Snowman1000
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Quick question would the tailgate off of a 1990 k5 fit on a 75 k5?
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Tailgate
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Yep. Blazer tailgates are interchangeable from '73-91.
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Are the internals (power window) interchangeable as well?? Thanks.
As long as we're talking Blazer tailgates only, not involving Suburbans, then yes, all the bits interchange nicely. I have a power tailgate with an '85 shell with '74 glass and '89 electrics and such.
Note that Suburban tailgates are different and IIRC neither the insides nor the glass are direct bolt-ups for Blazers.
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lectric80
3/4 ton status
You are correct, the Sub tailgates are taller, glass is shorter, motor's are mounted directly to the regulator and don't use a cable, regulator's don't move as far, and even the external shape is different. The internal tailgate handle will interchange though.
Blaze
1/2 ton status
The internal tailgate handle will interchange though.
But the damn access panel won't.
lectric80
3/4 ton status
Oh yeah, I forgot that one. I unfortunately found out the hard way, much as it sounds like you did.But the damn access panel won't.
Blaze
1/2 ton status
Yep, at least I was only in it for $5. 
Snowman1000
1/2 ton status
Thanks guys mine is total junk no glass rotted out and actually coming apart everywhere and I saw one on Clist.
Yeah I found out the hard way about the burban tailgate thing a buddy and me were at a swap meet and got convinced that they were the samewell now im the proud owner of a rust free 100 dollar burban tailgate. but on a posative note he gave me a half top for my 75 blazer its really nice and I only paid 30 bucks for it. It was made by a company not comeone cutting one down either
Yeah I found out the hard way about the burban tailgate thing a buddy and me were at a swap meet and got convinced that they were the samewell now im the proud owner of a rust free 100 dollar burban tailgate. but on a posative note he gave me a half top for my 75 blazer its really nice and I only paid 30 bucks for it. It was made by a company not comeone cutting one down either
