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widgeewoodduck


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well now am the owner of Colorado 2009 twin cab  with canopy all good now would like to know what people do to seal the the tail gate from dust , is there any type of rubber seal that they have used tried or are trying at this point in time , i do have a lot of learning now to know how to handle and use this vehicle to be proficient with the 4 wd side of things plus a lot of other side issues eg the winch etc going to have to go down the back paddock and tie the vehicle to a tree and see how it all works , thanks for reading this and replies greatly appreciated  

Regards Steve & Stella 



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Bass


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Good luck with that. had a 2011 Dmax with canopy and trying to keep dust out was nigh on impossible. went to Clarke rubber and got rubber sealing helped a bit but dust still got in. but then we did a lot of dirt road work.
Cheers bass

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It is a ute, you will get dust in it.  Don't keep your ball gowns & dinner suits in it. biggrin

If really concerned get a scupper vent fitted, this slightly pressurises the area helping keep dust out.

Cheers Neil



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HAVE A SQUIZZ HERE : www.browndavis.com.au/tail-gate-seals/

This company does seals for many makes

Frank

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Colorado.....good choice Steve and Stella. IMO.

I got some "Truseal" from Evilbay. It came from the US of A and took about a week to arrive. Cheap too, about $20 delivered at the time. It comes in a roll and you cut it to size and has a self adhesive backing. Very easy to put on as long as Uncle Al stays away, if you have a Uncle Al that is.

It works OK but Uncle Al got up first that day and I put in on upside down and wrong way around so probably would work much better if on the correct way in the first place.

Keep Safe on the roads.

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Hi Steve & Stella

I have a 2013 Dmax dual cab with a canopy and when everything is closed up, looking thro' a side window you can see a lot of light coming in around the rear door. (big gaps which did surprise me).
I went to Bunnings and found a roll of "self adhesive", quite thick rubber stripping. They have a variety of thicknesses and lengths and it is individually packaged.
I stuck it all around the rear door, closed it up and rechecked the visual and could not see too much light, if any.
We travelled to Darwin and back, did a few gravel roads throughout the journey and found it worked well enough. However, by the time I got home after 10 weeks in some places it was starting to come off, but considering how many times the rear door was opened and closed, it served me well.
I cant remember product, but if you cant source it I would be happy to check it out for you next time I'm at the store (assuming it is still available). Just PM me.

Alan

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widgeewoodduck


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to all that replied to my post about the sealing of the tail gate greatly appreciated will certainly be looking very close at all suggestions Cb being fitted Monday so a bit more learning !!!

Regards Steve &Stella


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