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07-13-2016, 09:29 PM
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Location: Athens, AL
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Tailgate patch panels?
Fleetside. Seems like these things are always rusted at the very bottom or maybe damaged at the top. Does anyone make simple patch pieces?
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07-13-2016, 09:31 PM
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Location: Belews Creek , NC
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Re: Tailgate patch panels?
I do not believe they do, wish they did though
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07-13-2016, 09:33 PM
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Re: Tailgate patch panels?
i am going to make a big effort to repair the gate for my 72 project, I will make it work somehow
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07-14-2016, 05:56 AM
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Location: Berne IN
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Re: Tailgate patch panels?
I made my own inner & outer lower pieces out of 14ga metal- you will need a break to do this.
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07-14-2016, 06:23 AM
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Re: Tailgate patch panels?
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07-14-2016, 09:59 PM
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Re: Tailgate patch panels?
I just installed them about 3 weeks ago. If you look at the bottom of your gate you will see how the outer overlaps the inner- I stood the gate on its end & traced around it. I then cut out my template & bent the pieces to match- coming up about 4" on each side (I could hide the outer seam under my Cheyenne band). Will try to get pics of the finished product
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07-15-2016, 04:54 PM
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Location: San Antonio, Texas
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Re: Tailgate patch panels?
There used to be lower inner and outer tailgate patch panels out there. I seem to have deleted my bookmarks after I bought a whole tailgate, but I found them when I was considering repairing mine. You might search google or ebay for "lower inner tailgate patch" and "lower outer tailgate patch" and see if you can't find them still.
Chevrolet Chevy GMC Truck Tailgate Inner Lower Panel 67,68,69,70,71,72
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07-15-2016, 05:59 PM
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Re: Tailgate patch panels?
Hope this shows what I did- you can see that the new metal is thicker than the original. The rest of the gate was in good condition- the bottom was just rotted out. Looks good enough for a work truck. The black plastic thing is my inner tailgate liner- it doesn't always lay flat on hot days
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