Had a trailer tongue gouge the tailgate.

It's a straight cut in the tailgate body. Any ideas how much this is going to cost to fix?

I don't have a picture right now but I'll post later.

Images below...

 

I dented my 2010 and bought the shell, got it painted and switched everything over. You can get it for about $500.

https://www.toyotapartsdeal.com/oem/toyota~gate~assy~rr~body~t~65700-0c072.html

 

Here are the images.

@Timesp8 how much did it cost to get painted also is it very hard to remove the old shell and put the new one on?

This isn't my truck and I want to fix it since it was my stupidity that made this happen.

 

It wasn’t hard to swap everything. Don’t remember how much to paint but seems like a couple hundred maybe. Sorry, it was years ago.

 

No problem thanks for the info I'll look into that. I'm so pissed at myself right now.

 

What he showed you is just a complete tailgate minus all the moving parts. So you would get that shell and have it painted. Then switch over the handle, latches and anything else to the new one.

 

Ok is it pretty straightforward moving all the parts over? Or do I need any specific tools or anything?

 

Personally, I would check local junkyards. You would be surprised at what you find. Might even get lucky and match the color too. Just an idea. Good luck.

 

Thanks I really appreciate the idea I'll do that for sure.

 

I haven’t done it myself but I’m pretty sure you’ll just need some torx bits and standard handtools. Probably I need to be careful removing tailgate cap. I have a different model than you but my bed rail caps had to be removed from underneath. That way you don’t snap the tabs off. I think you need to pinch them together to get it off. Also maybe some 3M tape to reinstall the emblems if he wants them. The body shop might even do it for you if they’re cool.

 

Ouch! I see this all over clist..

 

I'll keep looking on there couldn't find one in my area just now but I'll keep looking. Thanks for this.

 

Thanks I'll check that out. I could only see the steel color ones not how to get it pre painted the correct color. Am I missing something?

 

Ah that is a good point. After talking to the neighbor they were thinking about getting the whole truck painted so I told them I could buy the Shell and then they could have the money towards painting it.

They may do that. They had the hood and roof paint peeling.