For those not familiar with hooking up 5th wheel trailers to the pickup, with a regular tailgate you have to lower it to be able to back up under the trailer 'hitch', and then you have to close it before towing. So the drill of opening/closing, each time you connect/disconnect can become a little tedious...plus it leaves too much opportunity for human error (as in forgetting to either open or close, backing into the trailer with it down, etc.)
So they make 'after market' tailgates that allow for connecting/disconnecting w/out having to worry about the tailgate (plus the louvers 'supposedly' help with air flow and therefor improve fuel economy)...so I got one. Bought it on Ebay a week ago.
It arrived yesterday, and in an hour (after I looked up on the internet to see how to take off the factory installed tailgate) I had my new 'toy' installed. Now I just have to wait until we go to Yosemite with Mak and Zach over spring break to use it!
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