Tailgate Bar

[Ed Sippel]

I have had my tailgate bar for several years. I had the back window unzipped and the bar was loose. I was going along and a gust of wind pushed the bar outside of the truck and it was floppin around, so I pulled over to put things right, only to discover the rubber seal was gone. I have looked around and can't seem to find just the rubber weather strip that goes on the bar. I would really rather not buy a new bar just to get a new seal. Does anyone have any suggestions on where I would be able to find a replacement, or if they are even available?

 

[Jerry Bransford]

Bestop makes that retainer assembly, I'd call Bestop's Customer Service dept. and tell them you just need the seal for it. The entire retainer bar is p/n 52600. https://assets.bestop.com/files/_bestop/1/9/4/52600_is.pdf

 

[Drizit]

Yep, worst they can say is no.

—
There must have been a time
when we could have said no.

 

[Ed Sippel]

Bestop makes that retainer assembly, I'd call Bestop's Customer Service dept. and tell them you just need the seal for it. The entire retainer bar is p/n 52600. https://assets.bestop.com/files/_bestop/1/9/4/52600_is.pdf

Thanks Jerry. I will give it a shot and let everyone know what happens.

 

[Ed Sippel]

So, I figured it out. That piece of rubber is a standard piece of car door weather strip. I bought a 5 ft piece on Amazon, and I’m sure you can find it locally as well.

Here is a side view shot of what I got. I could have gone one size bigger but this is making a good seal.

 

[glwood]

So, I figured it out. That piece of rubber is a standard piece of car door weather strip. I bought a 5 ft piece on Amazon, and I’m sure you can find it locally as well.

Here is a side view shot of what I got. I could have gone one size bigger but this is making a good seal.

Got a photo of it installed on the bar?

 

[05 Blue Unlimited]

So, I figured it out. That piece of rubber is a standard piece of car door weather strip. I bought a 5 ft piece on Amazon, and I’m sure you can find it locally as well.

Here is a side view shot of what I got. I could have gone one size bigger but this is making a good seal.

What size did you get and what size do you think might have been better?

 

[Ed Sippel]

What size did you get and what size do you think might have been better?

Here is the size I bought.

 

[Ed Sippel]

Got a photo of it installed on the bar?

These aren't the best shots. If you want, I can remove the bar and peel back a little of the stripping so you can see how its attached to the bar.

 

[glwood]

These aren't the best shots. If you want, I can remove the bar and peel back a little of the stripping so you can see how its attached to the bar.

Looks like it would work fine. I actually looked at mine to see. It seems to be oriented differently, but maybe it does not matter. Photos looking at the bottom: