Stolen Tailgates

[Forest Moon]

My thoughts are: The 24 & 25 tailgates are aluminum and have scrape value.

No way, they go on FB marketplace or Craigslist intact, and sell for hundreds of dollars. They are not stealing tailgates for less than $10 worth of scrap metal.
This was a big thing with 3rd gen’s because replacing a damaged one could be more than $1000. Some people would rather get a cheap replacement with no questions asked than pay full price.

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[Sagebrush]

I don't think the 4th gens have aluminum tailgates.

They are made from aluminum.

I think this whole post is based on one clickbait article.

 

[TacoFreak]

They are made from aluminum.

I think this whole post is based on one clickbait article.

OK - I obviously did not know that the tailgates were aluminum. Interesting...

There is so much negative garbage about the 4th gen out there that one reported tailgate theft could easily be turned into a crime wave. I had a buddy who's Nissan pickup tailgate was stolen almost 30 ago, so this is not something new, or just happening to Tacomas. No one seems able to pass up any opportunity to diss our trucks for some reason.

 

[Slappy]

tailgates have been stolen since the '70 from fords & chevies
pickups back then were 4 work or campers on the back
and they were not all fancy like now
parts r parts & snitches get stitches

 

[Sagebrush]

No one seems able to pass up any opportunity to diss our trucks for some reason.

That's for sure. Here's an explanation for some of it:

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