Tailgate Seal

Salsa De Piña · January 5, 2021

15 minutes ago, Gangly said:

I guess I've never had an issue with water getting in the bed of my truck through the tailgate and ruining anything. I completely understand the worry though, I'm OCD about certain things as well.

Do you have a tonneau cover? With mine off, I can drive gravel roads all day and there'd be a bit of dust in the bed and on whatever I had in there. With the cover on, EVERYTHING in the bed is COVERED in dust.

I don't think this is about being OCD. It's about how the bed sucks in air around the tailgate when you have a tonneau cover on.

Salsa De Piña · January 5, 2021

15 minutes ago, Gangly said:

I guess I've never had an issue with water getting in the bed of my truck through the tailgate and ruining anything. I completely understand the worry though, I'm OCD about certain things as well.

Do you have a tonneau cover? With mine off, I can drive gravel roads all day and there'd be a bit of dust in the bed and on whatever I had in there. With the cover on, EVERYTHING in the bed is COVERED in dust.

I don't think this is about being OCD. It's about how the bed sucks in air around the tailgate when you have a tonneau cover on.

Gangly · January 5, 2021

I have a soft topper that I keep on the bed and have very little dust intrusion and rarely do I find any moisture anywhere in the bed. However, I know its not vacuum tight above the tailgate and that might be why I dont get dust and stuff sucked in from around the tail gate seams. Either way, its nice to know there are solutions to the apparent issue.

mjonesjr84 · January 5, 2021

14 minutes ago, Salsa De Piña said:

It's about how the bed sucks in air around the tailgate when you have a tonneau cover on.

This. My tailgate gets dirty quick with the bed cover on and stays clean as the rest of the truck when it's off. The aerodynamics change so much with the cover that the vacuum behind the truck pulls in water/dirt/dust. It makes me wonder how the bed cover affects fuel mileage.

Shaunmzs · January 6, 2021

On 1/4/2021 at 7:43 AM, mjonesjr84 said:

How does it do with keeping dust and water out of the bed? It looks like it doesn't do anything for the vertical portions of the tailgate.

I had this put on my 2020 Trail Boss, took it off within the first month. It doesn't seal anything when the tailgate is closed. It is only useful in keeping mulch and such from falling into the tailgate crack. It was still a pain to clean out so I decided to take it off.

You also can't have it installed and try and seal the tailgate while closed with any type of gasket because the two would interfere with each other.

I have bought the ESI Ultimate Tailgate Seal from Amazon, but haven't installed yet.

These gaps on the tailgate are getting huge!!

mjonesjr84 · January 6, 2021

25 minutes ago, Shaunmzs said:

I had this put on my 2020 Trail Boss, took it off within the first month. It doesn't seal anything when the tailgate is closed. It is only useful in keeping mulch and such from falling into the tailgate crack. It was still a pain to clean out so I decided to take it off.

You also can't have it installed and try and seal the tailgate while closed with any type of gasket because the two would interfere with each other.

I have bought the ESI Ultimate Tailgate Seal from Amazon, but haven't installed yet.

These gaps on the tailgate are getting huge!!

I got this one right before I made this post. I haven't gotten it installed yet either but probably will this weekend.

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Jeff Fish · August 26, 2024

On 1/5/2021 at 10:14 AM, Gangly said:

I guess I've never had an issue with water getting in the bed of my truck through the tailgate and ruining anything. I completely understand the worry though, I'm OCD about certain things as well.

In my experience, water mostly entered when going thru my Carwash. The vertical water jets that go around the back of the vehicle soaked the inside (Left & Rt Sides). I have a topper and a bed mat inside, keeping it dry is a nice thing, especially when loaded with tools or camping gear!

redwngr · August 26, 2024

If dry and dust-free is a requirement / issue the stuff should be in the back of an SUV.

Even if the tailgate doesn't leak there are still holes in the bed.

Edited August 27, 2024 by redwngr

repairman54 · August 27, 2024

Sides of tailgate do not have water seals so water will get in with the side blast of the car wash.

rrmccabe · August 29, 2024

I am wondering if this would help or hurt me. My 2017 had a bed rug that covered tailgate as well. In winter the section that covered the gap would get wet and freeze . So it did not hinge well. I assumed it came from bottom but was not sure.

I will probably order a new Bedrug in the next week for my new 2024. Been thinking about getting the version that does not cover tailgate because of that.

Edited August 29, 2024 by rrmccabe