it could be a bargain.
https://www.parts123.com/parts123/yb...5Z5Z50000266b#
Last edited by 52 Merc; Dec 17, 2025 at 06:55 PM.
Fleet Mechanic
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From: Lehigh Valley, Penna.
The 8’ flareside, mostly F250s and what you have, and the short bed flareside, F100 only, use different tailgates. As far as I know the one you need is not reproduced. The chances of finding a tailgate in better shape than what you have is slim, the chances of finding a good in the correct color is almost zero.