They tried to get it...Fkrs!

[Hucky]

I was just on the inside of my rig lookin at it, and I dont think you can get it off from the inside, you may have to sacrifice the license plate holder to get it to open.

From the inside it would be a bitch to get the panel off after you got all the bolts and handles etc... off, due to no wiggle room, but you should at least try it from the inside first before doing the sacrifice

If you get it off and get access to the problem you may find that the locking clip that holds the cable fell off or broke?

I have an extra license plate holder in Black and Chrome that had 1 tab broken off and I Epoxied it back on and cleaned it up and its ready for shipping if you need it. They are 220.00 new at the dealer in all black You can have it for 40.00 plus shipping if yours is beyond repair, its in a factory box ready for shipping.

I leave country close to the end of the month so get after it

Huck

[Tex_h2]

Huck,
I'll give it a try later.....if all else fails I might have to grab that bucket off you...thanks for the input....

[jmsspratlin]

Originally Posted by Hucky

I was just on the inside of my rig lookin at it, and I dont think you can get it off from the inside, you may have to sacrifice the license plate holder to get it to open.

From the inside it would be a bitch to get the panel off after you got all the bolts and handles etc... off, due to no wiggle room, but you should at least try it from the inside first before doing the sacrifice

If you get it off and get access to the problem you may find that the locking clip that holds the cable fell off or broke?

I have an extra license plate holder in Black and Chrome that had 1 tab broken off and I Epoxied it back on and cleaned it up and its ready for shipping if you need it. They are 220.00 new at the dealer in all black You can have it for 40.00 plus shipping if yours is beyond repair, its in a factory box ready for shipping.

I leave country close to the end of the month so get after it

Huck

Wish I'd knew you had one for sale. I recently purchased one through the dealer since I couldn't find one anywhere...even ebay. Paid quite a bit.

[Tex_h2]

Well, after trying to take the interior panel off without opening the hatch....I gave up and try to take the rear bucket off with ease. Though it was toooo easy. I come to find out the the only thing that is holding the bucket on is the 4 metal like hooks and the two light bulbs plugs. Looks like the two plastic screw parts are total gone...broken right off. But I ended up fixing the door handle....just a bit loose.......

thanks everyone


What does your extra bucket look like Hucky??

[Hucky]

Originally Posted by Tex_h2

Well, after trying to take the interior panel off without opening the hatch....I gave up and try to take the rear bucket off with ease. Though it was toooo easy. I come to find out the the only thing that is holding the bucket on is the 4 metal like hooks and the two light bulbs plugs. Looks like the two plastic screw parts are total gone...broken right off. But I ended up fixing the door handle....just a bit loose.......

thanks everyone


What does your extra bucket look like Hucky??

Like Factory new, I had 1 broken bolt on the top corner like others have had, so I bought a new one at the dealer in all BLACK, cause mine had a chrome top, Im switching out all the chrome to BLACK on my Rig.

I roughed up the sufaces of the black piece and also the plastic insert that holds the bolt and JB Welded it back on strategically then I cleaned it all up and used an armor all like product and put it in the Factory Box that my all BLACK one came in and shes stored at this time.

I offered it to Tower but his is good for now.

Huck

How did you get into your Rig, explain

[Tex_h2]

Originally Posted by Hucky

Like Factory new, I had 1 broken bolt on the top corner like others have had, so I bought a new one at the dealer in all BLACK, cause mine had a chrome top, Im switching out all the chrome to BLACK on my Rig.

I roughed up the sufaces of the black piece and also the plastic insert that holds the bolt and JB Welded it back on strategically then I cleaned it all up and used an armor all like product and put it in the Factory Box that my all BLACK one came in and shes stored at this time.

I offered it to Tower but his is good for now.

Huck

How did you get into your Rig, explain

I tried to take out the bolts from the inside.....but I couldn't see how to remove the inside panel. Went to the rear hatch....and try to carefully remove the bucket. It just popped out, played around with the lock/handle for a few minutes and then it was working again. ....