A while back I backed into a phone pole and bent in the tailgate. I did a ghetto job of pulling it back out enough so the spare cleared the back glass, but apparently things were weakened, so after a couple of years the spare fell off. Nobody got hit or hurt, but the car behind had some headlight damage.
Anyway, I suppose it should be repaired properly. What's likely to be lower cost, replacing the gate (if I can get the proper color), or taking it to a body shop and have them pull it out and repaint it properly?
