Setting Up Your DeeZee Tailgate Assist Custom Tailgate-Lowering System - 2022 Ram 2500- Video
Hi, I'm Evangeline here at etrailer. Today I'm gonna show you how I installed our DeeZee Tailgate Assist here on our 2022 RAM 2500. If you're not sure what a tailgate assist is, well if you own this truck then you know that a tailgate doesn't usually go down as smoothly as this. It's usually a bit more of a jarring experience. This is gonna be something that attaches to your tailgate and makes for a little bit of extra assisted motion there when it comes down. Now you don't have to drill any new holes or do any major modifications to your truck. more
11/16/2024 9:34:24 AM
Hi, Matt with etrailer and today we're gonna be talking about the Deezee tailgate assist on the back of our 2021 Ford F-150. Now this is gonna be something that's just more of a quality of life accessory that's just gonna help with your tailgate opening, but with it installed, you'll really see the main difference and you can tell this is a lot more smoother and a lot more controlled. It's just gonna be a lot safer to use, especially when you do have a lot of things in your hand. Now I will say this is gonna work pretty simply. We're just gonna have this kind of piston that's attached to the inside of your bed and to the side of your tailgate and that's just gonna leave pressure when it's coming down, kind of absorbing a lot of that shock. And what I also really enjoy about this is there's a pretty quick and easy installation that doesn't require any drilling. more
11/13/2024 9:24:32 AM
How to Install the DeeZee Custom Tailgate-Lowering System - 2021 Ford F-450 Super Duty- Video
Hi, everyone, it's Evangeline here at etrailer. Today, we have the DeeZee Tailgate Assist installed on the 2021 Ford F-450. If you are tired of your tailgate kind of slamming down whenever you open it, making it a little spooky whenever you have to load things into your truck bed, or you're looking for something where you don't have to support the full weight of the tailgate as it comes down, well, this Tailgate Assist is something definitely worth looking into, just to make things a lot smoother. This strut is added on your current setup of your F-450. So no drilling, no tampering required, you just utilize the current hardware that is on your truck. And this is in addition to the tailgate cable that is used to support your tailgate. more
9/19/2024 11:31:43 AM
Hello neighbors, it's Brad here at etrailer and today, we're taking a look and installing the Gate King Tailgate Extender on a 2023 Toyota Tacoma. And this is gonna allow you to get your tailgate in multiple different spots and that way you can really get it custom fit to whatever you have in your bed. (tailgate clicking) And the great part is, is whenever you need to close it up, (tailgate clicking) it goes back to being a normal tailgate, so let's first take a look at why you might want one. If you haul an ATV or a dirt bike in your truck, sometimes you're gonna realize that maybe the truck bed isn't long enough to account for that, or if you're doing any household projects, you got a ladder or two by fours, whatever it may be, a lot of times you're gonna have that shooting up over the tailgate, which is totally fine, but if you have a camper shell or a tonneau cover, you can run into some issues there and that's where having a little bit of adjustability from the tailgate is gonna allow for that to drop down low enough to still be able to maintain that tonneau cover. We're gonna be putting a mid-height ladder rack on here and that really could be an issue with some taller or larger things, so having that tailgate to be able to drop down to really account for that is gonna be huge. And this, again, is super helpful with those dirt bikes and ATVs, obviously this wasn't a dirt bike, but similar concept where we are kind of hanging off to where we don't have a tailgate really holding anything in place, so this can act slightly like a wheel chock in a sense, 'cause as you raise this up, you're gonna at least have some back pressure against that rear tire to really keep it all nice and tight in place. more
4/2/2024 1:14:29 PM
DeeZee Tailgate Assist Custom Lowering System Installation - 2011 Ford F-150- Video
