What's up everybody, Adam here with etrailer. Today, we're gonna be taking a look at the DeeZee Custom Fit Tailgate Assist on our 2012 Chevrolet Silverado. So, my dad bought a new pickup and he doesn't like how the tailgate just flaps down real loud. It's not good on the components. So, I told them it's kind of a no brainer to grab the DeeZee Custom Fit Tailgate Assist. This is just gonna prevent all of that stress happening on all these different joints, in the cable and everything. more
11/29/2021 11:26:18 AM
Stromberg Carlson 5th Wheel Tailgate Installation - 2018 Chevrolet Silverado 2500- Video
Speaker 1: Today on our 2018 Chevrolet Silverado 2500, we're going to be installing Stromberg Carlson's 100 Series Fifth Wheel Tailgate, part number VGM-14-100.And this is what our tailgate's going to look like when it's installed. As you can see, it's going to fit nicely and match the same curves of our body as our original tailgate. This'll be ideal if you still want the functionality of a tailgate, but you want to use your gooseneck or fifth wheel trailer. It'll also save you a bunch of time 'cause you won't have to take that tailgate off when using those trailers. You can just leave this in place all the time.It's made of a durable steel construction, so it's going to be able to withstand any loads in the back of your truck, and it's going to last a long time. It's got a black powder coat finish on it to help resist rust and corrosion, and while this is designed to prevent corrosion, it isn't a finishing coat, and it's still recommended by the manufacturer to apply a finishing coat on it to match your vehicle and provide that extra layer of protection.There'll be one latch located on each side. more
6/15/2018 1:32:40 PM
Stromberg Carlson 5th Wheel Tailgate Installation - 2017 Chevrolet Silverado 2500- Video
Speaker 1: Today on our 2017 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 we're gonna be taking a look at and showing you how to install the Stromberg Carlson 100 Series 5th Wheel Tailgate with Open Design, part number: VGM-14-100. So here's what our Stromberg Carlson tailgate looks like whenever we have it installed. Now, it's gonna have that nice cutout, which is gonna make it a lot easier when we're towing with a 5th wheel or a gooseneck. The open design is gonna make it a lot easier for us to see what we're doing when we're backing up or hooking up to our camper. The vented design is also gonna reduce drag, which should improve your fuel mileage. Our tailgate is gonna feature a heavy-duty steel tube construction, which does have a nice black powder coat finish to compliment any truck, but it can be painted to match the color of your truck, as well. more
10/10/2017 2:41:07 PM
Stromberg Carlson 5th Wheel Tailgate Installation - 2016 Chevrolet Silverado 1500- Video
Today on our 2016 Chevy Silverado 1500 we're going to take a look at and also show you to install the Stromberg Carlson 100 series 5th wheel tailgate with open design. Part number is VGM-14-100. Now here's what our 5th wheel tailgate's going to look like installed. As you can see we're going to have that nice, low drop to allow that pin box or that goose neck to go in without having to lower our tailgate down. You'll see the custom fit gate. It's designed to follow right along with the contours of our truck, giving us a really nice, almost a factory look to it. more
2/10/2017 12:18:01 PM
Stromberg Carlson 5th Wheel Louvered Tailgate Installation - 2016 Chevrolet Silverado 1500- Video
Today, on our 2016 Chevrolet Silverado 1500, we're going to be doing a test fit on the Stromberg Carlson 4000 Series Fifth Wheel Louvered Tailgate, part number VGN-14-4000. What differentiates this tailgate from the rest is it has more of a beefier look to it and there's maximum room for adjustment, so you can help remain that factory look. The Stromberg Carlson Louvered Tailgate is the perfect addition for when towing your fifth wheel or gooseneck trailer. It has that convenient cutout design that's going to help improve your visibility when backing up or towing your trailer. It also has a vented design that could improve your fuel economy. The easy to use locking latch comes with two keys and it prevents anyone from removing it. With it unlocked, it's just a quick turn to the right, and it's going to work with or without lift assist. more
2/10/2017 12:17:13 PM
Husky Liners Tailgate Installation - 2007 Chevrolet Silverado New Body- Video
