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Tailgate latch rattling after subwoofer install

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Hi guys,

Does anyone know how to take the cream outer shell piece off that covers the latch mechanism?

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Got a pic? Not sure which piece you are taking about
 
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Thanks Brian. Here's a pic. The workshop manual calls it the "tailgate latch bracket" - the cream colored plastic shell that houses the latch mechanism. It looks like there are little tabs to release it but I can't quite figure it out.
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Thanks Brian. Here's a pic. The workshop manual calls it the "tailgate latch bracket" - the cream colored plastic shell that houses the latch mechanism. It looks like there are little tabs to release it but I can't quite figure it out.
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You aren’t going to be able to remove that without removing the whole latch assembly with that all as one piece.
 
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Really? There was a guy who posted on here last year who said he removed it (I tried to message him but no reply) - the manual makes it look like it should just pop off...
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Can try this
Thanks Brian. I was hoping I could just pop the shell piece off without taking the entire latch assembly off with it. There's a metal rattling sound at certain frequencies I am wanting to hit with some foam tape but I can't get to it with the bracket covering it.
 

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Sure looks like you can just pop the tabs and it would come off, but it may be one of those things your better off pulling the entire thing out and looking at it before just cavemaning the thing and breaking it. There may be a tab that gets hung up on one of the other pieces or something.

Of course, once you get it off once it will be entirely obvious. Afraid I've never done it so I can only really point to that instruction.
 

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Really? There was a guy who posted on here last year who said he removed it (I tried to message him but no reply) - the manual makes it look like it should just pop off...
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Yes. The manual shows it being removable after removing the whole assembly
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