🔌 DORMAN 38540 Tailgate Cable: Enhanced Durability, Pack of 2, Black Review

Great product at a great price. Keep the original lock washers from the old cables, but with the ears up. The new ones in this harness are cheap and thin, with no bent brackets. You will thank me later!

The first photo shows a positioning disc that doesn't fit at all so I reused the standard disc. The second photo shows the latches that prevent the cables from coming loose when the tailgate is closed. Third, Dorman's clips are too long to snap.

The reason they often need to be replaced is because they stretch and the tailgate hits the bumper. Unfortunately, they are a little long and after installation they become worse than the old ones, and the tailgate still bites the bumper. To return.

I've just received a 2011 F-250 and one of the tailgate wires was broken. I know the Dorman name which is why I ordered this kit even though it was slightly more expensive than the regular cables sold at Revain. But the installation was easy. I don't understand how the supplied cable limiting washers are supposed to work. Instead, I reused the Ford washers. Also, the clip that holds the cord to the side of the bed is too long and had to be bent a bit with pliers to secure it. Minor issues but…

Made in China. Unfortunately, this is typical Chinese quality. The spring clips at the end of the pickup base wire were too long, preventing them from snapping in properly. I had to sand them to make them fit. There are washers on the trunk end of the cable that were not manufactured properly so the cable did not rotate properly when the trunk was raised. I had to smooth out the burr on each puck to get it working properly. The cables weren't exactly the same length (which I only realized after