If you are unsure, I tried bumpers that deliver. I was pleasantly surprised.
The top part of my multiflex tailgate (chevy) got smooshed (yes that is a technical term). I had been multiple places that day and when I got home and backed up the truck and trailer, the tailgate fell down and got smooshed between the leg stand. I ordered it with the factory paint code, received in a genuine GM box, painted and 2 clearcoats. One small flaw - just a drip/lump of clearcoat on the corner dangling. WAAYYY cheaper than an auto repair place. Couldn’t even find a local person, and even in the boondocks there are a lot, to paint a blank if I ordered it in. I have a camera system, so I had to unclip and unbolt a bunch of stuff, but it was just a replacement and reclip and bolt. You may need to buy an auto trim set to undo those clips if you don’t have one.
For those that are a little anal retentive about colors and paint, yes, there was a small difference between the new part and the old part of the tailgate. 2 years of sitting in the sun, getting dirty and getting washed will make a new one look different, but it is just a very minor difference that the average person wouldn’t notice. If you are really anal retentive it might bother you.
$700 shipped to the house, within 6 days of ordering. That is pretty cheap. I couldn’t even find a used one online that cheap. Have some saw horses or a table and a piece of carpet or furniture moving pad to keep the new part from getting scratched while removing and installing. Took about 1.5 hours total. Now you may need to buy new glue on decals if you love those things but I could care less about advertising for a billion dollar industry. There was a black bowtie on it, but I’m not buying a new one. The old one came off fine but they glue them onto the truck with some kind of self adhesive that won’t take a removal and reapplication. It looks cleaner without it. Some trucks have additional items you might need to replace or remove like the top of the tailgate pad/rail. I just used my old one as it was already dinged up from hauling rebar and PT lumber.
Hope this helps someone save some tacos. I figure it saved me about $750 -$1000 at a minimum. Just sockets and the trim tools is all you need. One place wanted $2500 for the job, man did I pick the wrong part time gig to do.
Edit: Just take before pics, some of the wiring for the camera system isn’t all that intuitive. I took pics of the connector alignments and the bolt spacing with a few measurements and it helps a lot when putting it back together.
