Looks good. Can't tell if it's the way the light hits your truck or not but I can't tell if it's two tone....Wheels on. Will get better pictures later! Fuel Flux 22x9.5 +20.
That's a beautiful truck, Patrick! Thanks for sharing!Wheels on. Will get better pictures later! Fuel Flux 22x9.5 +20.
Is this an after market item?Sealed the tailgate, hopefully I’ll have less dust sucked in there going off-road now.
ignore the cargo net, that’s just a temporary spot before I go get hardware to install it properly
Nice write up! Thanks for posting with the great pics.I've had issues with my power tailgate randomly not releasing (often during hotter weather) and being super loud when it releases.
Took off the work surface to expose the tailgate actuator assembly:
Then adjusted the releases. I used the manual release handle (C) to check how the latches were releasing. (A) controls the left latch and (B) controls the right latch. I used sharpie to mark the rod position where it came from the factory (you can see it in the photo below on threads). Both rods had significant amounts of slack in them and the left latch was releasing after the right latch - the tailgate under pressure was getting hung up on the left latch after the right released.
I brought both rods in by 2 threads to get rid of the slack (the blue clips open with a flathead), then I had to bring in the rod for the left latch another 2-3 threads to get them to release at the same time. Sprayed some lubricant on the moving parts to help things along.
Tested it out to make sure the tailgate wasn't on a hair trigger and it releases cleanly with a nice subdued "thunk" when the actuator goes. The most time consuming part was taking all the bolts for the work surface out. Super easy adjustment.
Do you like your BAKFlip MX4? I'm considering HARD at getting that one.
This is my second one. I like the looks and functionality. Install was a little more finicky on the F-150 than my Tacoma. When I torqued the bolts on the brackets, the side rails kept wanting to tilt down. Had to get a second person to hold some upward pressure on the rails while I torqued them. All fine in the end.
didn’t even know these were available! Did you get a shipping notice yet? FA likes to take your order and then not fulfill it.
