Anyone fitted remote locking to an early lux
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I've fitted the Maplin kit to cars with no central locking before - not an early Lux, but the job would be the same.
It's not hard at all. A satisfying job for a dull Saturday. Just make sure that when you mount the motors in the doors, they push and pull in-line with the movement of the door pins. They will work if they are off-line, but will fail depressingly early ...
Oh, and you may well shred your hands working inside the doors. Expect lots of small scratches and cuts by the time you are done.
Get a decent alarm and you can interface the two, giving remote central locking. (And if you really know what you are doing, you can then interface those with the standard alarm and Hamilton-Palmer immobiliser, and have a very secure car! Yes, it can be done!)
Oli.
It's not hard at all. A satisfying job for a dull Saturday. Just make sure that when you mount the motors in the doors, they push and pull in-line with the movement of the door pins. They will work if they are off-line, but will fail depressingly early ...
Oh, and you may well shred your hands working inside the doors. Expect lots of small scratches and cuts by the time you are done.
Get a decent alarm and you can interface the two, giving remote central locking. (And if you really know what you are doing, you can then interface those with the standard alarm and Hamilton-Palmer immobiliser, and have a very secure car! Yes, it can be done!)
Oli.
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I agree with Oli abou the Maplin kits, cheap cheerful and easy to fit.
A question for those in the know though - on the 944 the standard central locking actuators are of the 5 wire variety, whereas on other cars like my MX-5 they are 2 wire.
Why is this? My only guess is that the central locking also interfaces with a locking mechanism on the sunroof in the 944 (or at least it does according to the manual).
A question for those in the know though - on the 944 the standard central locking actuators are of the 5 wire variety, whereas on other cars like my MX-5 they are 2 wire.
Why is this? My only guess is that the central locking also interfaces with a locking mechanism on the sunroof in the 944 (or at least it does according to the manual).
Matt,
I think that the 5-wire actuators have a sensor (switch) in them as well, to tell the system which position they are in. Hence, if you don't have any other way of triggering the system (a remote control/alarm), you can unlock the whole car by unlocking the door with the 5-wire motor in it. You move the mechanism with the key, which moves the motor, which tells the control system it has been moved, which then unlocks the other doors.
The 2-wire ones are just motors - no sensor.
Oli.
I think that the 5-wire actuators have a sensor (switch) in them as well, to tell the system which position they are in. Hence, if you don't have any other way of triggering the system (a remote control/alarm), you can unlock the whole car by unlocking the door with the 5-wire motor in it. You move the mechanism with the key, which moves the motor, which tells the control system it has been moved, which then unlocks the other doors.
The 2-wire ones are just motors - no sensor.
Oli.
Wigeon Incognito
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Ahh, thanks. That's my new thing learnt for the morning.
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