Jeep JL Tailgate Latch Stop Bumper

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Anyone with a larger-than-stock spare tire on the tailgate of their Jeep JL eventually knows the annoying rattle of the tailgate that inevitably develops, regardless of the reinforcements you put in place. As someone with a 148 lbs beadlocked wheel and 39" tire combo, this problem has haunted me for quite some time... Until I read a thread about it on jlwranglerforums.com. There was a discussion about a product available on Amazon that replaces the factory latch stop bumper with an aluminum unit that fills the entire pocket on the tailgate when it is shut, eliminating any gap for the tailgate to move and thereby rattle. After looking at the products on Amazon, which are both VERY reasonably priced, I decided I didn't want to wait two days for Prime shipping, and I figured ABS would be a lot quieter than aluminum anyway. So I said "FLIPPITY JIPPITY!" (look it up on UD if you're not familiar with the term), and drew one up real quick in Tinkercad. My Voron 2.4 pumped the part out in a little under two hours, and the silence is bliss! Simply remove the factory latch stop bumper by the two 10mm fasteners and install this using the factory fasteners. PS: I'm not much the CAD guy. If someone has some better skill and can chamfer/round/filet the corners -- at least on the exposed side -- please do take the time to remix this.