why doesnt ford make a locking tailgate latch for the ranger?
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why doesnt ford make a locking tailgate latch for the ranger?
they make it for the F series trucks...why not the ranger? makes no sense to me.
anyway i need to lock the tailgate on my ranger.
i bought one of those Pop-N_Locks.. what a piece of crap. never lined up right and kept hanging up and jamming the latch. took it back to the store.
what other options do i have? i dont want to run a power lock back there.
for now i actually did the hookeye thing w/ some cable and latches to the factory tiedowns in the rear corners... it works suprisingly good..and it cost me less than $5 bucks atmy local hardware store..
anyway i need to lock the tailgate on my ranger.
i bought one of those Pop-N_Locks.. what a piece of crap. never lined up right and kept hanging up and jamming the latch. took it back to the store.
what other options do i have? i dont want to run a power lock back there.
for now i actually did the hookeye thing w/ some cable and latches to the factory tiedowns in the rear corners... it works suprisingly good..and it cost me less than $5 bucks atmy local hardware store..
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Yeah I would also recommend upgrading to a metal handle when installing a Pop N Lock. My power electric one works great. The only time it ever caused any issues was once when the little bullet connector things they use wiggled a little loose and it would stop working once or twice, so replaced them with normal butt connectors and haven't had a problem since.
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i removed the top outer torx bolt that holds the plastic tailgate liner on each side of the tailgate.. just the top outer one.. and replaced them with a stainless hook eye loop with machine thread that matches the torx bolt thread. then i took a loop of plastic coated cable and looped it around each factory tie down in the rear corners of the bed.
then i took a caribiner or small thumb hook latch and attached it to each cable.
when i want to secure my tailgate, i simply hook the latch/carabiner to the eye loops on the tailgate. cheap, and effective.
ill have to post a pic.
it sounds hokier than it is.
i just guess i got a defective pop-n-lock. i farted around with it for like 3 hours before i gave up. i like my idea better anyway.. secures both sides wheras the pop-n-lock only secured one..
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