Today on our 2007 Chevrolet Silverado, new body style, we'll be having a look at the Husky Liners Premium 5th Wheel Louvered Tailgate with Locking Handles, part number HL15240. It's a nice streamlined, aerodynamic look that follows all of the body lines of our truck bed nicely. It is constructed of a nice aluminum finish that won't rust or corrode over time. We have our nice cutout here for when we're towing our 5th wheel or a goose-neck trailer, we don't have to worry about having the tailgate down in order to doing tight maneuvering or backing up to it to uncouple or couple. Now this tailgate is lockable to help prevent tailgate theft. To do that, just insert your key, turn it counterclockwise and now your tailgate's locked. To unlock it, just insert the key again, go clockwise, and then you have access to your bed again. more
1/30/2017 11:47:22 AM
Stromberg Carlson 5th Wheel Tailgate Installation - 2016 Chevrolet Silverado 3500- Video
Today on our 2016 Chevrolet Silverado 3500 we'll be test fitting a Stromberg Carlson Fifth Wheel Tailgate, part number VGM-14-100. The Stromberg Carlson Louvered Tailgate is perfect for towing with fifth wheel or goosenecks. The convenient cutout will increase visibility while driving. The vented design will reduce drag and improve gas mileage. It has a steel tube design with a powder coat finish to resist rust and corrosion. What makes this tailgate different from others is, is there's no plastic and it is an all steel construction. more
1/30/2017 11:47:05 AM
Husky Liners Tailgate Installation - 2009 Chevrolet Silverado- Video
Today on our 2009 Chevrolet Silverado, we'll be installing the Husky Liners Premium 5th Wheel Louvered Tailgate with Locking Handle, part number HL15240. As you can see, our tailgate fits very nicely on our vehicle. It has a nice, contoured look, and follows the lines of our bed nicely. Now, if we want to secure our tailgate, it is locking, so we can insert the key, turn it counter-clockwise, remove the key, and now the handle can't be opened and it'll secure our tailgate onto our vehicle to prevent theft. Now, when we want to open our tailgate again, just insert the key, turn it clockwise, remove the key. We'll pull back on the handle and lower the tailgate on down. As you can see, it'll allow us to easily tow our 5th Wheel trailer without having to worry about when we're making turns, having possible damage to our tailgate. more
1/3/2017 2:54:53 PM
Husky Liners 5th Wheel Tailgate Installation - 2016 Chevrolet Silverado 2500- Video
Today on our 2016 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 Crew Cab, we're going to be doing a test fit on the Husky Liners Premium 5th Wheel Louvered Tailgate with Locking Handle, part number HL15250. With our Husky Liners tailgate installed, you can see we're going to conveniently be able to tow with our 5th wheel or gooseneck trailer. It features a factory style latch, so it's going to be easy to open. It also includes a lock and two keys, so no one can remove it from our truck bed. It's custom design is going to contour to match your truck perfectly, and it's made out of a light-weight aluminum construction. Here at the very center, the opening is going to be about 15 1/2". At the very top, we're looking at about 27 1/2". more
12/27/2016 11:23:57 AM
Stromberg Carlson 5th Wheel Louvered Tailgate Installation - 2016 Chevrolet Silverado 2500- Video
Today, on our 2016 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 HD, we're going to be taking a look at and installing the Stromberg Carlos 4000 Series 5th Wheel Louvered Tailgate with Lock for GM Trucks, part VGM-14-4000. Here's what this tailgate is going to look like once it's installed on the truck. The biggest feature about this louvered tailgate is its cutout that comes down here, which is going to make it easier for hooking up the fifth wheel and gooseneck trailers. The tailgate is made of a very strong plastic compound that's going to help it to be very durable and resist rust. What's really nice about this tailgate is it comes with two keys in order to operate the lock, so you can lock it and then you won't be able to open it. As you can see, it works well with the factory tailgate assist. more
11/16/2016 10:07:11 AM
Stromberg Carlson Tailgate Installation - 2013 Chevrolet Silverado- Video
Today on our 2013 Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD, we'll be installing the Stromberg Carlson 4000 Series 5th Wheel Louvered Tailgate with Lock, part number VGM-07-4000. Now, we'll go hook up to a gooseneck trailer, so you can see what it's like with the tailgate there. Has a nice included lock so we can lock it in place. As you can see along this edge and this edge over here, we have a very factory-like appearance, very like our original tailgate, fits very nicely. We have these nice slats right here, so we can have air flowing through it, so we don't hurt our fuel economy quite as bad as we would with a normal tailgate in the upright position. The first thing we need to do is remove our tailgate. Now, if your tailgate has the included backup camera in it right by the handle, you'll need to unplug that first. You'll find a connection for that behind where your license plate is. more
