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Area between bumper and tailgate

Discussion in '2.5 Gen Tundras (2014-2021)' started by Sloantundra, May 19, 2025.

  1. May 19, 2025 at 12:25 PM
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    Sloantundra

    Sloantundra [OP] New Member

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    Anyone have any suggestions on how to dress up the area between the rear bumper and the tailgate? I hate the look of the exposed welds. Kind of looks unfinished. Thanks…Sloan
     
  2. May 19, 2025 at 12:42 PM
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    1lowlife

    1lowlife Toxic prick and pavement princess..

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    RobertD

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    I don't think most people notice. You could always paint it black so it blends in more with the bumper or shadow.

    I did a tailgate lightbar but I did that to make my truck more visible. But I love having it. When this fails I'll be replacing with the 2 piece one linked above so I can still access my spare tire without removing the lightbar (currently I used velco so I can pull it and put it back as needed).

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  4. May 29, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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    j6y

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    Matte Black vinyl strip and you wont notice it again!
     
  5. May 29, 2025 at 9:29 PM
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    ZappBrannigan

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    Hmmm I think I’ve got something for this….

    The area between the truck nuts and the tailgate is unkempt... I can’t say I’ve ever given any thoughts to the TundraTaint™ before, but I guess if I wanted to dress that sucker up I’d make sure it was nice and clean and then maybe slap some trim on it. Maybe a piece of rubber or plastic trim would do the job.

    Though, I have seen some people go the other direction and really bring some attention to it. You can light it up with LEDs that operate as brake lights.
     
    Last edited: May 29, 2025
  6. May 30, 2025 at 5:24 AM
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    CasperTheFriendlyTundra

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    I used red SOLAS tape.
     

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