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Originally Posted by trbomax
No matter how you route it,if you cover it with some split poly wire loom,you will never wear thru the cable.It will wear a hole in the tailgate first! I dont run a tailgate. I built a hinged ,two piece tailgate of sorts that drops into slots in my bed liner. Its 2 pieces of 2x6,hinged with a pair of slide bolts to hold it up if I need to. I did move my bumper plug to the top of the bumper to keep it out of the crap thrown up by the rear tires.My harness just plugs into it,then I coiled the excess up and zip tied it in a loop.If anyone wants to see the tailgate I can take a pic and post it tomorrow.
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Sure let's see it!
I like not having a normal tailgate because of viability, easier access and i dont have to drop it to hitch up my gooseneck or 5er.
I used a 2x6's for years across the beds of several of my trucks in the slots the factory had. I made this gate so i had more room for my tote tank in the bed on my old '05 duramax.
I'm using a 2x8 (cause it was laying around and i didn't have a 2x6) on my new GMC. Of course my backup camera doesn't work with no tailgate, so i will be making a new gate for it with camera accommodations!