Title says it all, off of his '09 F250. Has anyone else heard or experienced this? I'm a police officer and personally have never heard of a tailgate getting stolen. Any ideas on how much a new one will cost? Installation seems like it would be easy.

 

Quite a few tailgates get stolen in Arizona. A buddy had his stolen off his 05 at a hospital while he was in the ER with his wife. Getting it replaced wasn't cheap.

 

On the 08-10 Superduty's the tailgates get stolen real often. Make sure to keep it locked. I have kept mine locked since I came home with it. Dealers around here make sure to keep them lock b/c they'll come back the next day and have several trucks with tailgates missing. People with the older body stlye's are putting them on there trucks.

 

Yep had a buddy get his stolen that's why I like the locking feature on mine

 

If you don't like the inconvience of locking your tailgate, throw a metal screw-tie(hose clamp) over the end of the tailgate with the notch that lets you remove the tailgate. It's not exactly full-proof, but unless they have 5 minutes to unscrew the clamp, it will most likely prevent it from being stolen.

I wish they would make the tailgate lock and unlock with the doors.

 

It takes less than 30 seconds to take a tailgate off a Super Duty. Keep em locked.

 

Man, that sucks. I've read about this happening to people on this site for years now. I used to think the locking tailgate feature was just to be used with tonneau covers. I always lock mine now when out and about.

 

my key will not fit my tail gate, but does fit my spare?

I am guessing at one point the tail gate was stolen off mine and replaced.

 

All you need is 2 simple hose clamps to add some extra security.

 

Mine does. All you need is a door lock actuator, wire, and wire ties. I did mine for less than $30. Do a search in the 04-08 section. Took less than an hour to install.

 

I guess this happens on the newer trucks because of the "Man Step" and people with older trucks want the "Man Step"???

I better go home and lock mine. :-/

 

I got mine for 300 off ebay. Car-Parts.com good place also for local used parts.

 

Two of my most hated things are theft and vandalism...why can't people just leave others alone. Buncha' low-life's.

 

if you have a low deductible it may be worth going through insurance

 

keep your tailgates locked