Tailgate Fit

[Ripper]

Picked up a 26 1500 Rebel on Wed and have been going through it. The one things that really annoys me is the tailgate fit. There is a wide gap on each side of the tailgate. So much so that you can clearly see through the gap and into the bed if you look at the right angle. The gap is pretty much the same on each side so I don't believe it is an alignment problem. Went back to the dealer today and looked at a few more on the lot and they all have the same problem which leads me to believe it is a design issue.

I plan on putting on a hard 3 section tonneau cover and I was hoping to get a really good seal to keep out the water (as much as possible). Looks like I am going to have to put on some kind of rubber or waterproof foam insulation strips to close up the gap. Not really happy about this. The fit and seal on my Tundra tailgate was way better than the RAM.

 

[Maverik259]

Picked up a 26 1500 Rebel on Wed and have been going through it. The one things that really annoys me is the tailgate fit. There is a wide gap on each side of the tailgate. So much so that you can clearly see through the gap and into the bed if you look at the right angle. The gap is pretty much the same on each side so I don't believe it is an alignment problem. Went back to the dealer today and looked at a few more on the lot and they all have the same problem which leads me to believe it is a design issue.

I plan on putting on a hard 3 section tonneau cover and I was hoping to get a really good seal to keep out the water (as much as possible). Looks like I am going to have to put on some kind of rubber or waterproof foam insulation strips to close up the gap. Not really happy about this. The fit and seal on my Tundra tailgate was way better than the RAM.

We know. Couple of solutions out there.


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[Tyee]

I will assume that you have a mft with ramboxes, ESI makes tailgate seals and there is a seal kit made for mfts that fills the top gap between the top of the bed and the tailgate

 

[Ripper]

I will assume that you have a mft with ramboxes, ESI makes tailgate seals and there is a seal kit made for mfts that fills the top gap between the top of the bed and the tailgate

Standard tailgate, no ramboxes. Access make a product called the Trailseal and that looks like it would do the job.

 

[Insanity Shall Prevail]

Picked up a 26 1500 Rebel on Wed and have been going through it. The one things that really annoys me is the tailgate fit. There is a wide gap on each side of the tailgate. So much so that you can clearly see through the gap and into the bed if you look at the right angle. The gap is pretty much the same on each side so I don't believe it is an alignment problem. Went back to the dealer today and looked at a few more on the lot and they all have the same problem which leads me to believe it is a design issue.

I plan on putting on a hard 3 section tonneau cover and I was hoping to get a really good seal to keep out the water (as much as possible). Looks like I am going to have to put on some kind of rubber or waterproof foam insulation strips to close up the gap. Not really happy about this. The fit and seal on my Tundra tailgate was way better than the RAM.

There is a product out there that solved the tailgate gap. It is called RamSeal. They have a Facebook group and a website.

It works great and is a solid piece of ABS and even got MOPAR approval and licensing as the solution to the challenge.