Pop & Lock for 2013?
04-05-2013, 11:30 PM
#21
Finally got mine installed. The first one sent was the PL 8200, which I quickly realized would not work. Waited two weeks for the RMA from neverenoughauto and still waiting for the refund. Received the correct PL8250from ac3001 very quickly. Directions are not crystal so it took some thinking and common sense but got it done. Seems to stick a little sometimes but a second lock/unlock command does the trick if necessary. I no longer need to worry if I locked the tailgate anymore.
12-23-2013, 10:47 PM
#22
This is from another post I did when I did it.
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Originally Posted by troy_v
I just finishhed installation on my '13 FX4 SCrew. Today I used the sewing needle & multimeter trick. I quickly found which one of the Gray / Brown tracer wires was the trigger for the lock command.
The unlock trigger was much more difficult to find. In this thread it appeared that it would be either a Purple/Gray or Gray/Purple wire. I checked all of them and had no luck. I ended up checking all of the wires in the loom and eventually found that it was a Blue wire with a yellowish/green tracer.
13 Screw Front driver side is same correct colors are Grey/Brown and Blue/Yellowish Green thank you for posting that I too was looking for Purple Gray which was incorrect for my 13. The spacer idea was awesome to made it way easy.
Here is the full post lotsa good ideas. I used the ebay actuator and the spacer idea.
Quote:
Originally Posted by troy_v
I just finishhed installation on my '13 FX4 SCrew. Today I used the sewing needle & multimeter trick. I quickly found which one of the Gray / Brown tracer wires was the trigger for the lock command.
The unlock trigger was much more difficult to find. In this thread it appeared that it would be either a Purple/Gray or Gray/Purple wire. I checked all of them and had no luck. I ended up checking all of the wires in the loom and eventually found that it was a Blue wire with a yellowish/green tracer.
13 Screw Front driver side is same correct colors are Grey/Brown and Blue/Yellowish Green thank you for posting that I too was looking for Purple Gray which was incorrect for my 13. The spacer idea was awesome to made it way easy.
Here is the full post lotsa good ideas. I used the ebay actuator and the spacer idea.
I'll add, that you might need to add some washers between the actuator bracket and scissor link bracket for proper clearance. My actuator arm was hitting a tailgate structure beam and needed two washers to clear and work as expected.
Thanks again, Caperj.
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12-24-2013, 06:37 AM
#23
Another option: I went to an car audio shop and paid the guy 100 to wire the lock to my key fob & and to wire my gps & radar detector behind the dash. It locks every time no issues in 2 years
Also as a back up I put a c clamp around the tail gate hinge
Also as a back up I put a c clamp around the tail gate hinge
06-02-2014, 09:56 AM
#25
Just installed mine this weekend. I LOVE it. Did anyone else with a super crew find the long wire was too short to run through the firewall? No matter how many ways I tried running it it was too short. I ended up cutting the two feet of slack in the short section that sits inside the tailgate and connecting that to the long inside the drivers side front so that I could reach a spot to use the wire taps...
06-02-2014, 10:18 AM
#26
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Just installed mine this weekend. I LOVE it. Did anyone else with a super crew find the long wire was too short to run through the firewall? No matter how many ways I tried running it it was too short. I ended up cutting the two feet of slack in the short section that sits inside the tailgate and connecting that to the long inside the drivers side front so that I could reach a spot to use the wire taps...
06-02-2014, 11:17 AM
#27
Raptor Minion
I'll never understand why people buy this when they can buy the model from eBay for $4, shipped. Yeah, I understand it has the metal bracket already attached but for $100 I'll gladly screw the actuator on my truck manually.
...not bashing, I just don't get it when there is such a cheap yet proven alternative.
...not bashing, I just don't get it when there is such a cheap yet proven alternative.
06-02-2014, 11:34 AM
#28
Yeah sorry that's what I meant, not the firewall. I came in through the tailgate and followed the main set of cables to the left (drivers side) and followed the frame rail and in through the ebrake cable boot and was short. Not sure what happened. You have a supercrew?
06-02-2014, 11:44 AM
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It took a bit to run the wire up because I'm so **** about it looking nice and protected :-)
I did put some silicon grease on the mechanism because I read where it would bind. I also placed a washer under the bracket because I also read that it would give it clearance so it wouldn't bind. It works great.