Video Transcript for Review of Bolt BOLT Locks - Trailer Coupler Lock - BL7032497

Hi, everybody. Andy here with etrailer.com. Let's take a look at this BOLT trailer coupler lock. Now this universal coupler lock is going to help deter theft by preventing trailer hookup while your trailer is unattended, and the lock cylinder is going to code to your vehicle's ignition key. So this is designed to work with the ignition keys of the vehicles that you see there on your screen. As you might know, BOLT locks permanently code to only one vehicle and they cannot be recoded or rekeyed.

So if you have one of those vehicles, the ignition key will work with this lock cylinder. Now going back to our coupler lock here, this is going to work with your 1 7/8-inch, 2-inch and 2 5/16-inch ball couplers. I currently have the 1 7/8-inch insert on, this will also work with your 2-inch, and this does come with a bolt that you can tighten down to secure that insert. And then if you're wanting to use your 2 5/16-inch ball coupler, you'll just loosen the bolt to remove it, and then replace it with this larger ball insert. So very easy to swap it out.

And this is going to be very flexible depending on the coupler that you have. I do have a 2-inch ball coupler here. And to install it, I went ahead and lifted the latch there. You're simply going to install the coupler onto that ball insert. So as you can see, that holds very securely.

And then you're going to take this collar and you want to insert the collar in the base plate where it's going to have the most contact with the latch, so it's going to be in the rear most part of the base plate for this coupler here. And then obviously, this will be a whole lot smoother operation using this on a coupler that's mounted onto a trailer. But what I'm going to do is just make this as tight as I can and then run the pin through the holes, lining that up. So let's see if I can easily do that here. And then once you have this run through, just like that, there we go.

(metal thuds) Then obviously you'll replace the cylinder. But I just wanted to show you, while I got the pin in the collar, I'm not able to lift up the latch, so I'm going to be secure on there. And so someone can't come by and easily take this off. So when you insert your own key into the cylinder, the spring loaded plate tumblers are going to move up and down until they are matched exactly to your key. And then the first time the key is rotated, the cylinder is going to be uniquely coded to that key. And then when the key is removed, the cylinder is going to move into the locked position. And then when the key is turned again, it's going to rotate to the unlocked position. So it's going to be a very easy set up with your ignition key. And so let me go ahead and just remove my coupler here. (metal thuds) And this is a very durable, I think, well-designed coupler lock. (metal thuds) And if you notice, we do have a red powder coat on the base plate. And the collar is a black powder coat. So not only does it look good, not only will that finish, I think, do a pretty good job of holding up, but because it's red, it's going to be highly visible. So if someone is looking to take a trailer away, they're going to see that red color and that's going to catch their attention and they're going to realize that this is a lock, and so they're going to move on to the trailer that is unattended and unsecured. So this does include an instruction sheet to make sure that you're using this the way that it's been designed. But I think that's going to wrap up our look today. I do hope that it's been helpful for you. Again, my name is Andy. Thank you for joining me.