Sealing Tailgate on Covered Bed to Prevent Dust Inside

Titan4RV · 12-22-2005, 02:26 PM

I have an ARE "Z" cap (topper) on my Titan CC.

Recently worked on Rally USA as timing control and had to drive in and out from Grand Canyon West, over 50 miles of baaad road. Hanging dust from vehicles so thick that another vehicle 5 minutes later still had limited visibilty.

When I opened the lift gate later I found everything covered in a layer of dust. (Grand Canyon must be at least 2" deeper now!) Most seems to have entered from the sides and bottom of the tailgate.

Anybody got a good solution for sealing the tailgate and bed drains for dusty road driving?

**HudsonValleyTitan** · 12-22-2005, 03:01 PM

Look at any of the sites that sell tonno covers. They usually sell a tailgate seal as an option. Autoanything is one site.

KTMNealio · 12-23-2005, 09:28 AM

You can put thick foam weatherseal around the bed where the tailgate comes close to touching. You can get the stuff at Home Depot.

- Nealio

GO_VOLS! · 12-23-2005, 12:34 PM

My Retrax came with a TG seal and I just finished installing it the other night. I haven't had any rain since, but I can kinda tell that it's definitely going to have a hard time letting water and dust into the bed now. I can't see any day light around the TG anymore.

**helomech** · 12-23-2005, 02:23 PM

I got the same problem, I haven't been able to find anything to cover the upper sides of the tailgate that wouldn't look terrible. There is a huge pocket to fill in to seal the tailgate. When I turn the light on that is on my pace edwards bed cover at night you can see all the way in the bed. If you come up with something let me know and if I find something I will let you know.