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JM Smith –
Works just fine if you take your time. See instructions below:1. Open the tail gate2. Disconnect the negative battery terminal (black, not red)3. Gently pop off the plastic trim vent on the interior side of the tail gate door4. Disconnect the electrical wiring from the locking mechanism (press down on top of tab and pull towards you)5. Disconnect the green clip from the first metal bar (pull green clip to right from 12 to 3) and pop out metal bar from locking mechanism6. Disconnect the purple clip from the second metal bar (pull purple clip to right from 6 to 3) and pop out metal bar from locking mechanism7. Unscrew 3 torx screws (T27) from the right interior side of the tail gate that anchor the locking mechanism to the tail gate8. Reverse these instructions for installationTip 1: If you’re having trouble popping the 2 metal bars back in to the new locking mechanism, loosen the 3 torx screws so you can move the new locking mechanism up and down (wiggle room).Tip 2: If the green and purple (grey) clips on the new locking mechanism are a bit loose or not secure enough, you may need to remove the green and purple clips from the old locking mechanism and install them on the new one.Tip 3: If after installing the new locking mechanism and closing the tail gate, you find it hard to open the tail gate door, apply some lithium grease to the part on the tail gate that latches closed. A new locking mechanism likely won’t be lubricated. You’ll notice the old one is.Tip 4: If it seems like it isn’t working, there was an adjustment screw that is slightly hidden. You can see it through a hole on the same part of the tailgate with the Torx screws (lower right hole in the pic). Slide your allen wrench in there, loosen it, let the screw slide to the end and tighten. Worked for my 2015.
Josh –
Simple to change, manual lock works, no power. No sensor issues when switching from power locks to this
road runner –
Well, today I’m off. So I just decided, to put my latch on the tailgate on my 2018 Jeep Wrangler JK. If there is nothing interfering, you should get this done in about 20 minutes.I took it apart and put it together, no problem. Well it don’t want to open. HaHaHaI took it apart again. Comes to find out, the level is off , it need to be lower. So I turned it around (180°) and there’s a little screw, that you loosen and you adjust your level and tighten it back up. Now install it, done deal. Great job, well done. I hope this is help you.And yes, after I tested it a couple times and then it didn’t want to work. I was panicking, for nothing.Now I’m waiting, for my beloved mailman, to bring me my, front door handle latch cable. It will be installed today, oh people. I got this down. I took my door apart, million times. It is so easy, you don’t even have to take everything out. But that’s in a other review. Good luck everybody and✌️💥🤙
Mikea –
My 2017 Jeep Wrangler JK tailgate wouldn’t lock or unlock with the keyfob. I had to use the physical key. Replacing this part fixed the problem.Special thanks to reviewer “road runner” for their instructions. I recommend you check out that review along with the photos.I can’t speak to the longevity of this item, but I’m hoping for better performance than the OEM one. Mine has been inoperative for a few years so the original didn’t last very long.
Alberto B. –
Por el momento estoy satisfecho con el articulo, fácil de instalar sin necesidad de hacer ajustes o modificaciones
DarlH –
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SB –
DO NOT BUY. 1 Star is too much. I installed this in my ’17 Jeep Wrangler and it worked at first. I tested it 5-6 times, so it was the right part. Then the next day it completely locked up, stopped working, and I could NOT open my tailgate, manually or with auto locks. It wouldn’t disengage. And since the screws are on the inside of the door frame, I could not even remove it. I tried for an hour to get this thing to let go and it would not. I called around to a few places and nobody knew how to unjam the door and recommended take it to the dealer. I did, and it cost me $700 for them to get my tailgate open and install the proper part. This was cheap for a reason, and wound up costing me A LOT more in the long run. Worse yet, and this is my fault, but I waited too long and Amazon won’t let me return it, so I’m really out another $50.
Justin –
This worked perfectly for me. Easy 20 min install. Just be sure to test the locking mechanism many times before actually closing the swing gate.
Tony B. –
Much cheaper than buying through the dealer. The tips from the reviews were a HUGE help. Seems to be working great. Took about an hour to do.
Kenny LD –
Thanks for the valuable reviews made me having the confidence to diy this door latch, courier arrived in 4 days, and installation is quite smooth, after several times open and close the tailgate door, seemed totally good, untill I power locked, it won’t open anymore.I crawled in the trunk try to open by the metal rod attached to the latch clamp, but not working, power lock is up and down no problem, but Door won’t open, then I try to pull the steel lever with two round holes, it still won’t open the door, I gave up that day.I Google the possible solutions but no any detail about how to open tailgate door other than pull down the vertical rod, I started to study the old latch in my hands, it’s a simple mechanic structure, I need to pull the lever with two holes to the max angle then it will work, only finger pull is not enough, I put a sturdy string through the first hole (pic1)and pull the string hardly, snap, the door opened.then I adjusted the screw in pic 2&3, to the upmost position, then close, open, bingo!My suggestion, adjust the screw position before install it, save you a lot of time and pain.anyway diy is satisfying.
Jason –
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