Pictures for comparison - OEM Tailgate Handle vs Pop and Lock PL5400

Installed the

$100 PL5400 Black Manual Tailgate Lock with Bolt Codeable Technology for Toyota Tacoma

PL5400 this morning and used the opportunity to see if the PL5400 angles the rear view camera any differently.

Overall, the difference is minor. The PL5400 points slightly more up than the OEM and may be recessed a little more, but you shouldn't be using this camera for precision maneuvering anyway.



I also had read about how people had to bend the driver side latch rod to keep it from rubbing. I had some spare foil tape laying around so I used that instead.

 

Waiting for my

$100 PL5400 Black Manual Tailgate Lock with Bolt Codeable Technology for Toyota Tacoma

PL5400 to arrive. so far I've seen folks do one of three things: 1. Flipped the drivers side rod over as in the instructions, 2. Skipped the flip over and kept the rod where Toyota meant it to be, and finally 3. Flipped the rod and straightened it.

What did you do?