Tailgate lock?

So, there is no key hole on the latch in order to lock the tailgate on the 2015 SR5 that I just got. Anyone know if it is somehow able to be locked?

 

Pop n lock only choice. SOme like, others say they are junk.

 

Pop n Lock.

$94 Pop & Lock PL5400 Black Manual Tailgate Lock with Bolt Codeable Technology for Toyota Tacoma

https://www.amazon.com/Pop-Lock-PL5...automotive&vehicleId=5&vehicleType=automotive

 

Pop n Lock is the only key locking handle. I have one and it works well. However, some people have had a problem with the handle breaking and then it's very difficult to get the tailgate open. Knowing that it's made of very cheap plastic, I am very careful with mine.

 

I had a Pop-n-Lock for 3 years until it failed with my bed cover locked. Took me two hours to break into my own truck without scratching my paint.
INSTALL ONE AT YOUR OWN RISK.

 

I have a pop n lock, I don't have trouble with even with icy and snowy weather in nw montana, had it over a year. I know it's not fool proof bc someone could just slice through my tonneau cover but it's at least a deterrent.

 

Look up the $10 DIY, I just completed this mod and it’s awesome. A lot cheaper also.

 

Are you trying to prevent tailgate theft or secure things in the bed of the truck? Or both?

 

I also have the PopnLock and I havent had any issues with it. With the canopy and the tailgate locked i feel pretty safe leaving some shit back there.

 

Yep, check out the

$94 PL5400 Black Manual Tailgate Lock with Bolt Codeable Technology for Toyota Tacoma

PL5400 posted above. I had the

$52 PL5100 , Standard Lock

PL5100 on my 07, the PL5400 on my '13, and the

$80 PL5500 , Standard Lock

PL5500 (the one with the non-codeable seperate key). The 5400 is by far my favorite.

 

Pop n lock customer service is awesome. I had one on my truck, it started getting discolored and handle becam every flimsy. I called them and they sent me a new one no questions asked. Didn’t even need to provide proof I actually had one. They just asked me for my address and overnighted it to me.

 

I agree the customer service is awesome. I was down to my last dollar buying a tonneau cover and pop n lock, and they cut the price a significant amount so I could get both.

 

I had the the

$94 PL5400 Black Manual Tailgate Lock with Bolt Codeable Technology for Toyota Tacoma

PL5400 on both my 2006 and 2014, both broke, they are crap. decided to go with the electronic one and use oem handle. its great. I recommend the electronic one. very convenient, works with fob.

 

I got a Fold-A-Cover hard cover which has a footmans bracket at the rear which goes into a footmans loop on the tailgate and with the tailgate up and both ends of the cover locked, the load is secure. This way, I don't have to put a plastic piece of Pop & Lock crap into the tailgate and easy to open. Like others say, anyone with a crowbar could get in but no one can control that.

 

Agree! My 5500 malfunctioned and they sent me out a new one no questions asked.

 

Thanks to all of you for your suggestions. It's not that I need to lock it... it's just that l'd like the option to if l wanted to. I learned today too that Toyota only started putting in tailgate locks in 2016.
Here's another question. Does anyone know of a sort of 6" or so lifted tonneau cover that would allow me to carry my bike laying down in the truck bed?
A soft cover one with supported edges or something like that?
Thanks.

 

My tonneau cover allows to me do just that. I have a road bike and mountain bike that fit.

 

Hey Muddy,
Is yours a 5' bed?
The best I can get my bike in the back is with the handle bars sticking up 6".
What kind of tonneau cover do you have?
I don't want to have to take the front tire off every time. Do you?
Thanks!

 

I have a 6' bed, I don't take the wheels off, I just crank them to the side. I think the model I have is the Truxedo Truxport model.

 

I had a pop n lock that broke because the finger that does the work is plastic, and a week design. If your latches on your tail gate are not lubed and sticky, your pop n lock will break. I took my broke one apart and made the handle and finger out of steel. Never break again. I put it up here on what did u do, it's called, pop n lock fix, I think, good luck