Poplock (PL5300) 2009 Tacoma with Cam -Install Tutorial

Tacoma-09 · 10-23-2009, 11:49 AM

Hi all,
After waiting many many months for Pop & Lock to develop and release the PL5300 for my 2009 Tacoma with backup Cam It finally arrived at my front door thanks to the group buy here at Tacomaworld.

Tools Needed for installation.

Small flat screwdriver
Box cutter
10 mm Socket set

Time take to install
Took me around 30 mins - Considering that I was taking pictures and really just taking my time this really should not take longer than 15 to 20 mins to install. There are one or two tricky steps but honestly this is a basic install.

Here is the PL5300 still in the packaging.

Even though it is late October sunny weather in Florida time to get cracking with the installation

The instructions for the PL5300 come inside the package, although I found them useful there was two things they never told me.
1: How to detach the camera from it's harness and
2: A easy way of rerouting the cable (I will explain later on it is fairly straight forward.) This has to be done as the cam is now on the left hand side of the pop lock the factory fitted opener has the cam on the right hand side.

First things first - lower your tailgate and remove the 15 screws highlightd in the following picture.

There are two sizes of screws to remove from the tail gate
These are the large ones (at the top of the tail gate)

I did not have the special type of screw driver to remove them so I used a flat screw driver of the same diameter and was able to unscrew them no problem.

These are the small ones. In total remove 15 of them

Once you get all the screws undone simply pop off the tail gate lining. The top stays on as pictured here

This is what the factory fit looks like. See the Red and black rod holders there is a trick to removing them without snapping them I will show you in the next picture.

The best way to remove these rod holders is as follows
Number 3 points to a GAP in the rod holder the rod is marked 1 - slip the rod out of the GAP marked three. Once you have the rod out of the rod holder, leave the rod holders in place. You will be able to remove them once you have the factory handle removed by simply squeezing them from the bottom. If you try to force them out while the handle is still installed you will break them.

Here is a close up of the rod holder once I had mine removed.

Next up is to remove the factory handle.
Use a 10mm socket and undo both bolts. Pretty straight forward here.

I found it was real easy to remove the cam once I had removed the factory handle off the Tacoma.
Simply squeeze the tab pointed out here as #1 once you squeeze the tab you can unplug the cam harness quite easily.

The next thing was to get the cam mounted into the PL5300.
Simply undo the two small screws from the PL5300 and the blank cover comes off. Once you have done this your PL5300 will look like this.

Fitting the cam into the PL5300
this was a little tricky. The cam will only go into the 5300 one way! - do not try and force it any other way. There are two small screws (supplied by Pop & lock) that screw the cam into place as well as the screws there are two plastic inserts that match up with two holes once you have the two screws and the inserts matched up simply screw it down before actually fitting the cam into the PL5300

Prior to screwing the cam in

Once the cam has been screwed into the PL5300 Holder it will look like this

Now you are able to fit the cam into the PL5300 it sits nice and snug into the cam hole as follows.

Here is another view of the cam in the PL5300

Routing the cam harness cable
Here is a before and after shot. The cable as you can see in black is where it is run by the factory, highlighted in orange is how to run the cable in order to facilitate the cam on the other side of the handle.
Once I re routed the cable I used insulation tape to hold it down right at #2 on the picture

I found the best way to dislodge the cable from the holders is to use a box cutter and slice away the factory tape as shown here.
Once I re routed the cable I used insulation tape to hold it back in place
again.

Pictured here is where I used insulation tape to hold the re routed cable in place (#1 and #2)

Thats it. Once I rerouted the cable I screwed in the PL5300 using the original factory bolts and the 10mm socket.

If all goes to plan you should be left over with the following "spare" bolts and screws.
Any more and..... you must have left something out

The last thing left to do was to test to make sure that the cam was still working.....

Thats it. Total time for install was around 30 mins. I certainly hope that this little install tutorial helps someone.

tcBob · 10-23-2009, 11:56 AM

Excellent writeup!

Capita · 10-23-2009, 12:58 PM

Excellent write-up and photos. I love this lock! I'd recommend it to anyone.

NraFan · 10-23-2009, 01:01 PM

A+ Nice write up!

kungfupanda · 10-23-2009, 01:04 PM

Bump!

rubenc87 · 10-23-2009, 02:20 PM

Great write up. Do you think that you could have finished a lil faster if you had the correct Torx bit? 20 min maybe... Just giving you a hard time great write up. I am heading outside to do this now. One more thing.... for some of us that were having a hard time removing the key unless it was locked? Solution is not to file it down but rather a bit of graphite spray (used by locksmiths and such) will allow you to easily remove the key. Work great. I learned this after taking the PL5300 to the local locksmith to make extra keys. Just FYI.

