{"id":81,"date":"2014-11-08T17:17:33","date_gmt":"2014-11-08T09:17:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/projectkeira.com\/home\/?p=81"},"modified":"2019-12-08T15:19:51","modified_gmt":"2019-12-08T07:19:51","slug":"power-lock-for-the-tailgate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.projectkeira.com\/home\/power-lock-for-the-tailgate\/","title":{"rendered":"Gate Keeper."},"content":{"rendered":"

You know when you get in your truck, drive off, and then pull over real quick just to check if you locked the tailgate? That happened to me a lot (this is my first time owning a truck), so I decided to install a Power Tailgate Lock<\/strong>. The lock would be wired into the cabin door locks, so that it would function just like how SUVs have the dual-press option (press unlock once = only driver door gets unlocked, press unlock twice = all other doors\/trunk unlock). I ran a pair of wires from the tailgate area to the left-rear passenger door lock harness. That took the most time since I loomed and wrapped the wires up first, and then ran them hidden along the frame rail. At the tailgate I installed a waterproof connector that piggybacked on top of the OEM backup camera connector. In fact, installing the actual door lock actuator was the easiest part.<\/p>\n

Total install took about 45 minutes, and the cost of all parts came out to about $15 total. Now I know that whenever I lock the doors, the tailgate will definitely be locked as well.<\/p>\n

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Added a harness with a waterproof connector in case I need to remove the tailgate.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Here\u2019s the new harness using the same access points as the OEM backup camera harness.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Drilled a small hole in the locking mechanism to attach the actuator rod.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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This was the easy part \u2013 mounting the actual door lock actuator. Took all but 5 minutes tops.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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