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Filed under New Items, Throttle Body Spacers, News

See the new products available at HubcapsPlus.comWe’ve recently added some new Helix Power Tower Plus™ throttle body spacers to the main website at HubcapsPlus.com. For those of you not familiar with a throttle body spacer the Helix Power Tower Plus™ throttle body spacer increases fuel economy while significantly increasing horsepower and torque by producing air breakup and turbulence that yields greater fuel burn efficiency, which translates into the best performing and most efficient throttle body spacer in the marketplace! Which in turn translates into more savings at the gas pump for you.

We’ve added 14 new new Helix Power Tower Plus™ throttle body spacers including applications for these hot vehicles…

2007 Dodge Nitro 3.7L HELIX Throttle Body Spacer

2007 Dodge Nitro 3.7L HELIX Throttle Body Spacer

and a…

2005-2007 Honda Ridgeline 3.5L V-6 HELIX Throttle Body Spacer

2005-2007 Honda Ridgeline 3.5L V-6 HELIX Throttle Body Spacer

You can see all of the new Helix Power Tower Plus™ throttle body spacers we’ve added in our newly added items section at the main website. The newly added items sectionshowcases 50 of the latest and greatest items available for purchase at HubcapsPlus.com. It’s a good idea to check out the newly added items section every once in awhile. You never know what we might be adding!

As always, thanks for your continued support of HubcapsPlus and if you have any questions or comments I’m always here!

Comments (0) Posted by Bill H. on Wednesday, September 26th, 2007

Filed under Tailgate Locks, Tips & Tutorials

We get quite a few phone calls about our tailgate locks, most of which are people asking two things… “How hard is it to install?” and “How exactly does it work?”. Since the most popular variety of tailgate lock we carry are the Pop N’ Lock tailgate locks, and since I wanted to put one on my truck anyway, in this post we will go through the installation of a Pop N’ Lock tailgate lock on my 2005 Dodge Ram 1500. Although this installation is specifically for a Dodge the Pop N’ Lock tailgate lock installation is basically the same for most vehicles.

The thing to keep in mind with the Pop N’ Lock tailgate locks is that the lock itself is an external application. It prevents the tailgate handle from being lifted… If you think about your house door you basically have two locks. A dead bolt and a door knob lock. Think of the tailgate lock as the door knob lock… It simply prevents the door knob, or tailgate handle from turning or lifting…

An unprotected Dodge Ram tailgate handle…

An unprotected Dodge Ram tailgate handle.

Lift the handle up all the way and insert the lock assembly into the pocket under it. Tilt it up so that the two hooks slide into the cutouts for the handle arms. Push it in forcefully until the hooks snap into place.

Push the tailgate lock in forcefully until the hooks snap into place.

After the hooks have snapped into place lift the lock up slightly and peel off the backing from the adhesive tape on the underside of the lock. Then press down on the handle for at least 10 seconds to seat the lock assembly fully.

Peel off the backing from the adhesive tape on the underside of the lock. Then press down on the handle for at least 10 seconds to seat the lock assembly fully.

Protected Dodge Ram tailgate handle with a Pop N’ Lock Tailgate lock installed…

Protected Dodge Ram tailgate handle with a Pop N' Lock Tailgate lock installed

As long as it is in the locked position you will be unable to lift the tailgate handle, making it unable to open and steal!

As long as it is in the locked position you will be unable to lift the tailgate handle, making it unable to open and steal!

As you can clearly see installing a tailgate lock is simple and effective. If you own a pickup… This is one accessory you shouldn’t leave home without!

As always, thanks for your continued support of HubcapsPlus and if you have any questions or comments I’m always here!

Comments (1) Posted by Bill H. on Monday, September 24th, 2007