Secure locking tailgate handle for 2007 Classic? Help!

[victorb]

I recently bought a nice A.R.E Camper Shell to put on my 2007 Silverado Classic. I needed something I could lock to keep my tools safe. To my utter amazement, unlike camper shells I have had in the past that prevented the tailgate from opening, this new A.R.E. camper shell allows the tailgate to freely open with no resistance. I was like, "What in the World!!!" What kind of an idiot would make such a thing, and much less, SELL it? Unfortunately, I bought it off Craigslist and did not have a salesman I could go choke to death and could not return it. "Oh well", I thought; "I will just buy a locking tailgate handle and that will fix the problem." So I ordered a a really nice looking lockable tailgate handle system from BOLT. It says right on the package that it fits, "07 Silverados and Sierras". Well, that is a bald faced lie, because it totally does not fit my 2007 Silverado. Of course, we all know why it does not fit, mine is a Classic Body Style and for some unfathomable reason, BOLT Manufacturing, is oblivious to the well known fact that GM made two Silverado body styles in 2007, because if they knew this, they would have put, "Fits 07 Silverados and Sierras New Body Style ONLY!" on the package. But I digress.

So I returned the BOLT kit and went looking for locking tailgate kit for a 2006 Silverado. I thought it would be simple. Boy was I wrong!. Sure, there are a couple out there, but the ones I looked at like the Pilot OEM and the Bully systems are totally useless. They have no way of preventing a thief from removing the bezel and gaining access to the internal working of the tailgate handle where they could easily circumvent the lock. From the installation videos I watched about those products, I could circumvent those systems in about 5 seconds or less. Plus, I believe from what I saw in the videos, a reasonably strong person could lift up hard enough on those system to open the tailgate anyway. So far I have been unable to find anything for the classic body style that appeared to be even remotely secure.

It just blows my mind that I am having such a hard time finding a decent locking tailgate handle system for a GM truck model that has been around for over 10 years. Can someone please help me!