Best defense I've seen is a one inch wide wire zip tie around both hinges on the bottom, it prevents tailgate removal completely. It's fairly easy to get them on down there, but a real bitch to get off.
Most thievs wont hassle cutting one, none the less two...it takes too much time.

 

Tommy likey the power lock option...... Wishes he would have thought about that one before he bought the other.....

Put that one on the mod list

 

i too just ordered a buly locking tailgate handle. had to have my tailgate repainted after a carwash scratched it. painted on them of course. 315 dollars worth. anyway, i was shocked at how fast the guy at the body shop removed my tailgate. took if at most 15 seconds.

 

I like it! That looks like the only way to go.
I'm ordering it right now!

 

I like that power lock one. I enjoy only having a house key and a truck key on my key ring so I wouldn't want one that needs a seperate key. I have a seperate key chain in my safe with my tool box keys, 98 ram keys, spare 06 ram keys, and the keys to my guns. I don't like having more than the absolute essentials so this power locking tail gate is a nice idea.

Anyone who gets one, make sure to do a write up on it when it is done with lots of pictures and a review.

 

+1 That would be awesome!

 

I like it also, but is there a fail-safe if the trucks battery goes dead, so you can get the tailgate open? I'd hate to locked out of the bed if something went wrong with the battery or electrical system.

 

In that case I would just get my truck hooked up to get jumped and open the tail gate as soon as I was plugged into someone elses battery supply. If the battery is dead it's not like you will be going anywhere anyways.

 

I put a gatekeeper on mine. http://trucktechniques.com/gatekeeper.html

 

[sm=exactly.gif] If my battery died, my tailgate not opening would be the least of my worries....