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I had a small utility trailer hooked up to my truck the other day. I put the tailgate down (or should I say, attempted to put the tailgate down) and it slammed against the handle that lowers the mechanism to support the trailer. GD-MF-SOB. Now I have a dent above the tailgate release handle and below the black factory protector. Chalk that one up to not checking for clearance.
 I wonder if there's a way to get it out, other than buying a new tailgate. This message has been edited. Last edited by: Hemifyed06, Remember... You're a wreck, an accident. Forget the freak, you're just nature. Keep the gun oiled and the temple clean-Shit, snort, and blaspheme. Let the heads cool and the engine run, because in then end, everything we do... Is just everything we've done. - Corey Taylor THE RIG : 2006 Dodge Ram 1500 QC, 5.7L Hemi, 20" tires, diamond plate bed rails, Extang Trifecta tonneau cover, Dodge bedliner, stainless steel nerf bars, Flowmaster series 50 HD exhaust, 12" stainless steel Gibson tips with 3.5" slash outlets, Superchips 3815, Auburn Gear High Performance limited slip differential, Airaid CAI, Helix Power Tower Plus Throttle Body Spacer. Sevendust in the CD player and a tin of Cope above the visor.       |
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"Mark" Forum Manager Former Hemi truck owner  |
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"Doug" Member, Board of Directors Asst. Forum Manager Truck of the Month April 2005  |
Nope!! That close to the bend in the tailgate it wouldn't hold. Lots of Bondo would make it look better "for a while", but I doubt that it would hold for long. Never hurts to check with your body shop though.
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That is fixable. Any good body shop can get that out with minimal bondo. Improvements in bondo make it as durable as the metal under it.
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glad your hand wasn't in that spot either..
Yep, some metal work and some filler goes a long way.  '05 Sport,RC. new mods from the shade tree shop: a few Six Pack Hoods, hand made Stainless Steel 1/2" Hood Pins. Survivor of "Hemi in The Hills III" and "Pigeon Forge 2007" See my ride here. |
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"Tracey" |
Thats an easy fix. You use a stud gun and weld them on. Then clamp the slide hammer to the studs and bring it back out. I could bring that back to just about perfect that way. It would only need a thin coat to fill the grinder marks.
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"Jason" Truck of the Month May 2008  |
Perfect time to shave that handle too.
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wouldn't hurt to check with a paintless dent repair place either. I have seem some pretty horrid dents pulled from those guys, you might be surprised!
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