Crux CFD-03F - Installing the Tailgate Handle; Step 1: Remove Tailgate Cover; Step 2: Remove Tailgate Handle; Step 3: Set Up New Handle

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INSTALLING
THE
TAILGATE
HANDLE
Follow
these steps
to
properly install
the Tailgate
Handle.
F-SERIES
TAILGATE
HANDLE
W/CAMERA
Step
1
Remove
Tailgate
Cover-
Start
by
lowering
the
tailgate
of
the truck. Remove the tailgate
cover by using a
T-30
torx bit,
rem
.ove (8-13 depending on the
model)
torx
bolts
that
secure the tailgate
cover.
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Step
2
Remove
Tailgate
Handle
-After
removing
the
tailgate
cover you
will
have
access
to
the backside
of
the factory
tailgate handle.
Using a
1
Omm
socket, remove the
(2)
nuts holding the
tailgate handle
in place.
Lift up on the
latch
to
release the
(2)
tailgate handle
studs and
remove the tailgate
handle.
Step
3
Set
Up
New
Handle-
On
the
lock cylinder,
remove the
metal clip
that
holds
the
locking
mechanism in
place. Re-Install the
locking
mechanism onto the new tailgate handle.
Take
the
included
camera and insert
into
the new
tailgate handle
..
Tip :
Insert
the Video
RCA
and
Power
wires
through the camera
hole
first.
F-SERIES
TAILGATE
HANDLE
Step
4
Re-Install
New
Tailgate
Handle-
Re-assemble
the new
tailgate handle
into
the
tailgate
in reverse order.
Route the wiring
to
power the camera towards
the
bottom
of
the
tailgate
and through
an
access
port
to
reach underneath the truck.
Step
5
Routing
The
Video
and
Power
Cables
-Route
the Video and
Power cables
from the
tailgate
of
the truck towards the radio
location
where the rest
of
the installation
of
the camera
will
take
place.
You
will
need
to
connect
the
RED
power wire
to
REVERSE
and the
BLACK
wire
to
ground.
Tip: There
should
be
an
opening between
the cabin and the bed
of
the truck
where you
can
insert the cables
into the cabin
area.
Rev.
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