Fix it yourself
You fix the car.
Get your butt to an auto parts store, buy the repair manual for that rig, and get to work. Start asking your Dad for tools. Call the junkyard, find out how much tailgate is, and ask Pops if it's too expensive. Rex is right, get on it!
He's waiting for you to take the initiative; Go out there and take the brake lights apart to see what is wrong; Probably just needs new bulbs, and maybe a little wiring work.Search salvage yards for a new tail-gate !
This may require kneepads....
replace the bulbs
the tailgate does not need to be replaced
Before you go saying I'm ungrateful I would just like to say that my parents are financially stable and are able to afford nice luxurious and two houses. My dad had a 1995 ford bronco that was pasted around in the family, but now back to us. He said it was mine and that by the time I was 16 it would be ready to go. Now I'm 17 and it still just sits in our garage. I ask him constantly to work on it together and I will pitch in, but he always makes excuses and delays it. It's getting real old and I just want a car so I can drive to school, not rely on others for a ride, and to get a job. I need a car to get a job because all the places around me aren't hiring. And it's not like it is a lot of money. The car runs and most of the electronics work. Just the back brake lights and tailgate need to be replaced. Plus all the insurance and paper stuff need to be issued. He also out of nowhere just bought my little sister a 7k swing set and can't even help fix the car with me helping. Do you know what I could do to convince him to fix it soon. Thank you
