Fifth Wheel Tailgates
Wanting to put a louvered fifth wheel tailgate on my '14 Duramax. Looked at several online, not sure which to use. Carlson makes a nice one and is reasonably priced, any thoughts or suggestions from ...
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ChuckV1 wrote:
Till you pull away an forget to lower your tailgate, then you think "why didn't I buy that louvered tailgate " Ops now you have to spend another $350 for another tailgate plus another $200 or more for paint to match your truck ...
Say it won't happen to you, well after 20 years of pulling goose neck trailers an 5th wheels it happened to me !!! So don't say its a waste of money when you bend your tailgate so badly you have to replace one ...Ugh
Funny, had a standard tailgate for several years...never had an issue.
New truck got the V-gate....first time hit the tailgate with the pin because it was an inch too low.
Luckily it was the plastic version. It flexed and popped out of the hinges with no damage.
