# 2006 f150 tailgate extender question

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-f150-tailgate-extender-question/172365>\
**Category:** General Discussion\
**Created:** [November 17, 2020, 2:07am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-f150-tailgate-extender-question/172365 "2020-11-17T02:07:21Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Hpsportsfanatic\_166976](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a87d85/32.png) [@Hpsportsfanatic\_166976](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Hpsportsfanatic_166976)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2020, 2:07am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-f150-tailgate-extender-question/172365/1 "2020-11-17T02:07:21Z")

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Anyone have a f150 with the OEM tailgate extender.

I just bought one and bought the mounting bolts. But am confused on the plugs that stick out in the photo. Am I missing another mounting bracket? Is my unit slightly too small? Can you adjust the width of these OEM ones?

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/7/8/78cf1ab208e2892397ddd0f28cfd97eec786642e.jpeg) ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/e/4/e4a03b17182a2f1298d0bd0176b247c31efb08ae.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![oldtimer-11](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e79b87/32.png) [@oldtimer-11](https://community.cartalk.com/u/oldtimer-11)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2020, 4:47am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-f150-tailgate-extender-question/172365/2 "2020-11-17T04:47:32Z")

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If it is supposed to extend the load area, don’t you have it on backward

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**Author:** ![Nevada\_545](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nevada_545/32/41232_2.png) [@Nevada\_545](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Nevada_545)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2020, 5:45am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-f150-tailgate-extender-question/172365/3 "2020-11-17T05:45:39Z")

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The rotating pins are loose. The bed extender may be a little bent. You need the lock pin bushings.

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**Author:** ![Hpsportsfanatic\_166976](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a87d85/32.png) [@Hpsportsfanatic\_166976](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Hpsportsfanatic_166976)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2020, 12:12pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-f150-tailgate-extender-question/172365/4 "2020-11-17T12:12:28Z")

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how important are those bushings…? Wish I had realized that before I bought the pins

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**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2020, 12:19pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-f150-tailgate-extender-question/172365/5 "2020-11-17T12:19:02Z")

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Bed extenders flip in and out as needed.