hey man sorry for the bump. i am also new here and i don't want to ignore someone so i would not be ignored too. lol. anyway as for your tailgate, prices are really around $20-$25. well that's the cheapest that i know of. if you really don't want to spend huge amount of cash well i advice you do it yourself. mechanic shops really ask for high pays and doing it by yourself isnt really that hard. plus there are some steps online that you can make use of. try this one:
http://www.automd.com/228/how-to-replace-a-tailgate/. searched on google and it's the first link that i saw so maybe it's worth it. goodluck!
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tomy
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