Brackets on tail gate?

[CajunMick]

Anyone know what this bracket for, intended use? I just discovered it, having tail gate open and see a screw/bolt loose. I suspect the crew who sprayed liner removed it, and didn’t properly installed it. Screw threads ok, but won’t screw into a fastener indide the gate.

The only observation I see when closing the gate is it tends to “catch” the gate latch cable, folds it nicely into cavity between the gate side and side of bed sidewall.

Or it could be a tie down clip for any tie down if gate open, and a load rests on top of the gate. Think of a motorcycle?

Sponsored

 

[OleFordGuy]

factory tie down points with built in bottle cap opener for your favorite bottled beverage

 

[CajunMick]

factory tie down points with built in bottle cap opener for your favorite bottled beverage

Umm, have iced beers in those side pockets cavites, so hold the beers while I tie down the wheelbarrow. Then we can open them to refresh, cool off.

Down here in S Tx it be Shiner bock beer. Ok with you?

 

[OleFordGuy]

Fine with me!!!! Back in the day i would enjoy the majority of the brands Except Budweiser, for whatever reason it produced instant headaches on me. At my age now mostly had to give it up but once a blue moon i can manage to down 1/2 bottle of an Ice Cold one. Hope you enjoy yours!

 

[jewc75]

Umm, have iced beers in those side pockets cavites, so hold the beers while I tie down the wheelbarrow. Then we can open them to refresh, cool off.

Down here in S Tx it be Shiner bock beer. Ok with you?

Use spray foam around the cubbies and they stay cold for awhile. Lol. I keep a bottle of crown apple and sprite in mine lol.

 

[Maverickman74]

That's the bikers bracket. Meant for 2 things motorcycles and beer!

 

[CajunMick]

Thanks fellas. I resign myself to see it as a tie down bracket. In my case, for anything but a motorcycle. You see, I unloaded my bike, bike #9, 4 yrs ago. Age creep forced me to put kickstand down for good.

 

[CajunMick]

Use spray foam around the cubbies and they stay cold for awhile. Lol. I keep a bottle of crown apple and sprite in mine lol.

Crown Royal and 7-up for me, for a hi ball.
Cheers!

 

[Vector6]

Greetings from South Texas.. no Shiner for me... I'll have this instead.

 

[cyberdog]

To answer your install question, it appears rotated 180 degrees. Pretty sure the straight side screws should be along the inward side of the tailgate. It's damp & cold, and I've been quarantining with COVID, or I'd go out and double check mine, but pretty sure it's flipped.

 

[CajunMick]

Greetings from South Texas.. no Shiner for me... I'll have this instead.

I’ll look into this brew, sample it.

 

[Ozarkbeard]

I’ll look into this brew, sample it.

Odest brewery in the US and family owned. A good tasting Lager, unlike that foreign owned conglomerate in St Louis.

 

[CajunMick]

To answer your install question, it appears rotated 180 degrees. Pretty sure the straight side screws should be along the inward side of the tailgate. It's damp & cold, and I've been quarantining with COVID, or I'd go out and double check mine, but pretty sure it's flipped.

Yea, when you get opportunity do forward a picture. If the spray liner guys put them on backwards I might redo, or get them to redo.

 

[CajunMick]

Odest brewery in the US and family owned. A good tasting Lager, unlike that foreign owned conglomerate in St Louis.

 

[CajunMick]

Odest brewery in the US and family owned. A good tasting Lager, unlike that foreign owned conglomerate in St Louis.

Brewed in Ft Worth?

Sponsored