Hi everyone. It's Evangeline here at etrailer and today we'll be taking a look at our DeeZee Tailgate Assist Custom Tailgate Lift Assist here on our 2011 Ford F-150. So maybe you're tired of just having your truck tailgate slam down whenever you open it. Or maybe you're holding items in one hand and you don't wanna have to jump out of the way of your tailgate when it comes down. That's where a tailgate lift assist like this comes in handy. You're holding something heavy, you just let it glide down to a stop and now you can throw your other items into your truck bed without having any worries at all. more
6/16/2022 1:37:56 PM
What's up everybody, Adam here with etrailer. Today, we're gonna be taking a look at the DeeZee Custom Fit Tailgate Assist on our 2012 Chevrolet Silverado. So, my dad bought a new pickup and he doesn't like how the tailgate just flaps down real loud. It's not good on the components. So, I told them it's kind of a no brainer to grab the DeeZee Custom Fit Tailgate Assist. This is just gonna prevent all of that stress happening on all these different joints, in the cable and everything. more
11/29/2021 11:26:18 AM
DeeZee Pickup Truck Tailgate Assist Lowering System Installation - 2019 Ford F-150- Video
Hey everybody, Ryan here at etrailer today on our 2019 Ford F-150, we're going to be taking a look at and showing you how to install the DZ tailgate assist. So without a tailgate assist, we all know how they work. You know, once you unlatch it they're going to drop down with speed unless you're steadily kind of helping it come down. Not really a huge deal in most cases. But the times when you got your hands full or it's really cold outside, something like that, you don't want this tailgate to get away from you slam down and you could potentially not only damage the tailgate but the hinges and stuff like that as well. So by adding that assist, it's really going to help slow things down and keep it safe and predictable. more
4/5/2021 1:51:28 PM
Ryan: Hey everybody, Ryan here at etrailer. Today on our 2019 Ford F-350, we're going to be taking a look at and showing you how to install the DeeZee Tailgate Assist Lowering System. So tailgates can be a little bit cumbersome to handle especially in our customer's case when he has an aftermarket ladder installed. And those days where it's rainy, everything might be a little slick. Without the assist, those tailgates can really just come slamming down. And that's something you don't want to happen, obviously.And that's where the assist is going to come into play. more
5/13/2020 2:53:56 PM
DIY Install: Gate King Adjustable Truck Bed Extender on your 2019 GMC Sierra 1500- Video
Hey everyone, Shane here with etrailor.com. Today I have a 2019 GMC Sierra, and we're going to be installing Gate king's tailgate adjuster. Maybe you're like me, you use your truck for a lot of different things., For instance, carrying loads, where it sticks out past the tailgate and you have to have your tailgate down all the time, I've actually lost some loose items when carrying something like this, I've lost some loose items from the back of my truck, going down the highway. Well, there's a solution and that is the tailgate adjuster, it's going to allow you to adjust your tailgate in different positions, to help keep those items in the bed of your truck, keep you from losing them.As you can see here, this is going to work great for our longer loads, we're able to raise our tailgate up, kind of get the ladder up in the air rather than being in flat, potentially, maybe losing our ladder or anything else. This is also going to work great for your ATVs and your dirt bikes, you can use your tailgate as a wheel jump, so a lot of times when you put your dirt bike inside, the tire is going to stick out past the end of your bed just a little bit, you take your tailgate with the adjustment on it, lock it up against your back tire and it's going to keep your dirt bike from or four wheeler for that matter, from moving forward and backward in the bed of your truck while you're traveling.Another nice thing that I really like about this, as you can see with our tailgate up or ladder in place, maybe you have surf boards, are going to work basically the same way as we have our ladder here, you raised your tailgate up. Another thing that I really like about this set up is we're still able to use our tonneau cover, this being able to use our tonneau cover like this is going to help secure or better secure items up there towards the cab of that truck even with our tailgate, partially open.As I mentioned, we're going to have eight different locking positions. more
4/7/2020 4:17:23 PM
Mount: Gate King Adjustable Truck Bed Extender on a 2016 Ram 1500- Video
