Someone tried to steal my tailgate last night

"EL_ULY" (uly) 12/20/2013 at 12:33 • Filed to: None

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bwaaa haa haa haaa THEY FAILED! Thanx to this...

Ze hose clamp of DEATH!!! lol :]

I opened my tailgate and it just fell further than it was suppose to. The strap clips had been released. (shown below clipped back on)

After the straps are released, one just has to pull up on the right and pull it out on the left and vamonos guey! A tech here at Aston Martin told me to put a hose clamp on the tail gate for that very reason. As you can see in the other picture, the release screw is at an awkward angle just in case that testicle fucker had a screwdriver.

MonkeePuzzle > EL_ULY 12/20/2013 at 12:36

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"testicle fucker "

how would... I don't... if you... maybe... hmm

MonkeePuzzle > EL_ULY 12/20/2013 at 12:36

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awesome! glad such a simple hack foiled them. Glad also that being foiled didn't turn into them just vandalizing it

Mattbob > EL_ULY 12/20/2013 at 12:37

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Nice!! I will have to tell my dad about that trick. He has a similar truck. Gotta love when precautions like this turn out to be worth it.

Paul, Man of Mustangs > EL_ULY 12/20/2013 at 12:37

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Nice! How many crims carry a 5/16" wrench, anyways? Can't imagine very many.

Also, this is why I like my locking tailgate.

It's a "Porch-uh" > EL_ULY 12/20/2013 at 12:39

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I haven't had that happen to me (yet) but I'm going to do that as well. Thanks for the tip!

For Sweden > EL_ULY 12/20/2013 at 12:43

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Do Aston Martin techs see a lot of stolen tail gates?

EL_ULY > Paul, Man of Mustangs 12/20/2013 at 12:43

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I use my 6 or 7 MM ratchet wrench. It have in handy when I was a tech, damn Swedish and English cars lol :]

They should make them with lock mechanisms

EL_ULY > Mattbob 12/20/2013 at 12:44

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yup, it would of got pricey.

EL_ULY > MonkeePuzzle 12/20/2013 at 12:44

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oh exactly my thoughts as well, very possible at that point

EL_ULY > It's a "Porch-uh" 12/20/2013 at 12:45

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no problem buddy :]

EL_ULY > MonkeePuzzle 12/20/2013 at 12:46

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lol, there are seriously endless combinations of naughty words, try it, it's fun

Nipple piss raper!

EL_ULY > For Sweden 12/20/2013 at 12:47

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His wife is a cop I believe, she gave him that tip.

MonkeePuzzle > EL_ULY 12/20/2013 at 12:48

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like listening to an ESL, or small child learning english try to swear for the first time :D

desertdog5051 > EL_ULY 12/20/2013 at 12:48

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My Ford has a lock built in. Now I know to take a 5/16 ratcheting box wrench and a screwdriver when I come back. :)

Osiris - I can haz Euro spec? > EL_ULY 12/20/2013 at 12:49

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Stick fuck dick lick.

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > For Sweden 12/20/2013 at 12:49

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Er'body want a piece of DAT Ass(ton Martin)

desertdog5051 > For Sweden 12/20/2013 at 12:49

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He's the thief.

EL_ULY > MonkeePuzzle 12/20/2013 at 12:51

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aww memories :] English is my second language, third is you count span-glish :]

McMike > EL_ULY 12/20/2013 at 12:51

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Theft proof tailgates should be standard.

Now that these things are (insert dollar figure) so goddamn expensive to replace, you would think owners would expect this to be standard. Aren't wheel locks standard these days?

EL_ULY > desertdog5051 12/20/2013 at 12:52

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lol right. Ford did hook it up, lucky :]

EL_ULY > Osiris - I can haz Euro spec? 12/20/2013 at 12:53

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lol, period blood drenched shit sandwich!

ewww :]

oldirtybootz > EL_ULY 12/20/2013 at 12:54

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One of my favorites is dick nose. I use that one on the road alot. Then there's pig fucker, horse fucker, ass spelunker...

EL_ULY > McMike 12/20/2013 at 12:56

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oh i know, I'd buy a truck simply for a key fob operated lock/unlock feature. Chevy
Colorado, pay attention :]

With-a-G is back to not having anything written after his username > For Sweden 12/20/2013 at 13:01

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This can only mean there is an Astonamino in the works....

Meatcoma > EL_ULY 12/20/2013 at 13:03

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Mine has this.

