Slant back dust problem

[silvrzuki77]

Hey guys did my first trip with the new T. Ill post in the trail section later today. Any ways i am really dissapointed in the amount of dust that got into the back. Obviously there needs a better seal above the tailgate and hatch. I have some ideas how to help fix it but was wondering if anyone else has fixed this?

 

[SolidusJ]

I think you can move it back and forth to help with the dust coming in.

 

[JGBB04]

I get alot w/ the Diamondback as the front cover needs to be re-adjusted & I need to get one of the tailgate seals also.

 

[Hans3T]

I haven't discovered any real way to prevent it...but a Swiffer cleans it up pretty well.

 

[silvrzuki77]

Ill see if i can push it farther forward for a better seal. Thinking of attaching a garage door seal to the lid to contact the tailgate. Or does someone actually make a tailgate seal

 

[HUMMER INVESTMENTS]

Coudn't you get some more seals or calk it to get the gaps?

 

[Hans3T]

...If you want to destroy the finish on the slantback. :wink:

 

[HUMMER INVESTMENTS]

:tisk::barf2:eace:

 

[JGBB04]

Ill see if i can push it farther forward for a better seal. Thinking of attaching a garage door seal to the lid to contact the tailgate. Or does someone actually make a tailgate seal

There are kits for P/U tailgates but I think any heavy duty weather stripping would work

 

[Bigunit]

The best tailgate seal strip kit for the T is the "Maxseal" tailgate kit made by Extang.

 

[silvrzuki77]

Caulking?? Lol threw me off for a sec! I check into the maxseal. Sucks when all your sleeping bags and pillows are covered in dirt and my offroad fridge.

 

[erdlen65]

If you go to a place that specializes in truck caps they have cheap weather strip that works great... I used to work at one and had to reseal lids and caps all the time

 

[Portager]

I sealed my tailgate with maxseal, which helped a lot. Then I slid the SlantBack forward until it sealed tight against the tailgate that stopped the rest of the dust, or maybe I should say >99% of it. I still try and put stuff that I don't want to get dusty in the cab if I can, but it hasn't been a problem unless I'm doing many miles of dirt roads.

 

[silvrzuki77]

Thanks for the tips guys.

 

[silvrzuki77]

Ok i got some garage door seal that will contour to the slant back lid. Any suggestions on how i can attach the rubber gasket to the carpet underside of the lid? I did push the lid forward 1/4" so that will make a difference and im going to get the maxseal for around the tailgate/bed. Im going for zero dust lol.

 

[Portager]

I don't think you need to add garage door seal to the SlantBack. The carpet headliner on the SlantBack makes a pretty good seal to the tailgate. The main thing is sealing between the box and the tailgate and getting the SlantBack far enough forward to seal to the tailgate. When the dealer originally installed mine I could stick my fingers between the tailgate and the SlantBack hatch. Adding Maxseal stopped 90% of the dust and moving the SlantBack got it to an imperceptible amount.

When we did the Silver and Wyman Canyons up at Bishop the dust was so bad you could barely see where you were going but there was only a slight coating a dust at the end of the trip. I probably got more dust in when I opened the SlantBack than I did while driving.

 

[silvrzuki77]

Ok I will hold off on the garage door seal. Got to order that maxseal now.