6/13/2016 10:31:53 AM
Stromberg Carlson 5th Wheel Tailgate Installation - 2003 Chevrolet Silverado- Video
Today on our 2003 Chevrolet Silverado, we're going to be taking a look and installing the Stromberg Carlson 4000 series 5th wheel louvered tailgate with lock for a GM vehicle, part number VGM-99-4000. This tailgate's made out of plastic. It's blow-molded for light weight. It's strong as steel, and it replaces your OEM tailgate. It's ideal for towing a 5th wheel or a gooseneck. It's also going to cut down on wind resistance and drag, and help with fuel mileage. more
5/4/2016 2:46:06 PM
Stromberg Carlson 5th Wheel Tailgate Installation - 2003 Chevrolet Silverado VGM-99-100- Video
Today on our 2003 Chevrolet Silverado, we're going to be taking a look at an installing the Strongberg-Carlson 100 Series 5th Wheel Tailgate with open design for GM trucks. Part number VGM-99-100. This is vented steel design. It's made out of tubular steel that's powder coated. Being vented, it's going to help with wheel efficiency and the wind drag. It's going to help bring up your gas mileage a little bit. more
5/4/2016 2:41:06 PM
Stromberg Carlson Tailgate Installation - 2009 Chevrolet Silverado- Video
Today on our 2009 Chevrolet Silverado we're going to show you how to install the Stromberg Carlson 4000 series 5th wheel louvered tailgate with lock, part number is VGM-07-4000. As you can see we have a nice snug fit here. The fully adjustable end caps are going to allow us to really give it a really nice customized look. You can see that the gate's going to follow right along with the contours of the truck, gives it a really like a factory or original equipment look. What the gate's got to offer. We're going to have that nice low drop whether we're trying to back up to a goose neck trailer, a 5th wheel trailer, we're not going to have to worry about getting in and out and closing the gate, opening the gate, allows it to pass over very nicely. It's going to have e ventilated or an open design. more
1/6/2016 12:02:33 PM
Stromberg Carlson 5th Wheel Tailgate Installation - 2016 Chevrolet Silverado 2500- Video
Today on our 2016 Chevrolet Silverado 2500, we're going to take a look at and show you how to install the Stromberg Carlson 100 series fifth wheel tailgate with open design. Part number is VGM-14-100. Now, here's what our gate's going to look like installed. You see that nice drop we're after, allowing goose neck and fifth wheel connections to be made much easier just by simply passing over it rather than opening and closing the gate. It's got a really good look to it. You can see all our seams are fully welded here. more
1/5/2016 2:17:55 PM
Stromberg Carlson Tailgate Installation - 2009 Chevrolet Silverado VGM-07-100- Video
Today on our 2009 Chevrolet Silverado, we're going to take a look at and show you how to install the Stromberg Carlson 100 Series 5th Wheel Tailgate with Open Design. Part Number is VGM-07-100. Now, here's what our gate looks like installed. As you can see, it's a really nice looking addition to the back of the truck ere. It is going to have the open design. It's going to allow for great visibility behind the truck. Sometimes maneuvering, parking, things like that can be an issue with that gate closed. more
12/29/2015 11:19:49 AM
Stromberg Carlson 5th Wheel Tailgate Installation - 2007 Chevrolet Silverado Classic- Video
Today, on our 2007 Chevrolet Silverado classic, we'll be taking a look at the Stromberg Carlson 100 Series Fifth Wheel Tailgate with the open design for GM trucks. Part number VGM-99-100. As you can see, this has a nice, clean design. For anybody that's looking to put a fifth wheel or gooseneck in the back of the vehicle, they'll be able to carry it with no problems and have plenty of room here. In addition to giving you better fuel economy and preventing that wind drag, it's also going to give you the ability to place items in the bed of your truck without worrying about it sliding out the back if you had to remove your tailgate beforehand. You can see it's going to be very easy to operate. It's going to be nice and sturdy here with your nice little rubber bump stops on the other side. To open it up, you'll just pull in on the rings and drop it down. Now, by those bump stops, I mean on the back side here, which will help keep down on any kind of vibration or anything you might have in your tailgate. Lift it back up, pull the pins, and secure it in place. It's also going to have that nice, black, powder coat finish that's going to help to prevent any kind of rust and corrosion. more
