
PL8160
Parts Included CHEVY COLORADO / GMC CANYON 2005 & Up
Power Lock
Short Wiring Harness
Wiring Harness
Relay Wiring Cable
Blue Connector Taps
Cable Ties
Tools Required
Philips Screwdriver
10 MM socket
Ratchet
Ratchet Extension
Pliers
Side cutters
Wire strippers
Mounting Holes
Power Lock Installation
1. Open the tailgate and if applicable, remove the
tailgate bed-liner.
Mounting Bracket
Actuator
Slide Bolt
2. Using a philips screwdriver, remove the 4 screws
holding the access panel.
3. Remove the access panel and set aside.
4. Detach the two latch rods from the plastic retainers.
5. Remove the two 10 mm bolts from inside the
tailgate to free the handle assembly.
6. Lift the tailgate in the up position, but do not fully
engage in the latches.
7. While supporting the tailgate with one hand, pull the
bottom of the handle out first (a), then carefully pull
out the handle assembly from the top (b).
8. While the tailgate is in the open position, insert the
POWER LOCK through the access panel opening
and then towards the inside (top of tailgate), leaving
it resting inside to allow room for re-installing the
factory handle.
9. Re-install the factory handle by following step 6 and 7 in reverse order. Please be very careful in this step to not damage the
tailgate paint.
10. Make sure that the POWER LOCK is in the unlocked position, with the Slide Bolt fully
extended.
b
a
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11.While the tailgate is in the open position, support the
factory handle with one hand while positioning the
mounting holes of the POWER LOCK over the
existing factory holes.
12. Thread by hand the two factory bolts back into the
handle assembly and Power Lock. Tighten with
ratchet and socket.
13. Re-attach the two latch rods to the plastic retainers
of the factory handle assembly. Make sure that the
plastic retainers snap properly in the closed position.
14.Tape the connector end of the short wiring harness
to a coat hanger or electrical fish tape. Slip it down
from inside the access panel area to the bottom of
the tailgate and through one of the drain holes on
passenger side.
15. Connect the short wiring harness to the POWER
LOCK. Fasten the cable to the internal brace of the
tailgate or wherever possible using cable ties but not
to the latch rods.
16. Connect the other end of the short wiring harness to
the Long wiring harness and fasten the connector in
an area that it is accessible for tailgate removal.
Make sure that the tailgate cannot pinch the harness
when opened or closed.
Final Assembled View
17. Run the long wiring harness underneath the truck
passenger’s side, into the fender well and to the
engine compartment. Make sure to use enough
**Shown with factory lock version
cable ties to prevent the wiring harness from
moving. Also make sure to keep the cable away
from the exhaust system or moving parts.
18. Mount the Relay kit on a suitable location near the battery.
19. Attach the long wiring harness to the relay harness by attaching the green to green and blue to brown wires.
20. Run the purple and gray wire bundle through the firewall of the truck. Please try to follow the OEM wiring routes if possible.
21. Locate the Tan and Gray wires behind the kick panel on the driver side of the vehicle.
22. Install a blue connector tap on each wire and slide the purple and the gray connectors over the blue connector taps.
23. Attach the relay harness to the battery by connecting the fused lead (red) to the positive terminal and the black lead to the
negative terminal.
24. Test the POWER LOCK by locking and unlocking the power door locks. If the POWER LOCK is in
reversed order to the vehicle power lock, then reverse the purple and gray wires behind the kick panel.
25.Re-install the access panel on the tailgate and the tailgate bed-liner if applicable.
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LIMITED WARRANTY TERMS AND CONDITIONS
(1) Installation. Pop & Lock™, LLC (and Pop & Lock™ Corporation) is not responsible for installing the Pop & Lock™ or for the
harm suffered by any person as a result installing it.
(2) Warranties.
a. Customer acknowledges that it is unreasonable to believe that any device whatever will prevent a theft in the case
of every attempt and that the most that can be expected from a so-called anti-theft or security device is that it will
deter many thieves.
b. POP & LOCK™ LLC. (and Pop & Lock™ Corporation) MAKES, AND CUSTOMER RECEIVES, NO WARRANTY,
EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, EXCEPT THE WARRANTIES OF TITLE TO THE POP & LOCK™ AND THEIR
MERCHANTABILITY, PARTICULARILY NO WARRANTY OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR USE OR PURPOSE OR
AGAINST INFRINGEMENT.
c. As Customer’s only remedy, Pop & Lock™, LLC (and Pop & Lock™ Corporation) will repair or replace, at its option
and without charge, any lock that is defective in material or workmanship when received by Customer and is
returned to Pop & Lock™ LLC (and Pop & Lock™ Corporation), FOB Pop & Lock™ Corporation’s offices, within one
(1) year after it’s receipt by the Customer. Pop & Lock LLC will ship all replacement, or repaired, Locks to
Customer, FOB Pop & Lock™’s shipping point.
d. Factory support is only available for Pop & Lock™ products purchased as new
dealer.
Please Note:
few, will not be covered under factory warranty under any circumstance. Pop & Lock™, LLC (and Pop & Lock™
Corporation) is unable to verify whether products sold through Auction Sites are new, used, or refurbished, and
as such, Pop & Lock, LLC (and Pop & Lock™ Corporation) is unable to warranty such purchases. Pop & Lock, LLC
advises using extreme caution when buying through auction sites as you'll be doing so at your own risk.
(3) No Liability. Pop & Lock™ Corporation is not liable for any loss or damage claimed by Customer or any third person to have
been suffered or incurred as a result or, or related to, the Locks purchased under this Agreement, regardless of the
circumstances or form of action, except any bodily injury or death for which Pop & Lock™ is liable under products-liability
law. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, in no event will Pop & Lock™ LLC be liable to Customer for any
indirect, special, or consequential damages, regardless of the circumstances or the cause of action, particularly not for the
value of a vehicle, or any other money damages in the event that a tailgate is stolen either notwithstanding the use of a Pop
& Lock™ or when it has been returned for repair or replacement.
Pop & Lock™ Products purchased on auction sites such as Ebay, Amazon and Craigslist, to name a
through an Authorized Pop & Lock™
END OF TERMS AND CONDITIONS
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POP & LOCK LLC 1271 CONTRACT DRIVE GREEN BAY, WI USA 54304
Additional Install Instructions and answers to technical questions can be found on our website at www.popnlock.net or by calling
Technical Support 1-800-342-5911
Monday – Friday 8am to 5pm CST
POP & LOCK™ LIMITED WARRANTY FORM
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