Pop & Lock PL1300 Manual Tailgate Lock for GMC and Chevrolet

 (9 customer reviews)

The instructions and their website confirmed I had the right one. Check [...] on your vehicle if not certain. Installed easily, but would not lock. After several tries, left out the bezel and could see the arm pivot coming loose. Clamped in vise and tightened. Still no lock. Could now see the arms not coming high enough to engage; looked like their angle was wrong. On their site, look for "Tech Tip - PL1300 not Locking", which says the angle is wrong. Remove spring, pry out lever arm. Clamp in vise and spread, as they show in their diagram. If you don't spread far enough, it will still not lock. If you spread too far, you cannot engage the lock. By leaving out the plastic bezel and holding it in place in the tailgate, you can get a visual read on how far to spread the arms.

Did GMC/Chevy make a change? Or did Pop&Lock miss the boat? No way to know, but that metal is thick so you had better have a vise available.

Some final interference between the plastic handle...Read more

On a 2011 Chevy, this product adds a locking mechanism and replaces 2 items from your truck (a center bolt screw and a tiny metal attachment plate). There are 6 steps. Only step 3 is obtuse and the diagram unhelpful (this is where the small plate that came with your Chevy slides out and is replaced with the poplock mounting insert). Watch poplock's youtube video to understand what you're looking at in step 3.

Even if you are unskilled, the entire install should take no more than 20 minutes; double that if you have to remove a plastic tailgate liner held on with 12 screws; triple that if you drop a couple of the screws in the grass and spend 20 minutes looking for them.

Pop & Lock PL1300 Tailgate Lock was easy to install on my Silverado and fit perfectly. Great for protecting your tailgate