Hey.
What's up, guys?
Ryan here from ExtremeTerrain.
Today, I'll be reviewing and installing the Tuffy Tailgate Lockbox, fitting your 2018
and up Jeep Wrangler JL.
This is going to be for the JL owner that's looking to add a unique lockable storage system
to their Wrangler.
Now, Wranglers are not the most secure vehicles when it comes to locking up valuables, especially
for those soft top owners.
This part gives you a unique lockable storage system that mounts directly to the tailgate
and it's going to keep it up and out of the way.
Most options are typically floor mounted, so they are going to take up space, space
that most of us, primarily the two-door owners, just do not have.
It is made from welded 16 gauge steel finished off with a very nice textured black powder
coating.
This is going to give you that sleek rugged look while blending into the factory interior
and of course, protecting your investment from the elements.
Now, the lid is weather-tight, folds down and doubles as a very nice table, supporting
up to 40 pounds.
Inside, you have plenty of storage with two removable trays and it utilizes a double pry
guard locking system, making it a very secure item.
Currently, this item is coming in right around $300 on our website which I think is a very
good price.
You're getting a very solid and high-quality item that is going to provide the function
that you're looking for while standing up to the test of time and Tuffy even backs it
with a limited lifetime warranty.
Now the lid is weather-tight, it folds down, doubles as a very nice table and supports
up to 40 pounds.
This is a great addition for any Jeep owner, especially for those of you that like camping,
traveling or anyone that's just looking for a nice, usable table.
Now, install is relatively easy on this, despite the fact that we do have to do some minor
drilling, but I talk about all that in the installation.
As far as installation goes, I'm going to give this a very easy one out of three wrenches
on the difficulty meter as you can get this thing installed in about an hour.
So with that being said, let's hop into the install.
Tools we used for this install, a torque wrench, a drill, 13-millimeter drill bit, 4-millimeter
Allan key, 3/8 drive ratchet, Phillips head screwdriver, trim panel removal tool.
So we're going to begin our installation back here.
We have our tailgate open and we need to remove some of these trim panels because we have
to drill some holes to accommodate the installation of this box.
So I have a trim panel removal tool, what we're going to do is just pry this plastic
section off, then we'll move on to the next step.
First thing we want to do is pry off this center section right here.
Just need to get behind it and just go along, pry it out.
After we get that off, we'll set it aside and we'll get this bigger panel off.
So the same thing, we'll just get behind this with a trim panel removal tool, we'll just
work our way across.
So now we have both of these plastic panels off, the next thing we have to do is drill
holes.
We have to drill a total of four holes, we're going to do two in the large plastic panel,
we're also going to do two in this smaller plastic panel.
Now some of these plastic panels, depending on your model, already have pre-drilled holes
and they're going to utilize screws that attach them to that tailgate, so you won't have to
drill holes.
The tailgate already has threaded holes in it, which is what this system is going to
utilize to attach to this tailgate.
So what we have to do is we have to drill holes to accommodate those spacers and of
course, that hardware to access and get to those holes.
So the first thing we're going to do is start with this larger panel.
Now, this is the top of the panel, these are the three large holes for the top.
So what we're going to do is just flip this around and we're going to go to the bottom.
Now on the bottom here, you're going to have two marks.
These are specific marks.
We're going to have one over here near this curved edge and we'll have one over here relatively
in the middle to that left side.
So we're going to drill those and we're going to use a 13-millimeter drill bit to do that,
and then we'll move on to this other panel.
So right here, you're going to see that there is a little dimple right here, a little indent.
That is our drilling point right there.
So we're going to take that drill bit and we're going to go ahead and slowly drill through
that, making sure that we get it right in the middle.
Now over here, we're going to have that other dimple.
There's only going to be two of these on this panel.
This one's going to be right near this edge.
Same thing.
Gently drilling through that with a 13-millimeter drill bit, making sure to stay right smack
dab in the middle.
So next, we're going to set that larger plastic trim panel aside and we're going to work on
the smaller section.
Now, you can see right here that we have these two right here in the middle on the outside.
These are the ones that we're going to be drilling through and that's going to make
way for those spacers and those bolts.
So we're going to start with the one side, and it would a good idea to match this up
to your box and make sure that your panel is actually going to line up with those holes.
So now that we have all the holes drilled, next thing we're going to do is slap these
panels back on so we can get this box installed.
So we're going to start with the larger panel, going to line that back up and then just press
all those clips back in and then we can get this other panel on.
Same thing, this one's just going to snap in place.
We'll just press that back in.
Then, we'll get these spacers installed.
So at this point in time, we're ready to install these spacers.
Now, you're going to get three different size spacers.
Since we have the trail rail system, we're going to be using the 11.1 spacers for the
top which are 1-3/16 long and we're going to use 11.2 spacers in the instructions which
are the longest ones that you get, these are 1-3/4 inches.
Now if you have a different tailgate setup, then you may need to use those 11.3s which
are the shortest of the spacers that you're going to get.
So we're going to get these installed, then we'll bring the box over and we'll get that
installed with the hardware.
So at this point in time, we're ready to install the box.
Now, as far as hardware goes, you're going to have two different length bolts, each one
of those is going to get a lock washer and flat washer.
Now, of course, the short bolts are going to go up top, the longer bolts are going to
go down the bottom because we have a longer spacer.
Also, you want to grab a friend to help you hold this box up while we get this hardware
installed.
So I'm going to grab a friend, we're going to get this installed, and then we can torque
all these down.
So what you'll need to do is unlock the drawer.
After you unlock that, we're going to fold this down.
Now it can hang all the way down like that.
Then we're going to line it up with these holes, and we'll start with this top hardware.
So now that we have all that hardware installed, you're going to torque it down to 8-foot-pounds.
We're going to move on to the next step that's going to be installing the shelves.
With this kit, you're going to get two shelves that have a nice rail in here that they're
going to slide into and then there are two pre-drilled holes that are threaded, that's
going to utilize these little screws that's going to keep those in place.
So we're going to slide these in and get those screws installed.
So we're going to start over here on the left.
What I'm going to do is just start this little screw since it's going to be a pretty tight
spot once we get the shelf in.
So we'll just get that started a little bit and then we'll slide these in.
Now, you want to make sure that they slide all the way down in, they're going to bottom
out, then we can take a Phillips head screwdriver, then we'll just sneak under there and tighten
the screw up, that's going to hold that shelf in place, keep it from falling out when you're
bouncing around.
The same thing for this other side.
Just going to get that started.
This one's going to sit all the way in the corner like that, slide it down till it bottoms
out, then we can just lightly tighten this up with a Phillips head screwdriver.
So that is going to wrap it up for my review and installation.
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