Damn!! Tailgate was stolen last night.

Be careful about buying a used tailgate from someone as your probably getting a stolen one . I would just go thru your insurance then have your vin # etched onto it

 

Is this a 3rd gen or 2nd gen

 

I was thinking about that. I see all these tailgates on Craigslist and wondering why anyone would get rid of theirs. I'll ask a few questions before I buy for sure.

 

It's a 2nd gen.

 

Sorry about your tailgate. I installed a Pop and Lock and put a Sabellco tailgate lock on. Both were simple installs.

 

https://www.ebay.com/bhp/tacoma-tailgate

https://www.partsgeek.com/catalog/2015/toyota/tacoma/body_mechanical_-ar-_trim/tailgate.html

 

When you search car-part.com for your area there are several new take offs, but they want $850 for them. That's nuts. In my area they want $650 for them and I thought that was ridiculous.

 

for those prices you might as well go thru your auto or homeowners insurance

 

exactly... mine has a nice little dent in it. I think its safe.

 

that sucks you have damage your own vehicle to keep thieves away, in the old days they used to hang horse thieves

 

Hey op check businesses that sell truck caps. White work trucks go in there a lot to get the contractor caps and they leave the tailgates. A lot of those on craigslist and offer up are those take offs. The only thing I wouldn’t do is buy one from some random dude cause yea that’s most likely stolen.

 

Did this happen in front of where you live? Or out and about?

 

Thanks for all the links. This happened in front of my house after 1am.

I agree with BillsSR5 wholeheartedly.

 

I got one of the Sabellco locks, just got it yesterday in fact.

Kinda a pain in the cock to put on, mostly trying to get the o-rings on while holding the unhinged tailgate. Short of cutting or prying it, or carrying exactly the tools needed to remove it, it seems pretty damn secure.

My condolences for your tailgate. I had to buy one myself, even if it was cuz I bought my truck with a walk-in cap.

 

Craigslist,and you can buy back your own tailgate.

 

Tweakers gotta tweak.

 

I make these for 15 bucks

 

How much to ship to Las Vegas 89130 ?

 

I finally installed mine today
I didn’t have any more color match paint so I just used black.

 

Single stage paint does not have "clearcoat already mixed in the paint." It's simply white paint in the OP's case. Basecoat / Clearcoat is a whole different system.