Stepney

Hello, all. I have a 1985 F150 short bed myself. A very clean and mostly original southern truck, been in storage for many years. Only unoriginal part on the bed is the tailgate, which is a rather flimsy reproduction. I've been trying to find an original, but not much luck to be had here in Maine. Anyway, I found this one I'll include, it seems to be from a 1980-82, as it has steel straps to hold it up, not cables like mine. If anything I think I'd prefer the straps, but either way, could this be fitted to a later model?

Steve83

If its latches match yours, it should work. This shows the later-style latches:


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