Tailgate Seal

[ajkaz]

Anyone find the perfect product for this? Looking to seal tailgate to keep dust out when topper is installed. I see several on the market all varying shapes and sizes.

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[joeym7]

Someone on the forum recomended this...I havn't tried it yet but looks reasonable, easy, effective.

https://www.ecoological.com/gapshield.html

 

[Rusty PW]

Think ShadowsPapa just installed one.

 

[adrnln.JT]

I got a similar product and works great but it I'm no way "seals" the tailgate. There are.re way too many gaps, holes, cracks...to let dust in.

ESI ROK BLOCK Tailgate Gap Cover 4.25" width https://a.co/d/9A93ZPZ

 

[SLC Rubicon]

I used weather striping and open and closed it until I couldn't see any light. In certain areas it took 3 layers. This combined with the bedrug mat had made the bed 98 percent dust proof of roading.

 

[Dougstdig]

Anyone find the perfect product for this? Looking to seal tailgate to keep dust out when topper is installed. I see several on the market all varying shapes and sizes.

Funny you posted this today. Earlier this morning I ordered some from Amazon see the photo below. If you do a search for the product on Amazon Thursday embedded video that shows you an option of changing the orientation of the seal at the bottom of the bed bottom of the door connection. I feel most of the dust and water will actually enter through the sides of the tailgate which makes the profile of this bulb sale very interesting. And it’s very in expensive.

I went ahead and included some of the other photos to show the different orientation or application of the seal on different beds.

 

[ShadowsPapa]

This works and their site has instructions very specific for Gladiator.
I can't see light anywhere around the tailgate now and I used a bright LED trouble light to check.

The ecological products piece is to cover the gap when hauling rock, sand, wood chips, whatever, and does nothing to seal the sides or corners. I still am going to get one because I do haul loose stuff now and then, but this ESI product works quite well.

Tip - they say try the bottom piece bulb-up and if it peels downward, install it bulb down.
Install it bulb down............

Go to their website and choose Jeep Gladiator and use those instructions. Works well, IMO.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00IPQWXZQ

 

[Dougstdig]

This works and their site has instructions very specific for Gladiator.
I can't see light anywhere around the tailgate now and I used a bright LED trouble light to check.

The ecological products piece is to cover the gap when hauling rock, sand, wood chips, whatever, and does nothing to seal the sides or corners.

Tip - they say try the bottom piece bulb-up and if it peels downward, install it bulb down.
Install it bulb down............

Go to their website and choose Jeep Gladiator and use those instructions. Works well, IMO.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00IPQWXZQ

I’d looked on the bed edge pretty closely yesterday when I almost purchased some stuff from Harbor freight. The gladiator tailgate definitely has some rotation on the bottom bedside. The bottom part of the bed actually it’s real close and there doesn’t appear to be much gap there without a seal. My bedliner probably made up some of the gap but there’s just not much gap there. I agree with you 100% that the majority of the gap is on either side of the tailgate which I believe this stuff will excel and correct in that issue.

Gladiator instructions:
https://tailgateseal.com/JeepGladiator2020.html

 

[ShadowsPapa]

eh - the bottom is where much of the dust comes in - not so much on the sides - not a great pick, but this new truck has a BLACK spray-in liner. You'd never know it from that drive.
The bottom was my biggest concern. (and the lower corners - those gaps are huge!)
The dust was all along the bottom, clear across, on the bottom of the tail gate and the rear of the bed of the truck.


2 miles of dirt road for this pic -

 

[bluemoon110]

My Bedrug bed mat & tailgate mat seals the bottom of my tailgate. The first picture is my Jeep. The red one is a stock photo of bed mat.

 

[ShadowsPapa]

Mine is sealed along the sides as well and dust is stopped before it even gets into the bed.

 

[D57]

Interesting as I have an ARE classic CX on order and thinking about the seal. I have the bedrug and I assume that takes care of the bottom. I guess I need the ESI for the sides?

 

[ShadowsPapa]

Interesting as I have an ARE classic CX on order and thinking about the seal. I have the bedrug and I assume that takes care of the bottom. I guess I need the ESI for the sides?

I had thought about getting the Bedrug - but if I did, I'd still seal the tailgate all the way around to keep the dust from getting up between the bedrug and bed of truck.
The picture I posted was indeed the ESI seal kit.

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