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Installation Instructions
Tailgate Lock
PL8600
Honda Ridgeline
2005 and Up
With or Without
Backup Camera
Package Contents:
Electric Lock assembly and Slide Bolt
Locking Bolt Linkage
Zip Ties
Long and Short Wire Harness
STEP 1 - Lower the tailgate. Remove the four Phillips head screws from the top trim, slide the trim
to the right (passenger) side using a rubber mallet and lift to remove it. Apply downward pressure on
the top trim if it bows up. Remove the white clips that remain on the tailgate by turning them 45
degrees to pull out. NOTE THE ORIENTATION BEFORE REMOVEL. Remove the T40 torx
screws holding the interior trim panel and lift it off.
STEP 2 - Remove the two upper mechanical assembly screws. Mount the Pop
N Lock bolt linkage under the upper latch rod as shown using the existing two
upper mechanical assembly screws. The lock assembly should look like picture
to the left.
Tools Required:
Rubber Mallet, Utility Knife
T40 Torx Bit
Phillip Head Screw Driver
5/32” Allen Wrench
STEP 3 - Remove the driver side lower mechanical assembly screw. Hook the end of the
slide bolt onto the t-post of the lock bolt linkage
and turn to position shown in the picture to the
lower left. Hook the white plastic hook of the
actuator onto the slide bolt and rock the actuator
into place making sure the bolt end goes under
and the slide bolt goes above the latch rod as
shown in the pictures to the left. Reinstall the
driver side lower mechanical assembly screw
and tighten. Gently slide the slide bolt to the
lock and unlock position to verify function of
lock.
STEP 4 - Wiring (there are other ways to run the wiring this is one way) - Snake the short wiring cable up the tailgate
through the driver side drain hole and connect it to the bullet connectors of the power unit. Secure with cable ties to prevent the wire from getting pinched or in the way of the latch rods. Connect the other end to the long wiring cable. Locate
this connector under the truck so that it is accessible for tailgate removal. Run the long wiring cable along the factory wir e
harness to the engine compartment securing it with cable ties. Snake it into the driver’s compartment using the rubber
grommet in the firewall that the factory wire harness run through from the fuse box. Remove the driver side kick panel and
run the wire down into the driver side kick panel. The lock and unlock wires are located in the fuse box under the kick
panel. The yellow with a black stripe (lock) and the yellow with a green stripe (unlock) wires are in the small green plug
that is located at the bottom front side of the fuse box. Use the two blue wire taps to connect to theses two wires. Connec t
the male terminal ends of the long wire harness to the blue tap connectors. Test the operation of the lock (if the tailgate
lock works in the opposite direction as the door locks un connect the male terminal and switch the wires that they were
plugged into). Secure all the wiring and replace the kick panel.
STEP 5 - Replace the interior trim panel of the tailgate using the torx screws removed in Step 1. Replace the white top
trim clips onto the tailgate, making sure they are oriented as noted in Step 1. Carefully locate the top trim over the clips
and press it firmly into place. You will hear and feel them snap into place. Adjust the position of the top rim once again
using a rubber mallet. Reinstall the four Phillips Head screws.
Technical Support:
Call 1-800-342-5911
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