my first dent... aka, don;t let gravity help you drop your soft top. (pics inside)
10-04-2010, 04:48 PM
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This spring right after I first put the softtop back on I got in a hurry and slammed the tailgate with the rear window retention bar not seated. Result was a severly bent corner of the tailgate, much worse than yours. I took it to the body shop and my friend there said he would have to bondo it to make it smooth 
I couldn't live with that and as I had several other chips on it from Heidi hanging out the back I suggested he put about an inch of Line-X across the gate. The Line-X acts to fill in the little ripples etc. so no bondo. It looks great,cost me $63, and makes for a much more durable tailgate edge. I do feel your pain at the first damage on your baby! 
I couldn't live with that and as I had several other chips on it from Heidi hanging out the back I suggested he put about an inch of Line-X across the gate. The Line-X acts to fill in the little ripples etc. so no bondo. It looks great,cost me $63, and makes for a much more durable tailgate edge. I do feel your pain at the first damage on your baby! )
10-04-2010, 04:59 PM
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holy crap! thanks for posting this!! i noticed this dent like a week after i purchased mine. there was ONE TIME that it dropped hard on the back. looks exactly this lol. ive been tryin to figure it out for about 3 months now!
10-04-2010, 05:03 PM
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When I ordered the bushwacker hood protector it came with the tailgate protector...It covers it up and its about $100 for the two pieces...
10-05-2010, 01:41 PM
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sweet, that is way cheaper than having the body shop fix it, and in theory, it will offer some protection in the future. thanks for posting this.
