For anyone interested in tailgate reinforcement + the Hollywood bike rack and are concerned about the third brake light, I solved this by installing the Rusty's Tire Carrier. It repositions the third brake light to behind the wheel of the spare, allowing the Hollywood rack to fit over the spare...
I'm curious... most of the straps are missing in this pic. I know you don't have this rack anymore from seeing your subsequent posts, but when you were using it did you use it without the straps going around the tire and under it?