Ebay tailgates, are these legit?

Lowsonoma03 · 07-03-2008, 12:56 PM

Just what the title says. I have a pretty bad warp in my tailgate, and if my neighbor and i cant fix it, i'm going to need to buy one ASAP.

Are these legit? anybody have actual experience these? They look alright but i

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/94-03...spagenameZWDVW

Slow_S10 · 07-03-2008, 01:02 PM

I don't know, but damn that's a good deal! All of the junk years around here want between $150 and $250 for a tailgate. With one exception, but they never have any.

96blazer · 07-03-2008, 01:04 PM

It's an aftermarket tailgate, that's about what they cost. It's not a great deal, it's what they usually cost.

Lowsonoma03 · 07-03-2008, 01:08 PM

how do they line up? do you know if they decent quality or not?

sdime98 · 07-03-2008, 01:08 PM

keep in mind, they don't include hardware...

Lowsonoma03 · 07-03-2008, 01:25 PM

I can use the hardware from my original gate, but thanks for the heads up Jason. My buddy was over my shoulder saying the same thing

Crazygenius13 · 07-03-2008, 01:27 PM

they are decent, but not a great fit. You probably will also have to modify it a bit to attach all the mounting hardware.

Noremac · 07-03-2008, 03:08 PM

i would be iffy on it, just because the seller has one rating... you never know..

i know, when i had a little fenderbender several years back, i bought a core supoort off ebay, and it was junk... they used like 22gauge or less sheet metal for it, and i could bend it by hand.. he complied and sent me my money back minus shipping, and i fixed the stock one....

Maverick2664 · 07-03-2008, 06:23 PM

ive put a few aftermarket gates on various truck, none of them are really that "great" the metal is kinda on the thin side and theres usually some really bad waves right around the handle hole from where it was punched out

there was one that i put on a full size chevy that was so wavy from the handle hole, that it was almost the entire width of the gate

theyre cheap for a reason, if you want it to like nice, personally i would go with an OEM one or one from a junkyard

Jadesmarine · 07-03-2008, 07:06 PM

Wife does ebay. i would NOT buy that from that seller. i would say 30% chance u will get what you pay for and if you do months down the road!!

rockyroad217 · 07-03-2008, 07:15 PM

i have one..fits OK..heres a pic, and no the dent wasnt there when i got it lol..

actually i got mine here...http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/NEW-T...QQcmdZViewItem

Lowsonoma03 · 07-03-2008, 08:56 PM

Yeah i saw his feedback, but i was just posting the link for reference. I know Pershing is a good place to deal with. I was just wondering why there were so cheap, because my neighbor said he could get me one for $400

Thanks for your help guys!

Noremac · 07-03-2008, 09:10 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by Lowsonoma03

Yeah i saw his feedback, but i was just posting the link for reference. I know Pershing is a good place to deal with. I was just wondering why there were so cheap, because my neighbor said he could get me one for $400

Thanks for your help guys!

dont buy a core support from pershing or whatever... thats the seller i bought the core support from... cheaply made, and i doubt it would stand up to a front end collision if you put one in lol

King_Ice_Flash2 · 07-05-2008, 09:49 PM

The after market parts as stated above are thinner/cheaper steel.

Some of us started buying them to save weight.

Ease · 07-05-2008, 09:58 PM

For $500 I can get a complete bed - and I can probably get it with a gate attached... so $400 doesn't seem like much of a deal for a tailgate.

Lowsonoma03 · 07-06-2008, 09:24 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by Ease

For $500 I can get a complete bed - and I can probably get it with a gate attached... so $400 doesn't seem like much of a deal for a tailgate.

exactly why i wasnt going to pay for it! i almost shit when my neighbor told me the price.

Maverick2664 · 07-06-2008, 10:07 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by Ease

For $500 I can get a complete bed - and I can probably get it with a gate attached... so $400 doesn't seem like much of a deal for a tailgate.

not around here you cant... a few years ago i priced a bed... the cheapest i found for a BARE rust free bed was 900, and most of them had some minor body damage... up here where jim and i are, you just can find a good bed for cheap

i eventually found a solid bed for 250 (was involved in a roll over), but i had to drive south to get it

Wrkn prgs · 07-06-2008, 10:30 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by Ease

For $500 I can get a complete bed - and I can probably get it with a gate attached... so $400 doesn't seem like much of a deal for a tailgate.

I bought my bed, bumper, and tailgate for $250. It even matched my truck

Ease · 07-06-2008, 12:20 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by Wrkn prgs

I bought my bed, bumper, and tailgate for $250. It even matched my truck

Allright... you win.
haha.

And I have to be honest... It's from a cousin that hauls piles to the recycler.
But in any event, at $500 I thought he was ripping me off and passed.
I'm going to be installing new bed rails instead.

redsdime · 07-06-2008, 12:23 PM

wrkn prgs where did you find this at?

rockyroad217 · 07-06-2008, 02:11 PM

my friend got a bed at the local junkyard for $200..it even had a checkmate bed cover on it lol

redsdime · 07-06-2008, 05:12 PM

junkyards here are shit and they want 600 for bed and tailgate

96blazer · 07-06-2008, 07:53 PM

Those junkyard parts could be the same aftermarket junk too.

