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Old May 29th, 2008, 10:52 AM   #9 (permalink)
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Interesting info indeed, especially since it was good enough that you didn't detect it just from handling/opening/closing the tailgate.
Actually, what I DID detect is that I didn't need to slam the tailgate to get it to close properly, the way I do on my 86 with the metal tailgate. Clearly the lighter plastic part doesn't cause the hinge to wear and sag.
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