11/10/2015 11:46:06 AM
Stromberg Carlson Truck Bed Accessories Review - 2015 Chevrolet Silverado 1500- Video
Today on our 2015 Chevrolet Silverado crew cab we're going to be doing a test fit of the Stongberg Carlson louvered classic locking fifth wheel tailgate. When you get this you're going to receive it with the louvered tailgate then these two plastic covers will be separate and you will have to secure them yourself. If we rotate it up you're going to have one screw on each end as well as the two in the center. This also comes with the nice safeties as well as the locking mechanisms are heavy duty and ready for your applications. This is going to be part number VGM-14-4000. You're also going to have on this side over here, you're going to have an extra plate if this plate that they have bolted on does not work for your application. more
6/24/2015 5:07:28 PM
Stromberg Carlson Truck Bed Accessories Review - 2015 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 VGM-14-100- Video
Today on our 2015 Chevrolet Silverado 1500, we're going to be doing a test fit of the Stromberg-Carlson 100 Series Open Design Fifth Wheel Tailgate. First things you're going to need to know is you're going to have two plates that are going to come in with your kit. You're going to have this one here, as well as one that'll fit the side. If you look down here on the end, you can see that we already put it in place. It'll come with the two screws to mount it as well. This will be part number VGM-14-100. You also have a rubber bushing that will go on the other side where you have the round outlet. more
6/24/2015 5:07:01 PM
Stromberg Carlson 5th Wheel Tailgate Installation - 2015 Chevrolet Silverado 2500- Video
All right today on this 2015 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 we're going to show you the Stromberg Carlson 100 Series Fifth Wheel Tailgate. For a tailgate in place, let's go ahead and cover some of the details. First off you've got a vented design right here which allows a lot of visibility when you're hitching up to your trailer, or general driving around your truck when you're backing up to something. Now we do do have a generous cut out right here for your fifth wheel or gooseneck trailer. At the bottom it's going to be about 14 inches across at its narrowest point, and at the top we'll say 33 inches. What's nice about the tailgate, you don't really have to lower it to hook up to your trailer. more
6/5/2015 10:33:27 AM
Stromberg Carlson 5th Wheel Louvered Tailgate Installation - 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 1500- Video
All right, today is 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. We're going to show you Stromberg Carlson 4000 series 5th wheel louvered tail gate. Part number VGM-14-4000. Okay, this is what it looks like when it's installed on a truck. You'll see we have a high impact plastic blow molded frame work here for a tail gate. Louvered here which air can go through. On the inside of this, where it's seated is a steel super structure underneath. more
4/17/2015 11:52:03 AM
Stromberg Carlson Tailgate Installation - 2005 Chevrolet Silverado- Video
On this 2005 Chevrolet Silverado, we're going to show you a Stromberg Carlson 4000 series fifth wheel and gooseneck tailgate, part number VGN dash 07 dash 4000. Taking our first look at the tailgate, you can see it has a generous opening for your fifth wheel, or in this case, gooseneck hitch in this truck. You don't have to worry about lowering your tailgate to hook up. Continue with the look of it, you can see how this edge of a tailgate matches the body work above the tail light, also matches the curve of the tail light as well, matches the seam right here, and also the bodywork below the tail light. Now, I want to take a little bit closer look at the louvers here, how the air can pass through the tailgate. The gap is probably a little under half an inch. This tailgate is a composite construction, which means you got the plastic outside, which really saves on the weight of the tailgate, but also on the inside, we lower it, we can see the steel components as well that gives it the strength. more
4/15/2015 11:11:06 AM
Husky Liners Tailgate Installation - 2012 Chevrolet Silverado- Video
