Supplier screwup? They used tin foil for the new Tundra tailgates....
10-23-2007, 09:33 PM
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Supplier screwup? They used tin foil for the new Tundra tailgates....
10-23-2007, 11:03 PM
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wow, and I thought gm ford and dodge had cheap tailgates and cheap hinges.
10-24-2007, 12:13 PM
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Those pictures they had in that link look alot like my sister's chevy tailgate. It looks like those chevies are made of old malt liquor cans spray painted and soldered together.
10-25-2007, 12:26 AM
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dad's hinges are bent a little, and my buddy that has a 2000 ford just took his tailgate off to get new hinges for his. But we ride 4 wheelers a lot, and we generally load from a road ditch, and hardly ever use ramps and most of the time there is atleast a 12 inch step for the atv to climb up before we get it in the bed. I am sure that is hard on things, but not near like those pictures.
10-25-2007, 04:04 AM
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Not good for their reputation at all.
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These tailgate issues are the least of Toyota's current problems. Toyotas have always been flimsy but reliable.
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Originally Posted by Big Bad
These days, Toyota Tacomas are trying to kill their drivers.
Ah yes, another issue that Ford has beat Toyota to the punch.....
Explorers anyone?
10-25-2007, 12:59 PM
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Originally Posted by SMIGGS
Ah yes, another issue that Ford has beat Toyota to the punch.....
Explorers never actively tried to kill their occupants.
10-25-2007, 01:01 PM
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Explorers never actively tried to kill their occupants.
Gee, that Tacoma better toughen up if I gets so mad at it's occupants that it wants to harm them.
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Gee, maybe Toyota should figure out why their Tacomas accelerate uncontrollably and fix them?
They should probably address the pathetic stamped steel upper control arms on the new Tundra while they are at it.
10-25-2007, 02:08 PM
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Gee, maybe Toyota should figure out why their Tacomas accelerate uncontrollably and fix them?
They should probably address the pathetic stamped steel upper control arms on the new Tundra while they are at it.
I would only hope that they do. Heaven forbid they get sued because of someone getting hurt or even worse, dying.
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10-25-2007, 05:02 PM
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It looks like its constructed from corrugated cardboard and 3m double sided tape.
10-25-2007, 05:09 PM
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I meant the damage in that picture was done trying to load a golf cart
Incredible...
10-25-2007, 05:30 PM
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I meant the damage in that picture was done trying to load a golf cart
Incredible...
Don't most golf carts have 200+ lbs worth of batteries alone?
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