Pop & Lock PL8320 User Manual

Tailgate lock, Instructions, Layout - rear view

Layout - Rear View:

Parts Included:

Power Tailgate Lock Unit

Short Wiring Cable

Long Wiring Cable

Cable Ties

Blue Connector Taps

Tools Required:

Number 18 Torx Diver

10 MM Socket

Pliers

Small Screwdriver

Installation:

TAILGATE LOCK

Model PL 8320 for DODGE RAM, 1994-2001

Instructions

Ram Mounting Holes

Handle

Bracket

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Mounting Plate

Actuator

Lock

Pawl

Lock Bolt

1. Remove the black plastic bezel by prying up on the bottom edge and hinging it out the top edge.
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 wiring harness leading to the driver’s side door.

Locate the orange/black striped and the pink/black striped wires, attach the two blue wire taps to them and

squeeze them shut with a pair of pliers. (Pre ’98 trucks have orange/brown striped and pink/black striped wires).

6. Connect the long wiring harness to the blue wire 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 leads.

7. Place the power tailgate lock inside the tailgate with the actuator on the passenger’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.

8. 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.

9. Replace the handle in the tailgate. Align the holes of the handle, the power lock, and the tailgate and reinstall the three

mounting screws.

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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12-27-11