Today on our 2012 Chevrolet Silverado, we're going to be doing an installation of the Husky Liners Premium 5th Wheel Louvered Tailgate with the Locking Handle, part number HL15240. You can see the louvered tailgate once it's installed. Of course, we've got the drop down to allow for our use next to things like that to be connected without any problem. This is also going to give us an advantage in that this is about half the weight of a standard steel tailgate. It's also louvered. While we're dropping weight in the truck just like the new cars coming out, they don't have spare tires to help with fuel economy, losing weight is going to help us with our fuel economy, and this louvered design is going to allow air to pass through rather than be caught in there. It can really help to improve our fuel economy. This is a locking tailgate. more
4/9/2015 3:05:37 PM
Stromberg Carlson 5th Wheel Tailgate Installation - 2006 Chevrolet Silverado- Video
Hi. Today on this 2006 Chevrolet Silverado extending cab, we're going to show you part number VGM-99-4000. This is a Stromberg Carlson 4000 series 5th wheel louvered tailgate. This is our 5th wheel tailgate that's installed on our truck. You see it's got a nice generous opening to allow easy access for your duce neck 00:00:23 or 5th wheel trailer. We'll give you a couple performance dimensions. From the top here down to the bottom of the opening, this is about 9 1/2 inches. more
4/6/2015 6:38:01 AM
Husky Liners 5th Wheel Louvered Tailgate Installation - 2006 Chevrolet Silverado- Video
Today on this 2006 Chevrolet Silverado extended cab, we're gonna show you part number HL15230. This is Husky Liners premium fifth wheel louvered tailgate with a locking handle. Let's go ahead and take a look at the gap in the middle here which is for fifth wheels or goose necks so you don't have to lower a tailgate to hitch up to your trailer. Go ahead and get a rough measurement here. It looks like from the top of the tailgate down to the bottom is gonna be about 11 inches. The width across is gonna be about 15 inches. So that gives you plenty of room to maneuver your trailer into the bed of your truck. We can see how actually is made to match lines of a truck. more
4/1/2015 10:02:15 AM
Access TrailSeal Full Truck Bed Protection Installation - 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 1500- Video
Today on 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Crew Cab, we're going to be installing the Access TrailSeal Full Bed Protection for Chevy and GMC pickup trucks in a new body style, part number 834532001453. To begin our installation, we're going to need to install the foam blocks that go up underneath the bed rail. We'll be installing a small block up here at the front, two small blocks here in the middle and one large foam block here at the rear. We're going to start up here on the front corner of the bed. You'll notice how there's a big hole underneath the bed right here on the side wall. This right here is how the foam block will be put in. It will be the same for all three of the small ones on this side. You'll start out by smashing it down. You'll need to work it into the opening. more
12/31/2014 10:04:27 AM
Stromberg Carlson 5th Wheel Tailgate Installation - 2006 Chevrolet Silverado vgm-99-100- Video
Today, on a 2006 Chevrolet Silverado Crew Cab, we're going to install part number VGM-99-100. This is Stromberg Carlson 100 Series Fifth Wheel and Gooseneck Tailgate. This is what the tailgate looks like once installed on our truck. Next, we'll go ahead and cover steps that are needed to install the tailgate. Our first step is to go ahead and take the original tailgate and get it out of the way. We'll lift it up. We'll undo the strap right here. more
11/25/2014 10:20:23 AM
Stromberg Carlson Tailgate Installation - 2007 Chevrolet Silverado New Body- Video
Today, on this 2007 Chevrolet Silverado new body extended cab, we're going to install part number VGM-07-4000. This is a Stromberg Carlson 4000 Series 5th wheel louvered tailgate. The first thing we need to do is go ahead and remove our tailgate. We'll go ahead and take some tension off the cables and we'll go ahead and remove the cables. Typically, you pick up a corner here and then we can pull it out away from the truck. Okay, now installing your new tailgate pretty much reverses the order of removing the original tailgate. Now, the tailgate does come with some special bushings that will fit on the end where it slides in. However, in this truck, we didn't have to use any of them. more
4/7/2014 2:55:19 PM
Stromberg Carlson Tailgate Installation - 2013 Chevrolet Silverado VGM-07-100- Video
