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Originally Posted by Blazerowner
The middle strip in the first picture is a rear carpet strip. The right strip is a tailgate strip for the hatch to rest on. The other two are for the weatherstrip on the tailgate and run vertical with the bed. There is a weatherstrip that tucks into them and the carpet strip that seals the tailgate. Not sure why your other ones would be different. I have a 72 and they look the same.
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Thank-you Kirk! That clears it up for me. My tailgate/hatch rest is so different that I didn't even realize that's what the one strip is! For educational purposes here's a couple of comparison pics. Now I am thinking that the tailgate seal design must have been improved from 1970, just don't know which style 1971 would have used since your truck is a '72.
Pic 1- the two on the left are my 1970 carpet strips. They are both the same.
Pic 2- end of the tailgate hatch rests
Pic 3- same end taken from above
Pic 4- the side where the hatch rests/tailgate top
Pic 5- the vertical tailgate weatherstrip retainers side by side
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