Tacomake · 10-23-2009, 02:41 PM

Do they have this model with the electric lock as well?

Capita · 10-23-2009, 02:51 PM

yup, I think its the 8520

09tacoLI · 10-23-2009, 02:51 PM

Very Nice this will help me out alot. Thank you.

CableTec · 10-23-2009, 02:52 PM

Nice write up......without the camera mounting, this install should take no more than 10 minutes tops.

leg killa · 10-23-2009, 03:01 PM

good write up..installed mine the other day..pretty simple..

Faskev · 10-23-2009, 03:36 PM

Awesome write-up! I highly recommend this product, it should have came factory!

TRICOMA · 10-23-2009, 03:41 PM

Nice...I might have to invest in one.

Beale · 10-23-2009, 03:53 PM

Looking at the construction of the tail gate, I now understand why they fold!

DellGSG5 · 10-23-2009, 03:54 PM

Nice write up, thanks for posting these.

rubenc87 · 10-23-2009, 04:03 PM

Just finished installing.. The rerouting of the original cam wire is key. I also noticed that the tailgate cover has an alignment post at the top center, just be careful when removing and when replacing. I believe that Tacoma09 covered everything else very well. Great help in installing mine. Thanks Tacoma09

Tacoma-09 · 10-23-2009, 04:10 PM

Glad you got your installed. Yeah I forgot to mention about the alignment post. Once you have that in place installing the cover is a breeze.

Thanks for all the kind comments it is appreciated.

meteoraman2514 · 10-23-2009, 04:28 PM

i didnt even order the pop n lock's but wow man great write up. if/when i get mine i can definitely use this to walk me through it

SlurpeeBlueMetallic · 10-23-2009, 04:46 PM

Excellent detail, thanks! A PL-5300 is next up for me once my ScangaugeII finishes traversing half the continent on what must be the slowest mail truck in existence.

Semperfi · 10-23-2009, 05:21 PM

Just installed mine today, good product.

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10-23-2009, 11:49 AM	#1
Tacoma-09 Member Joined: Feb 2009, #13209 Location: Florida Gender: Male Posts: 63 09 Taco TRD Sport DC 2009 Double Cab Automatic 4.0L V6	Poplock (PL5300) 2009 Tacoma with Cam -Install Tutorial Hi all, After waiting many many months for Pop & Lock to develop and release the PL5300 for my 2009 Tacoma with backup Cam It finally arrived at my front door thanks to the group buy here at Tacomaworld. Tools Needed for installation. Small flat screwdriver Box cutter 10 mm Socket set Time take to install Took me around 30 mins - Considering that I was taking pictures and really just taking my time this really should not take longer than 15 to 20 mins to install. There are one or two tricky steps but honestly this is a basic install. Here is the PL5300 still in the packaging. Even though it is late October sunny weather in Florida time to get cracking with the installation The instructions for the PL5300 come inside the package, although I found them useful there was two things they never told me. 1: How to detach the camera from it's harness and 2: A easy way of rerouting the cable (I will explain later on it is fairly straight forward.) This has to be done as the cam is now on the left hand side of the pop lock the factory fitted opener has the cam on the right hand side. First things first - lower your tailgate and remove the 15 screws highlightd in the following picture. There are two sizes of screws to remove from the tail gate These are the large ones (at the top of the tail gate) I did not have the special type of screw driver to remove them so I used a flat screw driver of the same diameter and was able to unscrew them no problem. These are the small ones. In total remove 15 of them Once you get all the screws undone simply pop off the tail gate lining. The top stays on as pictured here This is what the factory fit looks like. See the Red and black rod holders there is a trick to removing them without snapping them I will show you in the next picture. The best way to remove these rod holders is as follows Number 3 points to a GAP in the rod holder the rod is marked 1 - slip the rod out of the GAP marked three. Once you have the rod out of the rod holder, leave the rod holders in place. You will be able to remove them once you have the factory handle removed by simply squeezing them from the bottom. If you try to force them out while the handle is still installed you will break them. Here is a close up of the rod holder once I had mine removed. Next up is to remove the factory handle. Use a 10mm socket and undo both bolts. Pretty straight forward here. I found it was real easy to remove the cam once I had removed the factory handle off the Tacoma. Simply squeeze the tab pointed out here as #1 once you squeeze the tab you can unplug the cam harness quite easily. The next thing was to get the cam mounted into the PL5300. Simply undo the two small screws from the PL5300 and the blank cover comes off. Once you have done this your PL5300 will look like this. Fitting the cam into the PL5300 this was a little tricky. The cam will only go into the 5300 one way! - do not try and force it any other way. There are two small screws (supplied by Pop & lock) that screw the cam into place as well as the screws there are two plastic inserts that match up with two holes once you have the two screws and the inserts matched up simply screw it down before actually fitting the cam into the PL5300 Prior to screwing the cam in Once the cam has been screwed into the PL5300 Holder it will look like this Now you are able to fit the cam into the PL5300 it sits nice and snug into the cam hole as follows. Here is another view of the cam in the PL5300 Routing the cam harness cable Here is a before and after shot. The cable as you can see in black is where it is run by the factory, highlighted in orange is how to run the cable in order to facilitate the cam on the other side of the handle. Once I re routed the cable I used insulation tape to hold it down right at #2 on the picture I found the best way to dislodge the cable from the holders is to use a box cutter and slice away the factory tape as shown here. Once I re routed the cable I used insulation tape to hold it back in place again. Pictured here is where I used insulation tape to hold the re routed cable in place (#1 and #2) Thats it. Once I rerouted the cable I screwed in the PL5300 using the original factory bolts and the 10mm socket. If all goes to plan you should be left over with the following "spare" bolts and screws. Any more and..... you must have left something out The last thing left to do was to test to make sure that the cam was still working..... Thats it. Total time for install was around 30 mins. I certainly hope that this little install tutorial helps someone.

