Land Cruiser DIY Tailgate Cover

The tailgate on a land cruiser 100 series gets pretty nasty over the years and creating something that can withstand the punishment of overlanding is a great DIY project. This thing only cost less than $50 in materials maybe a little more with the monstaliner but I had plenty of extra from the drawer build. There are commercially available versions, like TrekBoxx, just like this that are $200-300. The only thing I would change is would have hunted down some 1/2" birch so it would have had a more uniform finish.
Here is a link to the well nuts we used:
amzn.to/2E5F2c3
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[@OverlandTrax]

I need to do this!

[@BradyAdventures]

I love the tailgate cover. It has held up so well and seems like it's factory. My carpet was nasty.

[@DuanDao]

I had to watch the demo of how the well nut works. Basically a rubber rivnut

[@BradyAdventures]

yep exaclty

[@onmissionmtb9722]

Liked the video super helpful!

[@BradyAdventures]

Thanks man! This is one of the mods I am proudest of since it cost so little, is a huge improvement, and the ones you can buy are very expensive.

[@markspoor4663]

Great video Chuck. Thanks! Can you please post the name and color of the paint you used. I have the same internal color. It looks like it matches really well.

[@BradyAdventures]

Thanks! Sure thing, it is Monstaliner Desert Sand

[@macadood]

Nice work! Would you say 1/2" is the right thickness for such a replacement to the tailgate cover?

[@BradyAdventures]

I apologize for such a delayed reply! Thanks! Yep I think that is a prefect thickness.

[@turkialmutiri3261]

Hi bro ,thank u for such an awesome video and am going to do the same but I would do same manufacturer fiber wood but i face an issue how to cut the clips hole as same as the original, if u have any idea please help .

[@BradyAdventures]

Thanks and you're welcome! I created a poster board template and measured like a thousand times. I put holes in the poster board and mad sure everything was perfect then transferred to the wood. You could use cardboard too and it may take a few attempts. If that doesn't make sense let me know and I will try to explain it a little better.

[@Gregulator013]

Could you by chance share the link of the well nuts that you ordered? Much appreciated and great videos!

[@BradyAdventures]

Absolutely, I have been trying to do that more often in the video descriptions. here they are amzn.to/2E5F2c3 Let me know if you have any questions and thanks for checking us out!

[@gj0628]

Great job as always. Where did you get that transition plate cover that keeps stuff from dropping threw your tailgate

[@BradyAdventures]

That is a factory piece of trim. You might be able to pick one up from a Toyota parts dealer. Thanks

[@gj0628]

Brady Adventures thx sir

[@carolsutton4696]

You didn't happen to keep the template with measurements etc and what you used to secure the screws in place did you. Be great to sell it as a kit and let us buy your product. It'd help me out that's for sure!!