Side-by-side comparison of two red truck tailgate latches with t…

'78-82 tailgate latches are significantly different from '83-96. Because they mount differently in the tailgate, neither the latches nor the t/g skins will interchange across those years. This is the only significant difference on '78-96 Bronco tailgates.



Their strikes that mount to the body can be interchanged with some effort.

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