Support group for those without a tailgate damper

[AzScorpion]

Dave is like" You get a damper, You get a damper....everyone gets a damper!
I have resisted so far but the struggle is real.

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[Scottopia]

Well look who's here? You come around here every once in a while and start trouble! ? ?

Well yeah!!?? Always lurking… ?

 

[Chris M]

There will be no dampening of my tailgate.
Say what you will...there is no futility in resistance.
Stand firm, men. You can do this. Resist with all your might, as your very Man Card's existence depends on it!
Vive la Resistance!

 

[Strobes]

I got one in a giveaway, so I didn’t “give in,” however, I have little kids and I’m glad I got it. I’m also a crippled and it’s nice to open it while still being able to keep my hand on my cane. So no regrets here. Happy to have it.

 

[Tako]

I don’t have one. Figured I could work out my biceps when I lower it almost never, cause IKEA doesn’t have anything I like at the moment. Wife’s Home Good crap fits in the the Camry.

 

[mokupilot]

What if you don‘t have a truck yet and have been staring at your damper for 5 months?

 

[Fawnbuster]

I'm feeling so pressured by others in the forum to get one ?. I'm not sure how much more will power i have to resist. Please advise!

 

[Jason B]

I just checked again and the damper side has a little more play in it where the other has none. I added this a couple years ago and didn't notice any then but it could've always been there.

Serious question. Wouldn't that mean the tailgate is supported by the damper and not the cable on that side?

I don't have a damper and don't intend to get one. Not for He-Man or ego reasons, but because I only open it about once a month.

 

[Azriq]

My Two standard answers.....I still have all my "man parts" and don't need a damper.
2nd answer....Would Chuck Norris need a damper?

 

[IdahoRanger]

I thought everyone had one already

Dave hasn't sold everybody ,YET! He did get mine as a gift though.

 

[dtech]

I thought everyone had one already

I am anti damper, recently joined the just say no to dampers org.

 

[subquark]

My Two standard answers.....I still have all my "man parts" and don't need a damper.
2nd answer....Would Chuck Norris need a damper?

Chuck Norris is a damper! He keeps the world from spinning into the sun.

 

[quangdog]

Years ago my brother bought a nice BMW 7 series. I was riding in it one day and sort of absent-mindedly reached up for the overhead handle to let my arm hang from it. When I let go of the handle, I noticed it slowly folded up back into it's closed position... it was so much more of a premium feeling thing than the handles in cheap cars that either slam right back up into the ceiling or were just straps that didn't move at all.

So for me, I installed the damper because it makes the truck feel a bit more premium, and I also frequently open the tailgate with my arms full, and prefer not to have it slam down / possibly hit the stuff I'm carrying.

Also, for anyone who has not seen it yet, I produced this install video, that includes some nice glamor shots of the tailgate damper in action:

But damper or no damper, anyone who drives a Ranger is awesome in my book!

 

[FoD]

Dampern8or sez:

 

[THLONE]

No body needs a damper. Most people who buy a damper are crowd followers and Wana bees.

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