Thread: Tray Repairers
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Old 31-07-2019, 03:04 PM   #4
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Default Re: Tray Repairers

It may yet come to a repair. The main problem is that it’s a “finisher” plank with the end rail being part of the extrusion - and therefore under some pressure as the mounting place for tailgate hinges. The OEM hinges locate in a recess of the extrusion and further anchor the longitudinal rails against sideways racking.

Cutting this vertical end away and inserting a meaty U-channel would be one fix.

Glad to not hear that tray manufacturers are famous for being a law unto themselves - or anything similar.
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