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Rule #1 when dealing with stripped screws – send it back to the manufacturer. But, if you want to try to remove the stripped screw on your own, be aware there is risks. As you can see in this video, things don’t always go according to plan! Luckily in the end, I was able to remove the screw without damaging the gun, but many people who have attempted stripped screw extraction haven’t been so lucky.
If the screw strips, the gun gets shipped!!
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Today we are going to review part number LH-003, the tailgate lock from Bully. This particular lock is specific for GMC Sierras and Chevy Silverados, for model years 1999 to 2007. Our replacement tailgate locking system consists of three pieces. We have our black plastic replacement bezel, the inner locking mechanism and then two keys. This system works great in combination with your trucks camper shell or tonneau cover to provide maximum security for your trucks bed. 0:30
Let us go ahead and take a look to see how easy it is to install one of these on our truck. The first thing that we need to do is go ahead and remove the original bezel that is on the vehicle. To do that, we need to release four clips. There are two here at the top and two here at the bottom. We are going to start by releasing the top clips and to do that we just want to take a flat head screwdriver and go ahead and pry in there until you hear them release. And then for the bottom clips, they are actually facing down. So we need to actually lift up on the bezel to get those to release. Next, we want to go ahead and open the tailgate. We need to remove the bottom retaining bolt. And then we can go ahead and close the tailgate again and we are going to go ahead and start installing our locking mechanism. 1:25
What we are going to do is feed it into the opening here. And what we are going to attempt to do is align this hole in the top of the mechanism with the hole from the screw that we had just removed. So what we want to do is go ahead and the key into the locking mechanism and go ahead and rotate it down. Go ahead and align the two holes. And then, with the provided screw and washer, go ahead and it from the inside of the tailgate and thread it into the locking mechanism. And with the locking mechanism installed, you can see that now in the open position the inner workings of the tailgate are allowed to work freely. 2:04
When we rotate it into the lock position, the arm of the locking mechanism comes up into position and prevents the handle from opening. And install our new bezel And again we want to make sure that we place the clips in properly. We want to go ahead and put the bottom clips in first into the holes. We will rotate it up and go ahead and set the other ones into position. You can see we have perfect alignment with the locking mechanism below. And that is all there is to it. In just a couple of minutes we have our new locking handle into position and it has a great OEM look to it. And that will conclude the review and installation of part number LH-003 from Bully.