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Review of Pop and Lock Locks PAL8450

Today we're going to review part number PAL8450. This is the Pop & Lock Power Custom Tailgate Lock. This is a custom fit part number. This is designed to fit the Nissan Frontier vehicle starting in 2005. On any custom fit part, what I like to recommend is to go to our website, use our fit guide, put in your year and model vehicle and it will show you if this part will work for your… see more >

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