my bed storage mod.. locking compartments

ok guys heres my first write up so bear with me..
so i decided to put locks in the bedcompartments. i bought them at home depot.they are actually cabinet and drawer locks. for 5\16" thick panels. you can buy them all with the same key code so you can used one key for all of them. so first i took off the doors and unscrewed the original 'locks".. then i had to trim the lip off of the back and open the hole up just a little bit so the lock cam would go through the hole.. then push the cam threw and put the locking nut on. tighten it up so cam doesnt move. then just put the long flatbar on and screw it in. i had to trim the end of the flat bar to fit, plus i had to bend it in alittle. its not difficult to do and if some one really wants in they can pry it open but usually people will see the locks and just leave them alone.. hopefully this helped..

 

Looks good. Pretty cool mod.

 

I like it... would do it if I didn't have an access literider and a dynolock... but good job anyways

 

Very nice mod and very useful. Should be standard along with a locking tailgate. Great job

 

Nice mod. I'm waiting to get a tonneau before I store anything in those compartments, but I still wouldn't put it past some scumbag to take off w/ the covers.

 

The Pop N Lock PL5300 works with the backup camera

 

ummm...lol you people need to learn how to search

 

OP , is that lock system stainless or galvanized ? Just wondering how long I would be able to get the key in and out in my climate .



OZ

 

My PL5300 review:

 

Dynolock works with camera too, and it works with power doors and keyless entry

 

Nice Mod! gonna have to put er on the list....=]

 

While I agree somewhat about searching... it's not ideal in most situation. A lot of threads are about 10-20 pages long and it's quite a bit to dig through to get the right info (that is if you actually manage to find exactly what you're looking for.) Also, there are a bunch of people who goes off topic or mention some keywords in completely irrelevant threads.

 

This should be linked on the cheap mods thread...

I also had to search for this pretty long...

 

It is (#32)...
http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/technical-chat/4838-cheap-free-mods-5.html

 

i have a set of these locks sittin in my tool box, they've been there for about a year now, maybe i'll finally get motivated and go do it! free up some of my under the rear seat storage

 

Fink

 

well i went out to the garage and got my small storage compartment done, thanks OP now i finally have a place to store all of my freakin bungie straps!!

 

cuz i havent done this like a year later.

 

Thanks for the write up, worked great
https://youtu.be/mBI2nEAqPPk