Tailgate Lock

MatMan · Oct 1, 2014

+2 on the jimmy jammer product, it's an upgrade over the masterlock.

My masterlock completely fell apart after 18 mos, plus it rattles around (wears paint, letting in corrosion if your in a humid/ocean env, etc.) so save your scratch and go for the real deal.

No offense to all you masterlock fans, until it fell apart, I loved it. I also broke the key off in the lock because the internals froze up, and I'm no hammer fist. I literally pulled out a screw driver and finished the job, then straight to the circular file. If it hadn't partially fallen apart I'd have been screwed.

Maybe it was a bad unit,
M@

Humvee21 · Oct 1, 2014

MatMan said:
+2 on the jimmy jammer product, it's an upgrade over the masterlock.

My masterlock completely fell apart after 18 mos, plus it rattles around (wears paint, letting in corrosion if your in a humid/ocean env, etc.) so save your scratch and go for the real deal.

No offense to all you masterlock fans, until it fell apart, I loved it. I also broke the key off in the lock because the internals froze up, and I'm no hammer fist. I literally pulled out a screw driver and finished the job, then straight to the circular file. If it hadn't partially fallen apart I'd have been screwed.

Maybe it was a bad unit,
M@

What's the best place to order it?

MatMan · Oct 1, 2014

Jimmijammer.com does not sell them so I ordered from a dealer listed on their site. I ordered from trucksecurity.com and another order from aztrucks.com.

Its called the gatekeeper. I also recommend their hood latch guard (esp if you have lighting behind the grille) and even their Jimmijammer door guards. I have them on all 4 doors, so they have to break glass to get in.

FP Forged · Oct 3, 2014

So is everyone adding the lock on top of the stock locking mechanism or did early model trucks not come with a lock?

I had a friend in CA get his stolen. I guess it's pretty easy.

Found this on youtube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbbSK6yS6Ew

The Car Stereo Company · Oct 3, 2014

tailgate theft - YouTube

even when you lock your tailgate, it is always good to have a lock on the hinge. here is a video i made last year

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=G9UIBaTt-nM#

let me know if you cant watch it. its the same video, just dont know which link works

FP Forged · Oct 3, 2014

The Car Stereo Company said:
tailgate theft - YouTube

even when you lock your tailgate, it is always good to have a lock on the hinge. here is a video i made last year

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=G9UIBaTt-nM#

let me know if you cant watch it. its the same video, just dont know which link works

I can't get either to work but my flash player crashes all the time at work. I'll take a look when I get home.

The Car Stereo Company · Oct 3, 2014

tailgate theft - YouTube

this might work

ghost rider · Oct 4, 2014

MatMan said:
My masterlock completely fell apart after 18 mos, plus it rattles around (wears paint, letting in corrosion if your in a humid/ocean env, etc.) so save your scratch and go for the real deal.

I have the masterlock but I taped it with black duct tape to keep it from rattling and wearing the paint. I figured that if i needed to take the tailgate off i would just peel the tape off to insert the key. At this point in time I have no reason to take the tailgate off so its been okay for now. But I could see if i did not tape it that it could get corrosion and be a potential problem.

ramx50 · Oct 4, 2014

I also like the hood latch option for helping to protect your lights behind the grill.

cheezenip · Oct 7, 2014

Hose clamp works fine. Should slow them thieving fools down.

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