rmc523 Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 11 minutes ago, tbone said: OK, that’s better than nothing. However that small step wouldn’t work well for me. I haul my motocross bike in the bed of the truck and i usually haul it with the tailgate down and bed extender out. That is also a really small step for me to hit when I’m running the bike up into the bed with the ramp. There aren’t really a ton of ways to innovate on a tailgate, so there has to be compromises in various ways to create something useful. So far you can’t have your cake and eat it too. I will be interested to see what the take rate is on that option for Ram. At $1300 for the tailgate and step, it isn’t cheap. I remember reading somewhere that getting the split tailgate also includes a spray in bed liner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 12 minutes ago, tbone said: OK, that’s better than nothing. However that small step wouldn’t work well for me. I haul my motocross bike in the bed of the truck and i usually haul it with the tailgate down and bed extender out. That is also a really small step for me to hit when I’m running the bike up into the bed with the ramp. There aren’t really a ton of ways to innovate on a tailgate, so there has to be compromises in various ways to create something useful. So far you can’t have your cake and eat it too. I will be interested to see what the take rate is on that option for Ram. At $1300 for the tailgate and step, it isn’t cheap. $1,300 also includes the spray-in bed-liner. Being that's a $475 option in the F-150, the tailgate and step are actually not that expensive considering what you get. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbone Posted February 13, 2019 Author Share Posted February 13, 2019 4 hours ago, Anthony said: $1,300 also includes the spray-in bed-liner. Being that's a $475 option in the F-150, the tailgate and step are actually not that expensive considering what you get. Well, that helps with the appeal of the price. The Ford tailgate step is $375 as a stand-alone option for comparison. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twintornados Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 16 hours ago, Anthony said: $1,300 also includes the spray-in bed-liner. Being that's a $475 option in the F-150, the tailgate and step are actually not that expensive considering what you get. What if, for some reason, you don't want a spray-in bed liner from the factory? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 20 minutes ago, twintornados said: What if, for some reason, you don't want a spray-in bed liner from the factory? Then I would not get the Ram Multifunction Tailgate. It does not look like you can separate the options (except for the step) It is broken down like this: Multifunction Tailgate $995 (includes spray-in bed liner) Center step is $295 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twintornados Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 (edited) 27 minutes ago, Anthony said: Then I would not get the Ram Multifunction Tailgate. It does not look like you can separate the options (except for the step) It is broken down like this: Multifunction Tailgate $995 (includes spray-in bed liner) Center step is $295 The reason why someone would not want a factory spray-in liner is simple...there are better options out in the aftermarket. So by limiting the Multi-function tailgate by tying in a spray in bedliner, they are forcing something onto the consumer that may not want one but not the other. Edited February 13, 2019 by twintornados Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbone Posted February 13, 2019 Author Share Posted February 13, 2019 They may be subsidizing the actual cost of the tailgate with the requirement of the spray in liner. You know it doesn’t cost $475 for a spray in liner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 25 minutes ago, tbone said: They may be subsidizing the actual cost of the tailgate with the requirement of the spray in liner. You know it doesn’t cost $475 for a spray in liner. I paid $575 for my Line-X. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 5 hours ago, twintornados said: The reason why someone would not want a factory spray-in liner is simple...there are better options out in the aftermarket. So by limiting the Multi-function tailgate by tying in a spray in bedliner, they are forcing something onto the consumer that may not want one but not the other. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbone Posted February 13, 2019 Author Share Posted February 13, 2019 1 hour ago, akirby said: I paid $575 for my Line-X. That’s a lot more than I paid for mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 20 minutes ago, tbone said: That’s a lot more than I paid for mine. That was for Line-X Premium on a 6.5' bed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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