eutechnyx · 07-06-2008, 09:48 PM

wow 150 at a JY? I got mine for $20

07-03-2008, 12:56 PM	#1
Lowsonoma03 Is EXHAUSTED Age: 23 Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 7,178 Location: Erie, PA User is: OffLine	Ebay tailgates, are these legit? Just what the title says. I have a pretty bad warp in my tailgate, and if my neighbor and i cant fix it, i'm going to need to buy one ASAP. Are these legit? anybody have actual experience these? They look alright but i http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/94-03...spagenameZWDVW
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07-03-2008, 01:02 PM	#2
Slow_S10 I Type Slow Too... Age: 26 Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 1,096 Location: Chesapeake, VA User is: OffLine	Re: Ebay tailgates, are these legit? I don't know, but damn that's a good deal! All of the junk years around here want between $150 and $250 for a tailgate. With one exception, but they never have any.
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07-03-2008, 01:04 PM	#3
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07-03-2008, 01:25 PM	#6
Lowsonoma03 Is EXHAUSTED Age: 23 Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 7,178 Location: Erie, PA User is: OffLine	Re: Ebay tailgates, are these legit? I can use the hardware from my original gate, but thanks for the heads up Jason. My buddy was over my shoulder saying the same thing
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07-03-2008, 01:27 PM	#7
Crazygenius13 What y'all watchin HOES!? Age: 22 Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 3,578 Location: Vacaville, CA User is: OffLine	Re: Ebay tailgates, are these legit? they are decent, but not a great fit. You probably will also have to modify it a bit to attach all the mounting hardware.
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07-03-2008, 03:08 PM	#8
Noremac damned 4banger Age: 19 Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 5,365 Location: Jonesboro Arkansas User is: OffLine	Re: Ebay tailgates, are these legit? i would be iffy on it, just because the seller has one rating... you never know.. i know, when i had a little fenderbender several years back, i bought a core supoort off ebay, and it was junk... they used like 22gauge or less sheet metal for it, and i could bend it by hand.. he complied and sent me my money back minus shipping, and i fixed the stock one....
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07-03-2008, 06:23 PM	#9
Maverick2664 Heavy Metal Body Man Age: 24 Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 1,581 Location: Erie PA User is: Online	Re: Ebay tailgates, are these legit? ive put a few aftermarket gates on various truck, none of them are really that "great" the metal is kinda on the thin side and theres usually some really bad waves right around the handle hole from where it was punched out there was one that i put on a full size chevy that was so wavy from the handle hole, that it was almost the entire width of the gate theyre cheap for a reason, if you want it to like nice, personally i would go with an OEM one or one from a junkyard
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07-03-2008, 07:06 PM	#10
Jadesmarine Adapt And Overcome! Age: 24 Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 586 Location: 29 Palms User is: Online	Re: Ebay tailgates, are these legit? Wife does ebay. i would NOT buy that from that seller. i would say 30% chance u will get what you pay for and if you do months down the road!!
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07-03-2008, 07:15 PM	#11
rockyroad217 needs a new grille Age: 21 Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 4,067 Location: Pine Bluff, AR User is: OffLine	Re: Ebay tailgates, are these legit? i have one..fits OK..heres a pic, and no the dent wasnt there when i got it lol.. actually i got mine here...http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/NEW-T...QQcmdZViewItem Last edited by rockyroad217 : 07-03-2008 at 07:20 PM.
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07-03-2008, 08:56 PM	#12
Lowsonoma03 Is EXHAUSTED Age: 23 Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 7,178 Location: Erie, PA User is: OffLine	Re: Ebay tailgates, are these legit? Yeah i saw his feedback, but i was just posting the link for reference. I know Pershing is a good place to deal with. I was just wondering why there were so cheap, because my neighbor said he could get me one for $400 Thanks for your help guys!
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Noremac damned 4banger Age: 19 Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 5,365 Location: Jonesboro Arkansas User is: OffLine	Re: Ebay tailgates, are these legit? Quote: Originally Posted by Lowsonoma03 Yeah i saw his feedback, but i was just posting the link for reference. I know Pershing is a good place to deal with. I was just wondering why there were so cheap, because my neighbor said he could get me one for $400 Thanks for your help guys! dont buy a core support from pershing or whatever... thats the seller i bought the core support from... cheaply made, and i doubt it would stand up to a front end collision if you put one in lol
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07-05-2008, 09:58 PM	#15
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Lowsonoma03 Is EXHAUSTED Age: 23 Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 7,178 Location: Erie, PA User is: OffLine	Re: Ebay tailgates, are these legit? Quote: Originally Posted by Ease For $500 I can get a complete bed - and I can probably get it with a gate attached... so $400 doesn't seem like much of a deal for a tailgate. exactly why i wasnt going to pay for it! i almost shit when my neighbor told me the price.
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Maverick2664 Heavy Metal Body Man Age: 24 Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 1,581 Location: Erie PA User is: Online	Re: Ebay tailgates, are these legit? Quote: Originally Posted by Ease For $500 I can get a complete bed - and I can probably get it with a gate attached... so $400 doesn't seem like much of a deal for a tailgate. not around here you cant... a few years ago i priced a bed... the cheapest i found for a BARE rust free bed was 900, and most of them had some minor body damage... up here where jim and i are, you just can find a good bed for cheap i eventually found a solid bed for 250 (was involved in a roll over), but i had to drive south to get it
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Wrkn prgs Useless posting member Age: 19 Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 6,281 Location: Sidney Oh User is: OffLine	Re: Ebay tailgates, are these legit? Quote: Originally Posted by Ease For $500 I can get a complete bed - and I can probably get it with a gate attached... so $400 doesn't seem like much of a deal for a tailgate. I bought my bed, bumper, and tailgate for $250. It even matched my truck
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Ease Registered User Age: 23 Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 108 Location: Newfoundland, Canada User is: Online	Re: Ebay tailgates, are these legit? Quote: Originally Posted by Wrkn prgs I bought my bed, bumper, and tailgate for $250. It even matched my truck Allright... you win. haha. And I have to be honest... It's from a cousin that hauls piles to the recycler. But in any event, at $500 I thought he was ripping me off and passed. I'm going to be installing new bed rails instead.
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