Pop & Lock PL8100 User Manual
Tailgate lock, Instructions, Layout - rear view
Layout - Rear View:
Layout - Rear View:
Layout - Rear View:
Layout - Rear View:
Layout - Rear View:
Parts Included:
Parts Included:
Parts Included:
Parts Included:
Parts Included:
Power Tailgate Lock Unit
Short Wiring Cable
Long Wiring Cable
Cable Ties
Blue Connector Taps
Tools Required:
Tools Required:
Tools Required:
Tools Required:
Tools Required:
T-40TorxDiver
Pliers
Installation:
Installation:
Installation:
Installation:
Installation:
TAILGATE LOCK
Model PL 8100 for CHEVY CK/GMC SIERRA , ‘88 - ‘98
Instructions
CK Mounting Holes
Handle Bracket
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Mounting Plate
Actuator
Lock
Pawl
Lock Bolt
1. Remove the black plastic bezel. Squeeze the top edge of the bezel down until it releases. Tilt the bezel away at the top and
pull it up to release the bottom.
2. Lower the tailgate – FROM THIS POINT UNTIL COMPLETION DO NOT CLOSE THE TAILGATE.
3. Release the rod ends from the scissor links, remove the three screws holding the handle bracket and lift it out of the tailgate.
4. Test the system by bolting the POWER LOCK to the handle bracket with two screws as shown, connect it to the short
and the long wiring harness and take it forward into the cab to test wire it.
5. WIRING: Remove the driver’s side kick panel and locate the harness leading to the driver’s side door. Locate the gray
wire and the tan wire. Attach the blue connector taps to them and squeeze them shut with the pliers.
6. Connect the long wiring harness to the blue connector taps and test the system. Lock and unlock the doors using the
power door lock switch. The locking mechanism of the power tailgate lock should lock and unlock the handle. The Lock
Pawl should drop into the notch of the Lock Bolt to hold it in the locked position. Reverse the wiring if the operation is out of
phase. You can now unplug the wires from the blue connector taps.
8. Place the power tailgate lock inside the tailgate with the actuator on the driver’s side. To get it in, you will have to insert it
with the actuator and the mounting plate facing up. Once inside, flip it over 180o so that the mounting plate is flush with the
rear wall of the tailgate.
7. Feed the round bullet connectors on the end of the short wiring cable into a drain hole at the bottom of the tailgate and up
the tailgate to the handle opening. Connect them to the wires of the power tailgate lock.
10. Connect the rod ends into the scissor links and snap the plastic bezel into place.
11. Route the end of the short cable from the tailgate between the bumper and the truck bed.
12. Connect the short wire harness to the long wire harness. Locate the connector so that you can reach it to remove the
tailgate. Coil and tie the extra length of the short wiring harness inside the tailgate. Don’t attach it to the truck.
13. Route the long wire harness along the frame rail and the existing wiring on the driver’s side of the truck. Use cable ties to
attach the harness to the existing wiring underneath the truck. Follow the existing wiring under the cab and up the firewall to
the grommet at the hood-release cable.
14. Pull the wires through the grommet and lead them to the blue connectors you attached to the wiring in Step 5. The system is
now fully installed. CLOSE THE TAILGATE. Perform a final check and reverse the wires if necessary.
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9. Replace the handle in the tailgate. Align the holes of the handle with the specified holes (see photo above) for the
power lock, and the tailgate and reinstall the three mounting screws.