Central locking for tailgate - Mod

[Steve9R]

Well.. due to some new mods im doing with my truck, i decided to tackle the problem of the 'lack of locking device' on the rear tailgate..

i decided to wire it into the central locking (those of you who've been on newhilux for a couple of years will remember i did the same thing for the rear hardlid that i had on the lux too)..

so basically you press your unlock on the remote and it unlocks the tailgate too.. Ive used 2 x standard 12v central locking modules a couple of long bolts that i cross drilled for the wire, and 2 x window lock holders to act as guides for the bolts.. couple of brackets, and run some wire.. and shes done..





Steve

[Trini_hilux]

Nice...

Is it affected when you install the tail light?

[Steve9R]

hehe.. nah.. the pic with the bolt sticking through is just to show where it goes..

I set it up so that it just touches the taillight housing on both sides when it bolts closed.. gives about half of the bolt length you can see into the cavity..

Steve

[jep]

looks pretty good mate something i want to do will make a canopy alot more secure to.

[dute]

Top job well done. . . . .I will now look into it also. . .thanks . . .

[Hilux Max]

good stuff mate, cant wait to see your completed plans for your rig

[unit_01]

thats an awesome mod u got ther mate,

[Steve9R]

Thanks guys... Ive always thought that the Hard Lid's and even canopies security mechanisms of just closing over the tailgate was pretty piss poor.. I know i could break into any lux in about 10 secs with a well placed screwdriver..

if anyone needs more info (where to connect wires to etc), let me know and ill post up more info..

Steve

[shane308]

thats great mate, bloody top idea..

[9W6VX]

Guys,

I am moving this to the tips & tricks section.

Nice work there Steve.

[mylux]

I would love to get more info on this if you could give me wiring info.

[Steve9R]

yeah no prob..

I run the two 12v central locking modules in parallel and run the two wires back into the cabin to the centre door pillar on the drivers side..

then splice into the wires for the central locking which are part of that wiring loom..

Ill go and take a photo for you..

[Steve9R]

Here you go..



enjoy..

[McSumWay]

You can also connect at the fuse box under the steering wheel.

There are two large black loom plugs - on the left plug the blue and the blue/yellow wire (which are side by side in the centre of the plug) are the central locking wires.

You will need to get the polarity right or the lock button will unlock whatever you are activating and vice versa.

Good luck

Warren

[Steve9R]

yeah but thats further to run the wires

ive got enough wires running the dash already

[Budboy]

Hi there
Fantastic idea. Is it possible to get the full instructions on how and where you hooked it up to save stuffing around.
Cheers

[Steve9R]

yeah.. what exactly are you after ? the info is mostly above, the only things i didnt show were the window locks that i used (cause they're in the tailgate on the brackets).. but thats about it.. im sure i could pull the cover off and take some more detailed pics in the tailgate if you need them ?

[H20PRF]

Howdy All,

Something some of us maybe interested in i came across this today.

http://www.lidlok.com.au/

Cheers

Daz

[dute]

I had one of these on my old BA XR8, and they work a treat. . .

[Steve9R]

I wrote a tech article a few years ago on how to do your own central locking for the hard lids.. i then adapted it for the rear tailgate.. pretty simple to do.. have a search through forums for 'central locking' and you'll find it somewhere..