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4.5
We purchased this to use on our Ford F150 and it fits great. We use it when we are attached to our camper trailer, and its a great option for transporting our bikes. We have attached 2 adult bicycles and a childs bike. It takes a few tries to figure out how best to arrange the bicycles and how to tighten them best so they don't move, but our truck hasn't been scratched or damaged at all even on long bumpy roads. The camera hole works great and we can use the back up camera just fine.I like the product. I wish the straps that hold the bike was better thought out. You can’t pull it down all the way tight because of the strap design.Perfect fit on my Ram 1500 Big Horn. I’ve used it for as many as 4 bikes & it holds them securely. Easy to install & easy to load bikes. Also has the added bonus of protecting the top of the tailgate when I’m carrying kayaks instead of bikes. All in all a great purchase.GoodThe overall shape of the profile that is designed to fit a wide / curved truck tailgate isn't shaped that way. It fits anyway, but not as implied. The hook to hold open the camera / tailgate handle cover is terrible. The hook gets caught on the loop and is infuriating. It should be a click buckle with a tension cinch. The way the camera cover flap stores in the open position creates a "sail" when driving. The loops to hold the bikes in place aren't designed well. Not enough flexibility to handle a frame that may have a water bottle cage at the cinch point. No way to move the cinch point - bike flops around a bit. The whole pad fits well over the tailgate of my 2021 RAM 1500 and the tonneau cover can close with the pad for bikes in place. Just close the tonneau cover first then the tail gate.I was really hoping this pad would be worth the money I paid as this is one of the most expensive pads out there. I was really hoping to find a 5 star pad but the straps to secure the bikes are not long enough for my Specialized Turbo Levo ebike. I did speak with Dakine customer service and unfortunately, they did not have a fix either. I also was disappointed as I have a RAM 2500 with a curved tailgate. The tailgate is wider in the middle than on the edges. This Dakine pad while curved, is the same width along the entire pad which causes bunching up at the edges of the tail gate. It would look and perform much better with a simple design change. Hopefully Dakine will be able to make some corrections in the future but if you have an ebike now, beware that the straps likely aren't long enough to secure your bike, and the fit while ok is not great. I debated between 2-3 stars and will go with 2 stars in the hope that Dakine is monitoring and will make some changes.The pad fit my F150 nicely, it looked well made, but that was the end of the good as the product is poorly designed. The straps that hold the pad in place must be fed up from under the tailgate with the tail gate open, awkward and difficult to do. Then the buckles to tighten the pad are inside the truck when the gate is closed so to adjust them you must either climb in the truck or try and reach over the tailgate, again awkward and hard to do with a big truck. Both easily solve if designed so the straps fed down and buckled outside the truck. And finally, the pad did not securely hold the bikes in place. If an additional support was not tied to the bikes they tipped over at the least bump or turn. Regretfully returned the pad.Works perfect on my 2020 Ram Rebel. Camera and handle cutout is in exactly the right spot. Buy this it’s worth the few extra bucks.This product looks good and works well with the dodge tailgate fit
