Bed Storage Locks - Full DIY Write Up

Good Mod, here is the Home Depot Link:
http://www.homedepot.com/h_d1/N-5yc...word=cabinet+locks&storeId=10051#.UI85E0KQuOk

Another option would be this site on Ebay which sells the locks cheaper and will provide them keyed alike and has free shipping:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Penn-Cam-Cy...874?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item58957c71fa
Bill

 

big thanks

 

I don't remember paying 4.00 each for the locks, maybe 2.50 but the bonus of having 1 key for all of them would be nice. I ended up with 1 key for each door because the most of them with same key I could find was 3. So I went with 2 sets of 2 the same.

 

Sweet mod!

 

I am actually getting ready to do my 2012 this weekend. I really appreciate the added tweaks everyone has posted!

... and of course, I appreciate the feedback on the thread!

 

That's cool. Why didn't I think of that haha. I might give this a shot this weekend. Thanks for the detailed write up.

 

Thanks for sharing this, 2 weeks ago I walked out to the parking lot to jump in my truck and go home when I found the passanger bed storage door not in place. Dude took 2 nice ratchet straps and 4 OEM tiedowns . I could have used this a while ago.

 

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Very good write-up.. thanks.. This may be my next mod while I am bored sitting at home this week.. ;-)

 

Anyone use a combination style cabinet lock instead of the keyed versions? Those who have done the mod, any insight? Might give these a shot, I'd rather do the combo lock then have another key on my keyring or have to grab it out of the truck.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Combi-Combi...ss-Cabinet-RV-4-Dial-Chrome-New-/180750077133

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Combi-Combi...346?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2a26c4d192

A little expensive compared to the keyed version

 

nice mod

 

You sir, are a genius! Thanks for the walk through, repped!

 

Thanks guys, I just clarified the postings that others discovered. I am still happy this is a hit though!

 

sub'd for future mod

 

greatness.

 

Having trouble bending the lock thing. It actually snapped in half when I tried bending it. What did you guys use?

Complete noob question: this is so the latch fits up in the little slot right? I'm having a hard time with this mod and it seems like everyone is doing all this with ease .

 

niceeeee mod!!

 

Subbed… will be doing this soon

 

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Hi everyone, this is my first post. Just wanted to help other Taco owners.

I wanted to install truck bed box locks. I followed the previous posters tutorial. Great mod and works perfectly!

However, I wanted to install the cabinet locks in all 4 lock holes in the box covers- and the 2 under the rear seat. The cabinet locks that you would typically find at home depot are a couple of bucks and will save you money, but they're not meant for weathered applications. They're for cabinets! So, out of pure curiosity of the quality of these locks and to see if I could find 6 that were keyed the same, I spent about a week trolling my local Home Depots and Lowes to no avail. Good luck if you can find them, but my patience wore thin quickly.

Then, I searched ebay and came across the Pop & Lock bed locks. Homeboy wanted something like $60 for one lock. I even had to email him to clarify, $60 for ONE lock? Yep, he confirmed that was for one lock. That wasn't happening.

So, I remembered that a few years ago I got some free samples of fasteners and lanyards (which you still can!) from ITW Nexus. Maybe there was some other company that would hook me up. Enter SOUTHCO. I went to their website and they offer FREE samples. And it just so happened that they offer the EXACT LOCKS that us Taco owners need to fit the boxes covers- the CM Standards. These are made much better, commercial quality, and they're straight up tougher. As an added bonus, they also offer them as fixed-core, sealed latch-types in black, or chrome, whichever you prefer...

I went to southco.com and ordered the following:

6 each of the CM-2-1B109-2SB Locks (keyed alike and in black)
6 each of the CM-C414 0.25" Offset Cams 1.75" long.

I followed the previous posters tutorial, and was done in less than 15 minutes. Took me longer to clean up all the little black pieces of plastic I cut and drilled out of the covers. Locks fit perfectly. Didn't have to bend any cam, install and remove the cover, rebend and reinstall, etc...

I'll repeat. I got them FREE.

I'm not sure if there is a quantity limit from Southco (and I'm not that shady that I'd abuse their generosity), but you'll need to go to UPS or FedEx prior to ordering to set up a username and account. They don't charge for shipping, so don't worry... you won't have to enter a credit card number or anything. Only your shipping information.

Hope this helps!