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Metro55 04-23-2010 11:54 AM

NEW.. Temporary Look
 
Well I got tired of now having a tialgate and having to bungee cord everything such as me and my buddies golf clubs, or anything else.. so I picked up this tailgate off a 2005 from a JY... they wanted $100 for it, but then I went and looked at it, and the plastic handle was broken on one side, so the gate wouldn't open. So I got them down to $40, and replaced the handle with my METAL handle, which is much more durable. I

I don't mind the look, I also painted the back of the bed between the bumper and gate BLACK, so the white didn't look stupid.

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Tys 4x4 FTW 04-23-2010 11:56 AM

nice dude

paint the tailgate with the same matte black paint and i think it would look pretty badass

Metro55 04-23-2010 12:00 PM


Originally Posted by Tys 4x4 FTW (Post 1648780)
nice dude

paint the tailgate with the same matte black paint and i think it would look pretty badass

It's hard to tell in these pics.. but the gate and the bumper are pretty close in "shine factor" the bumper is powdered semi gloss.. I'm not too worried about the small difference.. it's tempory until I get my new steal gate built in July

Downey 04-23-2010 12:01 PM

im running around with a black tailgate too

looks good man

Lone Ranger 93 04-23-2010 03:40 PM

Looks much better than any rust spots :fing02:

01_ranger_4x4 04-23-2010 03:42 PM

looks good chris, shouldnt cost much to paint that either.

cucukid124 04-23-2010 03:46 PM

now that is a sexy rear end :)

korey89 04-23-2010 03:53 PM

You have now turned your truck into a cow on wheels

Metro55 04-23-2010 04:33 PM


Originally Posted by 01_ranger_4x4 (Post 1648893)
looks good chris, shouldnt cost much to paint that either.

Not getting it painted.. I am getting a custom tailgate made from steel, but not until July when my buddy has more free time.

This is just a temp fix for the NO tailgate I had before, cuz I go sick of bungee cordin' everything in the bed so it wouldn't slide out. I chose black becase it went more with the rear theme.. and my steal tailgate will be powder coated black so..

seed60 04-23-2010 07:12 PM

Kinda sweet. I like it.

FULLSCALE 04-23-2010 07:14 PM

That doesn't look too bad at all! The colour kind of flows with the flares/grill/valence.

Metro55 04-23-2010 07:39 PM


Originally Posted by FULLSCALE (Post 1648983)
That doesn't look too bad at all! The colour kind of flows with the flares/grill/valence.

Ya I don't mind the look of it.. better then my old white one with rust ...

powerranger262 04-23-2010 07:53 PM

$40? SCORE!

Metro55 04-23-2010 08:28 PM


Originally Posted by powerranger262 (Post 1649012)
$40? SCORE!

It was broken.. lol the handle was snapped, easy fix with parts I had already lol

93rangerXLT4x4 04-23-2010 08:39 PM

im rolling around tailgate-less too and its a pain.. i finally got a truck bed toolbox and its has a ratchet strap going from one corner to the other right now holding it in... its coming out tomorrow cuz its scratching the hell outta the top of my bed rails and until i figure out how i want to mount it..

ya i agree having to strap EVERYTHING down is a real PITA!!! my tailgate is going back on this weekend though.


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