2020 TAG Edge Boondock. Anyone else have issues with the screws and hinge on under bed storage?

stevemilligan42
stevemilligan42 Member Posts: 27
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Bought a 2020 TAG Edge Boondock. No issues with under bed storage hinges and screws. Took one trip in it and every screw has stripped out.

Anyone else have this issue?

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  • HikinMike
    HikinMike Member Posts: 400

    Mine is a 2019 Boondock. No issues.

    2019 T@G Boondock Edge 5W
    2017 Toyota 4Runner TRD Pro
    2022 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Rubicon 4xe

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  • daveandcorlene
    daveandcorlene Member Posts: 74

    Could you show us some photos?

    2021 TAG XL Boondock
    Toyota Tacoma
    Evergreen State

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  • stevemilligan42
    stevemilligan42 Member Posts: 27

    For sure! I'm planning on diving in this weekend and getting a plan together. I'll take some pics. Basically, the screws just totally stripped out of the under-bed plywood. Current plan is to drill out the holes and replace the screws with bolts, lock washers, and nuts.

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  • stevemilligan42
    stevemilligan42 Member Posts: 27
    edited September 2020

    Couple of pics showing what I mean. The tiny screws just totally stripped out.

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  • daveandcorlene
    daveandcorlene Member Posts: 74

    Sorry about all these issues.

    Seems like the hinges are a poor match for the loads involved, especially considering that many T@G owners put a memory foam mattress on top of the factory mattress.

    2021 TAG XL Boondock
    Toyota Tacoma
    Evergreen State

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  • stevemilligan42
    stevemilligan42 Member Posts: 27

    It happens. Should be easy enough to repair.

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  • Michigan_Mike
    Michigan_Mike Member Posts: 510

    Try a piano hinge. You can buy them at the hardware and that should resolve your issue.

    Michigan Mike
    Linden, Mi
    2019 T@B 400

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  • HikinMike
    HikinMike Member Posts: 400

    Mine are like that too. About 1" square and weak.

    2019 T@G Boondock Edge 5W
    2017 Toyota 4Runner TRD Pro
    2022 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Rubicon 4xe

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  • stevemilligan42
    stevemilligan42 Member Posts: 27

    I'm replacing them tonight with the 90 degree hinges from Home Depot.

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  • GigHarborTom
    GigHarborTom Member Posts: 270

    Consider heavier door hinges and bolt them down with washers and good nuts. Do not remember the name of nuts with the nylon insert or whatever. The hinges in the photo look like light duty cabinet hinges. Shame on the factory for such.

    Gig Harbor Tom
    Trl '17 T@G Max
    TV 2018 Mazda CX9 Signature

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  • HikinMike
    HikinMike Member Posts: 400

    Makes one wonder whats going on at nuCamp.

    2019 T@G Boondock Edge 5W
    2017 Toyota 4Runner TRD Pro
    2022 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Rubicon 4xe

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  • BRaulston
    BRaulston Member Posts: 7


    Can anyone tell me if these would work to both replace the cheap little floor hinges AND hold the panel up while you rummage around? Thanks!

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  • LuckyJ
    LuckyJ Member Posts: 1,239
    edited May 2021

    @BRaulston , I do not think so.

    I think those are made to open from flat to 90 degree. And you would already be at 90 dedgree on installation when closed. I do not see how you could mounth them. That is if they can hold the wieght or the board, matress and bedding when open. I do not beleive that they are made to support the weight in that fashion. And that woukd be a lot on weight on those thin veneer of the board and the 4 in plank. When the board are up, either with the pistion modification or a simple stick, the weight is supported by the far edge or the lever, not the hindge side of it.
    One last thing, can the floor board be hold at 90 degree, I do not beleive that our 5 wide's board can.

    I could be wrong.

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  • JohnnyLoco
    JohnnyLoco Member Posts: 195

    Bolts, nuts, gorilla glue

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