John: Hey guys, John here from etrailer.com and today we are going to be installing the gate king on our 2017 Ram 1500 pickup. To demonstrate how the gate king works let's first see what our tailgate acts like without the gate king installed. So this operation will be normal with the gate king when we push our tailgate back up in place, that's where the gate king will stop it so we can basically put pressure on anything in the back of our pickup or to hold things up in place. With just our cables here, our tailgate's going to fall down at any angle that we have it at until we put it up back in place. So the gate king's installed now so let's see how it performs compared to how our initial tailgate was working. So we can still operate it like normal down and pushing it back in placebut when we want to use the gate king, pop the pins here and now we can adjust it at different stopping points all the way, depending on what kind of cargo we have in our truck bed. more
3/26/2020 11:37:11 AM
Adam: Hi everyone. Adam with etrailer.com. Today we have a 2019 Ford F450. We're going to be taking a look at the DZ Tailgate Assist.So this is going to be a very economically priced way to just save your truck from all that stress. Sometimes when you have stuff in your hands and you lower the tailgate, it puts a lot of stress on these cables, on your tailgate, and where it mounts to the bed of your truck. The less amount of stress, the better, because at the end of the day you got to protect your investment.So the main benefit of this is really just going to make it a lot easier to get into your tailgate when you have a bunch of stuff in your hands. more
9/17/2019 11:12:34 AM
Hey guys, it's Jake here with eTrailer. Today we're going to be taking a look at the DeeZee tailgate assist. What this is going to do is it's going to take the weight of your tailgate and slow it down and actually take the weight away from you and just allow the tailgate to slowly set down.We've all had those times when we are trying to open up the tailgate while carrying something and you can't hold the whole weight of the tailgate with one hand. Now you can see how much easier it is to open that tailgate and just let it drop and let the piston take the weight while you're still holding whatever you're holding. It's going to have a very low profile and non-invasive design, which is going to look really, really good when you close up your tailgate and you can't see it at all.When your lifting your tailgate into place it's going to have no resistance of when you're putting your tailgate back into closed position, but then when you see when you drop it it's going to take that weight and rest it easy.As you can see here, we do have a little bit of wear on the rubber coating on our cable and what will happen over time, that cable will begin to rust and if someone we're to drop your tailgate full force you could risk breaking those cables. This tailgate assist is not only going to make it easier to lower your tailgate, but it's also going to prolong the longevity of your cables on your tailgate.Now I'll go ahead and show you how to get everything installed. more
5/6/2019 10:42:37 AM
DeeZee Pickup Truck Tailgate Assist Lowering System Installation - 2018 Ford F-150- Video
Today, our 2018 Ford F150 we're gonna be taking a look at, the DZ tailgate assist custom tailgate lowering system, part number DZ 43204. A common problem with trucks is whenever you go to open the tailgate, especially it you have something in your hands, you'll open it up and the tailgate wants to slam down and either have to let it slam or guide it down all while we're trying to hold everything in our hands.For their tailgate assist we're not gonna have to worry about holding our tailgate, we can simply open it up, it'll come down nice and slow so we don't have to worry about any damage. The shock absorber on our tailgate assist, it's gonna allow our tailgate to come down slowly so we're not gonna hurt ourselves or damage or truck but at the same time it's still gonna allow us to push our tailgate up with minimal effort.It is gonna be a custom design fit for and F150 which means we're not gonna have to cut, drill, or anything at all. It's gonna be a completely bolt on instillation. Let's show you how I do that now. Here's everything that's gonna come with our tailgate assist, it's gonna come with all the brackets and the shock necessary to get it installed. more
1/24/2019 10:52:13 AM
DeeZee Tailgate Assist Installation - 2016 Ford F-250 Super Duty- Video
