How do you take this piece off the tailgate?

2604 Views 6 Replies 5 Participants Last post by 05N1SM0, Jun 2, 2010

krazayxflip

Discussion Starter · Feb 25, 2010

How do i take the plastic piece off the tailgate without damaging anything? I tried to pull apart where my hands are pictured but there was a lot of resistance so I thought I would get feedback just in case. Oh and if you are wondering why...

I have a secret project and I will post pics when i'm done!

See less See more

Save

1 - 7 of 7 Posts

Irongrave

· #2 · Feb 25, 2010

flip tale gate down. remove plastic cover, remove metal cover think there are some bolts holding the latch and plastic on from the back side

Save

05N1SM0

· #3 · Feb 25, 2010

You have a NISMO, you will also need to remove the tailgate protector that I see in the pic.

Save

OkieScot

· #4 · Feb 26, 2010

May I ask why you are removing this piece? Is it for a mod or maintenance? If I could afford it I would remove it and make the tailgate smooth. That is such a clean look.

Save

krazayxflip

Discussion Starter · #5 · Feb 28, 2010

thanks irongrave! your advice helped but I ended up improvising.

OkieScot said:
May I ask why you are removing this piece? Is it for a mod or maintenance? If I could afford it I would remove it and make the tailgate smooth. That is such a clean look.

I was going to do I mod but ur right it would look cleaner if it wasnt so gray but w/e...lol

Save

EarlThePearl

· #6 · Jun 1, 2010

05N1SM0 said:
You have a NISMO, you will also need to remove the tailgate protector that I see in the pic.

How does that part come off? Brute force or are there some clips I don't see?

Save

05N1SM0

· #7 · Jun 2, 2010

The tailgate protector is held on by double sided tape, most likely 3M. Take your time and lift/pull until it lets go. You can heat it from the inside if you remove the metal panel from the tailgate first, just take your time. BTW if you destroy it I think you have to buy all three pieces.

Save

1 - 7 of 7 Posts

This is an older thread, you may not receive a response, and could be reviving an old thread. Please consider creating a new thread.

Top Contributors this Month