Tailgate Latch Problems 1999 Tahoe

[2drTahoe97]

Oddly going through pics on my phone last night I saw one that had perfect shot of the one on mine. Looks the same as 2drTahoe97's.View attachment 450082

Mine is the the first picture:


My user name is 2drTahoe97 but the picture and the tailgate problems are from a 1999 that I just bought. Your latch and The 18th Letter look more substantial than mine and mine looks bent. What year Tahoe is the picture you posted?

 

[GMCChevy]

Sorry got the names mixed up with who posted what.
Mines also a 99. I can't tell from the pics if yours is a different latch all together or if that part that looks different rotates and is in the wrong spot. Do you have the black bracket to the left that the locating pin goes into?

 

[the 18th letter]

@2drTahoe97 latch looks like it’s missing a piece/bracket on the right side.

 

[2drTahoe97]

Went to the Pick and Pull today. I was looking for a console for the 99 I bought. Also looked at the tailgate latch but only found 1 tailgate Tahoe/Yukon/Suburban. It was a 1999 same as my "new" Tahoe. The junker has the exact same latch as mine including the little bracket hook that I thought was bent. Weird.