10-23-2009, 11:56 AM	#2
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10-23-2009, 12:58 PM	#3
Capita Senior Member Joined: Jun 2009, #18096 Location: Corner Brook, NEWFOUNDLAND, Canada Gender: Male Posts: 596 09 TRD Sport 2009 Double Cab Automatic	Excellent write-up and photos. I love this lock! I'd recommend it to anyone.

10-23-2009, 01:04 PM	#5
kungfupanda Senior Member Joined: Apr 2009, #15447 Location: So Cal, Cerritos Gender: Male Posts: 125 09' 4x2 Street Taco 2009 Regular Cab Automatic HID - Both High and Low, Access Limited Roll Cover, Hitch/Tow Package, Ceramic Tint, Wet Okole's	Bump!

10-23-2009, 02:41 PM	#7
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10-23-2009, 02:51 PM	#8
Capita Senior Member Joined: Jun 2009, #18096 Location: Corner Brook, NEWFOUNDLAND, Canada Gender: Male Posts: 596 09 TRD Sport 2009 Double Cab Automatic	yup, I think its the 8520

10-23-2009, 02:51 PM	#9
09tacoLI Senior Member Joined: Nov 2008, #10817 Location: long island ny Age: 32 Gender: Guy Posts: 569 09 off road 2009 Double Cab Automatic trd exhaust,roof rack, Fronts tinted, Shrockworks sliders,Toytec Ult. 3in with 275/70/16 BFG A/Ts,Total Chaos UCAs	Very Nice this will help me out alot. Thank you.

10-23-2009, 02:52 PM	#10
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10-23-2009, 03:36 PM	#12
Faskev Senior Member Joined: Feb 2009, #13777 Location: Saskatchewan, Canada Gender: Male Posts: 120	Awesome write-up! I highly recommend this product, it should have came factory!

10-23-2009, 03:53 PM	#14
Beale Junior Member Joined: Aug 2009, #21627 Location: NB, Canada Gender: Male Posts: 5 06 Tacoma 4x4 TRD Offroad 2006 Double Cab Automatic V6	Looking at the construction of the tail gate, I now understand why they fold!

10-23-2009, 04:46 PM	#19
SlurpeeBlueMetallic mmmm... Slurpees! Joined: Jun 2009, #18825 Location: North Carolina, USA Age: 37 Gender: Guy Posts: 294 09 PreRunner DC LB TRD Sport w/Tow Package 2009 Double Cab Automatic 1GR-FE Devil horns, Access L/E tonneau, Bed divider, Weathertech floor liners, Fumoto oil drain valve, Hose clamp mod, Extra d-rings, Extended A/C drain, Hunter nerf bars, Next up - ScangaugeII!	Excellent detail, thanks! A PL-5300 is next up for me once my ScangaugeII finishes traversing half the continent on what must be the slowest mail truck in existence. __________________ My Daughter: "Daddy, what color is your truck?" Me: "It's Speedway Blue Metallic." My Daughter: "Nuh uh, it's Slurpee Blue!"

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