Tailgate skins

[Kiwivan]

Cheers for clearing that up ozbox.
I think then I will go the rare spares way.

Kiwivan

[jennie285]

i've got about 8 dints on the inside of the tail gate already from kneeling on it to get in and out whilst i was putting the ceiling lining in etc ,Iam going have to fix a board sheet or flat plate to the inside of the tail gate and cover it with auto carpet RB

[wbute]

Is it possible to pull the skin off a Rares tailgate and put it on a real one?

[GTS]

Cheers for clearing that up ozbox.
I think then I will go the rare spares way.

Kiwivan

Dont forget that the RS tailgate is for a ute. You have to cut and weld the top corners to make it fit a van.

[ozbox]

Dont forget that the RS tailgate is for a ute. You have to cut and weld the top corners to make it fit a van.

but it has all the holes for a rubber which a ute originally never had..

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Ozbox, I was being a bit of a smart ass when I made that comment.
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arrrr humour....:Chin:

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My daughters HZ ute had one and after a B+S it was almost a bannana. She reckoned that it was only from people sitting on it. Perhaps several people at once.

yeh ive seen the size of the cattle at b n s balls...not good for asian parts...:errf:

[ambientgoat]

How do you tell an aftermarket gate from the real deal?
I always thought my ute had an aftermarket gate. I was an 140kg man mountain when I had that on the road as a daily, always sat on it and it didn't get bent or dented.

[ozbox]

How do you tell an aftermarket gate from the real deal?
I always thought my ute had an aftermarket gate. I was an 140kg man mountain when I had that on the road as a daily, always sat on it and it didn't get bent or dented.

if its on a ute there wont be any holes for the rubbers..
little harder on a van,generally the top corners where you have to cut for a van..on the underside it will have a spot of weld or braise if genuine..

[TwoTees]

yeh ive seen the size of the cattle at b n s balls...not good for asian parts...:errf:

Hmm! Never thought of my daughter as "Cattle" before. Thanks!

How do you tell an aftermarket gate from the real deal?
I always thought my ute had an aftermarket gate. I was an 140kg man mountain when I had that on the road as a daily, always sat on it and it didn't get bent or dented.

Poke it with your finger. If it has flex its repo if there is little to no flex its probably genuine. If you put the 2 types side by side you will know.
Also the repo sounds very tinny compared to a thud when you close them.

[ozbox]

Hmm! Never thought of my daughter as "Cattle" before. Thanks!

was a generalisation of the size of some country kids not a direct knock at your daughter by any meens..
just another form of "humour"

[bern]

from what i've seen non genuine t/gates (lower) usually have a number -symbol stamp on the inner of the t/gate