EL_ULY > Meatcoma 12/20/2013 at 13:10

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I want a locking tailgate, especially in my ghetto ass neighborhood

Meatcoma > EL_ULY 12/20/2013 at 13:11

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I think you can buy the part. Not sure if you could get it keyed to your key or if you would just have a random tailgate key.

At least you stopped him for a moment. I would suggest figuring something else out asap as he may return with a screwdriver and 10% more patience.

Meatcoma > Meatcoma 12/20/2013 at 13:13

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http://www.ebay.com/bhp/chevy-silv…

Here ya go.

Meatcoma > MonkeePuzzle 12/20/2013 at 13:15

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That is the reason I never lock my tailgate and my tonneau cover. Usually lock the tailgate and leave the cover open.

Meatcoma > Paul, Man of Mustangs 12/20/2013 at 13:16

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If you carry a changeable screwdriver around, one end is usually a 5/16" and the other is 1/4".

MonkeePuzzle > Meatcoma 12/20/2013 at 13:18

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sad, yeah, when I had a beater I would often leave it parked unlocked so it didn't get vandalized or broken in the act of breaking in. All I had to lose was some loose change, and I guess the whole car :P

Meatcoma > MonkeePuzzle 12/20/2013 at 13:23

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It's sad when you'd rather lose the entire car than have to pay for a window, but true.

EL_ULY > Meatcoma 12/20/2013 at 13:26

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screwdriver can't be used (see pic), but yes you are correct. As long as I have the part, i'll just have to get the numbers and order of the lock cylinder, key one myself to fit the key

MonkeePuzzle > Meatcoma 12/20/2013 at 13:28

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the loss of an entire car was reasonably unlikely, but broken windows for general thievery was fairly common in the area I frequently parked

lonestranger > EL_ULY 12/20/2013 at 14:00

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EL_ULY finally posts pics of something, and Kinja won't let me annotate it with OM NOM NOMs. You just never mind that there's nothing edible. Whatever.

Seriously though, that is brilliant. There was a local-ish news story just yesterday about tailgate thefts on the rise. I'm going to try this on my Sierra sometime soon.

RazoE > EL_ULY 12/20/2013 at 14:14

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Huh....I pictured you in a green F-150 with a mural of your truck crossing the Rio and some Aztec ladies.

#YaTuSabes

EL_ULY > lonestranger 12/20/2013 at 14:16

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Here in Houston, a dude had his tailgate stolen then went on CL to find one. Some dude showed up at his house from the ad with a truck full of them. I'm pretty sure you've guessed by now that the one he was trying to sell the guy indeed was the one he stole from him LOL!!!!!.

The other day i was going to post my intro finally, in which included pictures of my damn hot little fiance, glad it got Kinja'd in hindsight lol. I'm asking for trouble :] here she is anyways :]

(heel-less heels)

She is currently in Mexico DF but she'll be a Texan soon enough

Paul, Man of Mustangs > Meatcoma 12/20/2013 at 14:16

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But it's angled so that wouldn't work, unless you have a mini portal gun.

EL_ULY > RazoE 12/20/2013 at 14:17

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Ahuevo! Y la calcomania de NL y unos gallos, AJUA!!!

Osiris - I can haz Euro spec? > EL_ULY 12/20/2013 at 14:43

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...oh god...i can't out do that one.

EL_ULY > Osiris - I can haz Euro spec? 12/20/2013 at 14:56

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Our secretary thought of piss raping scrotum sausage lol. Nasty little girl :]

Osiris - I can haz Euro spec? > EL_ULY 12/20/2013 at 15:09

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Wow! She's a keeper!

Dingers Ghost, Champion Jockey > EL_ULY 12/20/2013 at 17:24

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My tailgate is like the smallest you could find on any truck, considering it's a stepside Ranger. If they really want the thing that badly they can have it. I also leave my truck unlocked 90% of the time, I can see it from my room, and I like guns.

EL_ULY > Dingers Ghost, Champion Jockey 12/20/2013 at 17:47

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that's right :]

BlackBird, Mexican Clownshoe pilot > RazoE 12/20/2013 at 20:40

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haha I've seen a truck here in jalisco with the very same truck painted in it's tailgate that has another truck painted in it's tailgate, it's very bizarre in like the inception of trucks or something like that.

4thwall > EL_ULY 12/28/2013 at 18:12

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Nice hack!
On another note, people steal tailgates??

EL_ULY > 4thwall 12/28/2013 at 18:22

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all the time :(