Here's a demo vid of how this works: Hopefully between that and the original pics people can figure out how to do this once they have the lock in hand.
It can but I'm not actually using that function. The lock body has two places it can connect to the cable. One hole you can pass the cable through and then the actual lock that latches onto a ferrule on one end of the cable. I passed the ferrule through the hole in the bedside and then attached...
That's what's perfect about this particular lock, since it has a loop on one end which can be looped over the striker for the tailgate (if that wasn't already clear), but the other end has a crimp, that's only slightly bigger in diameter than the cable that locks into the body of the lock, which...
I haul mountain bikes in my Maverick a lot, and had the idea that a retractable cable lock would be a nice thing to have. No one makes a bolt in solution so I came up with this cheap solution that uses a 3d printed grommet in one of the existing holes and one of these cable locks...
Just Google image search "steering knuckle", every single one of them will have several areas (all mating surfaces) ground down like this. These areas need to be paint free for a precise interface with other parts.
EB in my case. Just the issues on the rears that are mentioned/pictured in my previous post. Overall pretty happy. Mine were actually marked as for the Escape, not the Bronco Sport.
Got the TuxMats for the Escape in my Maverick (front and rear). Had to remove the two bolts at rear of the center console to tuck the rear mat under and so far have not reinstalled them. The rear "fingers" could stand to be trimmed off as they don''t work well with the trim there. Planning to...