Today on this 2013 Chevrolet Silverado, were going to do a test fit of part number VGM-07-100. This is the Stromberg Carlson 100 Series Fifth Wheel Tailgate. To start off our test fit, were going to have our factory tailgate already removed. Now on new tailgate goes in just the same way. Well go ahead and put on the hinge on the other side first and then well line up the hinge on the passenger side. We will just only rotate it up into place and we have to manually pull of the latches. more
8/26/2013 2:43:00 PM
Stromberg Carlson Tailgate Installation - 2007 Chevrolet Silverado- Video
Today on this 2007 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 Series new body style; were going to do a test fit for part number, VGM-07-100. Were going to start off with our tailgate already removed and well go ahead and take the new tailgate and put it into place. First off, we are going to take the bushing that comings with the tailgate, install it on the pin on the driver side. Then well take the tailgate and slide it over that bushing and then we can go ahead and install the tailgate just like any other tailgate. Well go ahead and take the latch and well pull it in a little bit on each side and then push the tailgate into place until it snaps in. Inaudible 00:00:40 like your tailgate matches the contour of the bed by the taillight. more
2/1/2013 1:28:29 PM
Stromberg Carlson Tailgate Installation - 2012 Chevrolet Silverado- Video
Today on this 2012 Chevrolet Silverado were going to do a test fit of part number VGM-07-4000. This is the Stromberg Carlson 4000 series fifth wheel levered tailgate. Well start off our test fit by removing the original tailgate and then well go ahead and install our new tailgate in the same fashion as the original one went in. Well start off on the drivers side. Well put it on the hinge, and then well go over to the passengers side and hold the tailgate at about a 45 degree angle and slide it on to the pin there. Next well go ahead and install the cables onto the original factory mounts. more
12/19/2012 12:50:10 PM
Stromberg Carlson Tailgate Installation - 2012 Chevrolet Silverado VGM-07-100- Video
Today on this 2012 Chevrolet Silverado, were going to do a test fit of part number VGM-07-100 from Stromberg Carlson. This is our 100 series fifth wheel tailgate, and has a convenient cutout for towing a fifth wheel or gooseneck hitch when youre hitching up. Well start off our test fit with the tailgate already removed from our truck, so lets go ahead and install our new tailgate in the same fashion the original tailgate would. Well start off by sliding the tailgate into the hinge onto the drives side, then well go over to the passengers side, line up the hinge, put the tailgate at about a 45 degree angle and slide it into place. Well go ahead and push it up until our latches meet the pins on the bed. Now well do one pin at a time. more
12/19/2012 12:50:07 PM
Husky Liners Tailgate Installation - 2013 Chevrolet Silverado- Video
Today on this 2013 Chevrolet Silverado, we're going to do a test fit of part number HL15240. This is the Fifth Wheel Tailgate from Husky Liner. To start off the test fit, we already went ahead and removed the factory tailgate. Now, we'll go ahead and install the new Fifth Wheel Tailgate. Basically, it installs as the same way as the original tailgate. We'll start by installing the pin on the driver's side into the tailgate and we'll go to the passenger's side and we'll line up the slot and put it into place. more
10/19/2012 1:35:34 PM
Stromberg Carlson Tailgate Installation - 2011 Chevrolet Silverado- Video
Today on our 2011 Chevy Silverado, we'll be test fitting the Stromberg Carlson 100 Series 5th Wheel Tailgate with open design part # VGM-07-100. Before we can install our tailgate, we'll need to assemble the latches. To do this, we'll first remove the cotter pins and install the split rings under the latch. This will be your handle of sorts for the latch locks. Next we'll go ahead and take the machine screws and lock nuts and attach the latch assembly to the tailgate. You set right in the middle of adjustment points on the tailgate. more
6/6/2012 11:53:11 AM
Stromberg Carlson Tailgate Installation - 2011 Chevrolet Silverado VGM-07-4000- Video
Today on our 2011 Chevrolet Silverado, we'll be installing the Stromberg Carlson Louvered 5th-Wheel Tailgate, part number VGM-07-4000. And with that, we'll go ahead and start our installation. We'll go ahead and review the contents of the product. We have two cables, a set of keys for the tailgate, a plastic insert that will go with the rubber tailgate insert, two bolts, four wood screws, four machine screws, and four clips for the machine screws. There are also two side covers. And with that, we'll go ahead and start our installation. more
3/5/2012 11:09:42 AM
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