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It took all of the rattles out of my tailgate. This was an issue that was supposedly fixed only by replacing the whole gate. I wasn't interested in that. I was one of the early adopters to this kit and had issues with the threaded holes in the hinges that were all boogered up.. FPP ended up...

No... the exoskeleton attaches to the threaded holes in the new hinges.

Agreed, the hinges are most certainly an upgrade over non Raptor. They are significantly beefier. Adding this kit took the annoying rattle out of my tailgate.

Yup, known issue. It is discussed in this thread. You will need to chase the holes with a tap.

You use the black hinges. That is how the exoskeleton attaches.

You will not use the silver brackets. They are body color on your truck now. No idea why they are even included. Somewhere in this post it is confirmed they are the same as what our trucks already have. You will just un bolt your hinges and place the Raptor units in place.

Have a look at the installation instructions. You have to modify the carrier to work with the exoskeleton.

No mention in the instructions but suspect it will work. The tailgate is the same and the tire carrier uses the same mounting holes and bolts. They now sell the upgraded carrier for the bigger tire. You still have to notch the carrier to work with the exoskeleton.

I found an amazing side effect of installing this on my truck.....the annoying rattle in the tailgate is completely gone. This was supposedly only fixed by replacing the tailgate and it seems like it only worked some of the time. This made the effort to install this 100% more worth it to me lol

I only had trouble with one bolt and was not able to remove it that far. So I never got the thread lock to come off like in your picture. It sure seems like that bolt got cross threaded. Did it go in smooth without much effort? I think I saw you cleaned up the holes. I had to destroy my...

Replaced with no cost to me. The warranty guys were great. You can chat with them on the Perfoamce Parts website and by email.

My hinges, bolts and exoskeleton were replaced. Cutting the exoskeleton off was a giant pain. There is metal running through the plastic. I used a rotozip to cut around the bolt hole.

Tp45 on the hinges themselves. Tp40 for the bolts that hold the exoskeleton. You will want to chase the threads on those holes with an m8x1.25 tap. Most likely at least 2 of the holes will be boogered up.

Contact the tech line and warranty. They are aware of the issues. They replaced my hinges, exoskeleton and bolts.. Because I had a bolt get stripped, I had to destroy my exoskeleton to get the hinges off. A few pics and emails and they took care of it. [email protected] [email protected] You...

I am sure you have figured it out from the other posts.. but also check the threads in the 2 holes in each hinge. Most likely will need attention.

I do not...mine will stay black. If you want to color match you would be better off buying the Raptor hinges as they come primed for paint. These hinges in the kit are powder coated black. You would need to get that stripped off and then prepped and painted. Just my .02 cents.... :)

Interesting... The TP40 in my set fits the bolts fine. A regular T40 also seems to fit as well. I understand TP is supposed to have a better drive angle and not as susceptible to stripping... but it makes it very confusing to the end customer as in this case.

Ford Performance was very specific when they asked what bit I was using when I first contacted them. I then asked them to clarify what it SHOULD be and was told it was TP40. I suggested if this is what is required it needs to be called out in the instruction sheets. Heck most people don't...

Ford Performance is sending me replacement parts because of the issues I am having with the threads in the hinges. The bolts for the exoskeleton are Torx Plus 40 for anyone new reading this. They are also going to add that to the instruction set. I have let them know about others in this...

I received my kit Friday after picking it up from my local dealer. I too am having issues with the 2 holes on the left side of the top and bottom hinge. Sadly the bottom hinge started to take the bolt but then seized up and now cannot be removed. The top hinge left side bolt will not thread...