Fellas, think about it. How often when you are driving, which the Raptor is all about, do you see or look at the tailgate? The Gen1 had no appliqué, just that beautifully crafted, awesome font saying Raptor across the bottom.
My wife was following me in her Porsche tonight from a pizza date, (she’s a cheap date and still puts out lol). When we got home she said I never before noticed that black thing across the back. I said the appliqué? She said I guess so.
Did I mention this is my 4th Raptor with it? And she’s been behind me dozens of times.
And I actually think the appliqué on the Gen2 looked better than Gen3 which without the flared corners looks a bit thin and squashed.