Dust Proof tailgate
Submitted: Saturday, Aug 24, 2024 at 13:59
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Hi there,
I would appreciate some input. We have a 2023 Isuzu D-Max dual cab ute. It’s fitted with an EGR electric roll top cover. I have installed an aftermarket tail
gate sealing kit, which has only partially worked.
Currently half way through a trip around Qld top end and the NT and have ended up with a heap of dust in the back.
What have people done to seal the tailgate to keep the dust out.
Thanks
Reply By: Kazza055 - Saturday, Aug 24, 2024 at 18:56
Saturday, Aug 24, 2024 at 18:56
I tried to seal
mine using 25x25 rubber seal from Clark Rubber which worked really
well until I drove on gravel :))
I think the only way to stop dust is to have positive pressure in the tube but having a roller top make it hard.
I have a canopy with lift up side windows and I think I could leather down the back lock but have the front lock not latched which would leave a gap of 15 to 20 mm on the front acting like a scoop but this doesn't work with your setup.
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Reply By: Athol W1 - Sunday, Aug 25, 2024 at 07:54
Sunday, Aug 25, 2024 at 07:54
Guys
All I can say is best of luck trying to keep
the tub dust free.
Should you manage to seal the tailgate then you have an issue where the front of
the tub between the floor ribs and the adjacent panel leaves holes under the ribs (these allow water to escape), and also you have a massive cavity between the tail lights and the wheel arches, the top end of which is directly below the top rail of
the tub. (Just follow the inner panel just forward of the tail lights up under the top rail and you will find the top end of that cavity).
Ute tubs are not designed to be dust proof.
Regards
Athol
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Reply By: RMD - Sunday, Aug 25, 2024 at 08:46
Sunday, Aug 25, 2024 at 08:46
If you have a small but wide wing deflector above tub rear edge, probably inconvenient for you, but if shaped the reverse of a racecar wing and held on two vertical brackets emanating from the tailgate catches, it will ensure the VACUUM at rear of
the tub is destroyed and dust won't be sucked up into the tailgate area. Those cavities at the side/top under the upper most edge would need to be sealed with foam or similar.
Some use a deflector at rear of dual cab to catch wind over the roof and defect it down to the tube rear. That helps.
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