Dust Proof tailgate

Hi Pete

The only problem with the so called genuine seal, it’s double the price of the people that make them, EGR

Yes but it works very well

Yes they do I have one on our D Max, but why pay double from Mazda for the very same product made by EGR

At $375.00 they would want to work.

The EGR seal work perfect Kazza, but mine was $320, and the genuine Mazda rebranded EGR were $675

Not sure what the genuine ones are worth now

Thanks everyone for your input, it is greatly appreciated.

Yup, put the kids in the tub, they can have a shower to rinse off the dust ;=))

The tailgate has a huge gap around the edges thats the biggest area to let dust in

Hi mechpete,

The OP has already mentioned he has installed an aftermarket tailgate sealing kit.

Macca.

Macca, it does not matter how good the tailgate seal is if you have an alternative route for the dust ingress.

I have had 4 twin cab utes. There were a couple of Hiluxes from the late 80s and early 90s. More recently, I have owned a D40 and currently a D23. Each one had a canopy. The canopies were fairly good dust seals. My modus operandi was to put the front end of a tarp under the rear end of the load. The rest of the tarp was folded over the load and reached nearly to the front of the load. In every case, dust poured in through the tail gate and lodged on the tarp. It was a simple matter of carefully pulling the tarp back through the tail of the vehicle. The result was I pulled the dust out of the rear and the load was nearly dust free. I loaded things into plastic tubs with lids, that resulted in dust free loading, the tubs caught the residual dust that creeped around the tarp.

PeterD,

I understand that, it is why I suggested that the dust may be getting in through the roll top cover.

Macca.