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Tundra Midnight Rider Tailgater by Brooks & Dunn

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Toyota’s Midnight Rider Tundra Tailgater is a tribute to the legendary country music band Brooks & Dunn and helps celebrates the music duo’s upcoming 2010 farewell tour.

The slide-out tailgate reveals a Grill N’ Chill cooking setup complete with infrared BBQ, counter top, beer tap and ice chest. Other features include a 42-inch LCD TV (Sharp is used in the picture) and sound system by Kicker which includes dual sub woofers and separate amp, four two-way speakers/tweeters and a separate equalizer and control unit.

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In good country fashion, Toyota topped this intimidating Tundra off with custom western-engraved silver door handles, chrome Brooks & Dunn steer skull logo, Mickey Thompson 35-inch “claw” off-road tires and more. The full list of features is listed below:


B.A.D Company

• Custom black paint treated with silver metallic flakes

• Silver western-engraved door handle surrounds

• Bronze cast and chrome plated Brooks & Dunn logo steer skull on front grille and tailgate handle

• Brooks & Dunn custom license plate

• 20-inch Mickey Thompson “Classic Lock” polished aluminum wheels

• 35-inch Mickey Thompson “Claw” off-road tires

• Bushwacker bolt-on fender flares

• Three-inch suspension lift

• Toyota accessorized chrome tube steps

• Custom black leather trim seats


Kicker

• Kicker speakers in the cab including one subwoofer, one two-way speaker with separate tweeter crossover in each door, four more separate tweeters mounted throughout the cab, and three amps with an equalizer

• Sound system in bed features a dual subwoofer system and a separate amp, four two-way speakers with tweeters and separate crossovers, and two two-channel amps with separate equalizers and speaker control units


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• Tailgate pull-out Grill N Chill featuring a cooking area with countertops, grill infrared barbeque, beverage tap and ice chest


Mortenson Silver and Saddles

• Silver western-engraved door handle surrounds and pulls

• Bronze cast and chrome plated Brooks & Dunn logo steer skull on front grille and tailgate handle

• Custom saddle horn with engraved silver Brooks & Dunn ornamental cap shift knob

• Hand-tooled silver cupholder faceplate

• Hand-tooled black saddle leather tonneau cover surrounded with custom Brooks & Dunn silver conchos

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