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Originally Posted by Toxarch  What outside forces are they claiming? Are they saying you shouldn't have had the golf cart on there? Or are they denying the claim because you took the tailgate apart? A truck's tailgate should NOT have to be taken off to load anything. Maybe if it was like 1000+ pounds on the tailgate and failing. But 200 pounds max is crap. I could sit on the tailgate alone and exceed that limit. |
They were not happy about my having disassembled the gate and that I knew more about the assembly then they did. but they said the gate was damaged by the golf cart as an outside force.
I was at SEMA all day today and talked to several Toyota Reps with Pics of the damage and of the same cart on my old Chevy, Rear wheels on the gate and everything. I also found 6 of 10 Tundras that I looked at that were being displayed by vendors had the cracks starting at the top sides. One of which sat next to the Diesel dualy they were displaying in the Factory booth. That is a cool truck
. I showed the cracks to as many of the reps as would follow me around looking at Tundras but they only looked at 2 or 3 trucks before blowing me off and heading for the cover of thier booth.
I also spent some time outside with my Rock Crawling buddies and there was a Prove it Tundra ride and drive out there. I looked at the gates of some of those trucks and 2 of the 5 were starting to show the cracking. These truck were new with no hauling ever in thier beds.
I probly will not get anything from Toyota but I will certainly wave the red flag as high and long as I can. Hope it helps get some of you guys gates fixed or a recall or something.
Wayne