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Ranchero tailgate latch

Started by Jimburnaugh, 2016-03-21 18:40

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Jimburnaugh

Any ideas where to find a new tailgate latch, (the handle that opens the tailgate)?  Can't find any listed in catalogs at all. Thanks. 

BWhitmore

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There are no reproductions of the Ranchero/wagon tailgate handle.  There are reproductions of the plastic insert for the handle(available on Ebay).  Finding a pit free handle is very difficult.  I went through 5 different handles before I found a pit free one to replate.  Handles with pits require so much polishing/grinding to eliminate the pits resulting in the lettering on the handle disappearing.

Jimburnaugh