$5 Door Lock Motor (Actuator) Fix
#1
07-07-2007, 07:43 PM
$5 Door Lock Motor (Actuator) Fix
Wha'sup peoples.
So I, as many, have dead door lock motors on my 03 coupe which is out of warranty. I was pretty dusgusted with the dealer cost of ~150 for a door lock motor especially since i know from installing alarms and power door locks (in college) that aftermarket door lock motors cost less than 10 bucks.
I bought this door lock motor:
http://www.partsexpress.com/pe/showd...number=330-010
And installed it as shown in the pics below.
- I made the bracket holding the motor (.06" thick 5052 aluminum)
- drilled a hole in the door handle housing for the rod to pass through
- clipped off part of the plastic door lock lever
- trimmed some of the plastic ribs on the inside of the door panel to make clearance for the motor.
- Cut the wires going to the factory motor and hooked directly to the new motor. You can find the wires inside the door below the speaker (take out the speaker). I brought them out the rubber boot above the speaker.
This was the passenger door. I'm gonna try the drivers door tomorrow.
Again... cost was $5... Sweet.....
So I, as many, have dead door lock motors on my 03 coupe which is out of warranty. I was pretty dusgusted with the dealer cost of ~150 for a door lock motor especially since i know from installing alarms and power door locks (in college) that aftermarket door lock motors cost less than 10 bucks.
I bought this door lock motor:
http://www.partsexpress.com/pe/showd...number=330-010
And installed it as shown in the pics below.
- I made the bracket holding the motor (.06" thick 5052 aluminum)
- drilled a hole in the door handle housing for the rod to pass through
- clipped off part of the plastic door lock lever
- trimmed some of the plastic ribs on the inside of the door panel to make clearance for the motor.
- Cut the wires going to the factory motor and hooked directly to the new motor. You can find the wires inside the door below the speaker (take out the speaker). I brought them out the rubber boot above the speaker.
This was the passenger door. I'm gonna try the drivers door tomorrow.
Again... cost was $5... Sweet.....
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#9
07-15-2007, 08:14 AM
Originally Posted by verbal assassin
can you take some pics of what it looked like orignally? cause it looks a little ghetto fab...
What a foktard. I'm glad he's banned.
Anyway, this is the kind of stuff that needs to be stickied in the DIY section. You should PM a mod and see if they'll move it over there. You should, for the purpose of a DIY thread, take a pic of the wiring where you spliced it into the factory wiring.
Thanks for the info!
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07-19-2007, 08:44 PM
