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Tailgate open alert?

I'm driving a 2017 f150 and every door has an alert if it's ajar. The tailgate however doesn't. After a Christmas even with the truck bed full of gifts for and from the family and an errant tailgate closure in my old Nissan and im left with some paranoia. Has anyone installed or found a decent way to alert themselves from the driver seat if the tailgate is still open or drops while driving? Seems stupid, but my rear view doesn't allow me to see the tailgate and it's since happened on my way home from camping after hitting some gnarly dirt roads.

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u/paturner2012 — 4 days ago

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The chevy trail boss can fit a full size ATV...barely

Correction..."Gen 3 colorado" Been seeing people ask about small beds and atvs. With small modifications the short bed trail boss will fit a large atv. You need a thick sheet of plywood the length of the bed and tailgate for tailgate support, approach shoring to raise the vehicle over the wheel wells, and metal brackets (from lowes) to support the tail gate as well. I picked this up and drove 6 hours through hills with no problems. The cfmoto cforce 1000 touring is 92 inches long btw

u/LongjumpingTop4867 — 13 days ago