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Old May 17, 2010 | 08:52 PM
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Tailgate latch
the handle to open my tailgate is broke and I need ideas on how to fix it. It looks like some kind of cast aluminum which I can only imagine how hard that would be to weld, but its worth a try I suppose. Any ideas on how to fix it?
 
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Old May 17, 2010 | 08:59 PM
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junk yard dude!!!! wish you woulda posted this last night i would have picked one up for ya today and sent it to ya.i was out at the chebby-yard earlier
 
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Old May 18, 2010 | 06:08 PM
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o well, next time I guess josh. Thanks anyways. i pulled mine off today and JB welded the hell out of it. We'll see how it is tomorrow.
 
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hit it with a bfh it i pops open
 
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lol joe. Hell if this dont work, i might just weld one up out of steel. No more broken handles for me!
 
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yep that might work
 
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