Speaker 1: Today on our 2016 Ford 250 Super Duty we're going to be taking a look at and showing you how to install the DeeZee tailgate assist custom tailgate lowering system for pickup trucks. Part number DZ43203.What the DeeZee tailgate assist system's going to do, it's going to help you with loading the vehicle with one hand. As you can see, the shock is going to prevent the tailgate from slamming open. All you're going to need is one kit for your tailgate. It's going to be a custom fit design. It's going to come with the necessary hardware and there's going to be no drilling required.Now that we've gone over some of the features, let's show you how to get it installed.First thing we need to do is on our nutsert we need to adjust the head of the bolt from the washer, 3/4 of an inch. more
7/30/2018 1:47:45 PM
Speaker 1: Today on our 2017 Ford F250 Super Duty, we're going to be installing DeeZee's Tailgate Lowering Assist System, Part number DZ43205. This will really come in handy when you've got your hands full and you just need that help to get things in the back.This lowering assist system will make it easier and safer to lower down your tailgate. This will support some of the weight and slowly lower your tailgate into position. The system consist of a shock to help assist when lowering the tailgate. It'll help support some of that weight and slowly lower it down. Additionally, you get custom brackets that'll bolt right up to your truck with no drilling required. more
6/21/2018 3:37:15 PM
DeeZee Tailgate Assist Installation - 2008 Ford F-350- Video
Today on our 2008 Ford F-350 Super Duty, we're going to be taking a look at and installing the DZ tailgate assist custom tailgate lowering system for pickup trucks. Part number DZ43203. Here's what it looks like before it's installed. You can see if we let go of our tailgate, it's going to snap down and bounce around. Now we'll try it with out DZ tailgate assist installed. Watch how it slows down the action of our tailgate. As you can see, it slows it down considerably and stops it from bouncing. more
3/2/2016 12:16:06 PM
Today on our 2015 Ram 3500 heavy duty crew cab we're going to be installing the Dee Zee Tailgate Assist custom tailgate lowering system for Ram trucks, part number DZ43301. Now here is our fitting that we're going to need to install into the tailgate. It has the tool actually to install this little crush fitting that will allow you to thread the bolt in. It will actually be this little ball and socket piece here. It will go in here. This pieces right here are actually for installing it. more
1/7/2015 2:31:15 PM
All right, today's 2014 Dodge Ram pick up, we're going to start with part number DZ43301. This is DZ's tailgate assist. We're going to show the tailgate before and after. This is before. All right, the first thing we need to do is go ahead and open the tailgate and look for the hole that's built into your tailgate near the pivot point. We need to install 2 fittings. more
5/30/2014 1:55:26 PM
DeeZee Tailgate Assist Custom Lowering System Installation - 2013 Ford F-150- Video
Today in our 2013 Ford F150, well be installing the DeeZee Tailgate Assist Custom Tailgate-Lowering System for pickup trucks part number DZ43200.Lets begin by showing you how the tailgate can just simply drop when you release it. To begin with, we need to adjust the nutsert tool so that theres approximately three quarters of an inch from the washer to the head of the bolt. If you need to move it, you simply loosen the nut and screw the bolt in or out to get to the proper length and then tighten down the nut. As you can see here, weve already got our three quarter inch length set properly.Next, were going to use an M5 Allen wrench, as well as a 10-millimeter wrench to install the nutsert in the opening in the tailgate pivot point. When installing this, were going to need to turn the nut 360 degrees nine times. To make things a little bit easier, were going to take our paint marker and mark one side of the nut so that we can keep count as were turning the nut in tighter. more
11/5/2013 10:00:22 AM
DeeZee Tailgate Assist Installation - 2003 Ford F-250- Video
Today on our 2003 Ford F250 Super Duty we'll be installing the DeeZee Tail Gate Assist, part number DZ43203. Our first step will be opening the tail gate. Next we'll go ahead and prepare and install the nutsert. Using the nutsert and nutsert tool we'll need to set the depth. There'll be 3/4 of an inch from the face of the washer at the end of the nutsert tool. Now we've got our depth set we'll go ahead and install it into the pre-drilled hole in the tail gate near the hinge. more
3/1/2013 4:13:23 PM
