after market power door locks???

[glassman]

has any one installed these if so what brand hard to do with the cable lock sys????

[Mavrik]

I had a electronics shop install power locks on my two front doors and alarm system on the car for all the doors and hood with bump detection on the suspension. Couldn't tell you what brand...

[sylvainber]

I had powerlocks installed on all 5 doors by a local shop (they do car audio and locks installations). Don't know what brand of actuators they installed... they do work just finewhen i shopped around, i encoutered pricing from 550USD (what i paid) all the way to 8509USD.the shop i went to is across the street from my dealer. the service manager at the dealership referred me there... as this is where they would send a vehicle out to have this kind of work done anyway.i would say that the key is to look for a shop that does a lot of them. practice makes perfect

[AKLGT]

was that JUST for keyless entry? or was it also for an alarm or remote start or SOMETHING else? cause that's a lot of money for just door locks!

[ebslopp]

I bought a set of actuators off of eBay and have installed quite a few on other cars, so I didn't think this would be a problem. When I took off the door panels, I didn't have anything to attatch the actuator rod to. I'm still stuck as to how to complete the installation.Anybody who has had these professionally installed willing to pull of the door panel and take some pics?

[Mavrik]

I spent about $250 CAD for mine, remote locks and alarm system.

[ToolGuy]

Quote, originally posted by trdvibe »was that JUST for keyless entry? or was it also for an alarm or remote start or SOMETHING else? cause that's a lot of money for just door locks! I do not think that is a lot for all 5 doors. You have to consider, the actuators, other parts and all the labor to remove the panels, work in tiny spaces and re-assemble. Also considering the different types of actuators to choose from, if there are any. Maybe this place used GM approved... How much do you think it should cost? You get what you pay for.I work on vehicles and door spaces are tiny plus fasteners can break and need to be replaced as you do door jobs, not fun.

[glassman]

i found out they are a special actuator for cable style door locks any one willing to pull a panel to give everyone else a peek

[AKLGT]

Quote, originally posted by MiVibe-ToolGuy »I do not think that is a lot for all 5 doors. You have to consider, the actuators, other parts and all the labor to remove the panels, work in tiny spaces and re-assemble. Also considering the different types of actuators to choose from, if there are any. Maybe this place used GM approved... How much do you think it should cost? You get what you pay for.I work on vehicles and door spaces are tiny plus fasteners can break and need to be replaced as you do door jobs, not fun. hmm... good point. but i will say we pay more for everything here and i can get a 2 way page remote starter w/ power locks installed on a manual trans for $600 total. that's for everything. and most of the places here charge $150 for the first door and $50 for each after that for power doors w/ keyless entry installed. when they installed power locks on all 4 doors plus the hatch on my 98 GA (at the dealership) it was $400 w/ keyless entry. that was back in 98. guess i'm just an idiot though since i don't actually WORK on cars just like to play around with my own .... so i don't know how much it SHOULD cost for a job like that. maybe i just paid less and got a good deal.

[ebslopp]

Quote, originally posted by glassman »i found out they are a special actuator for cable style door locks any one willing to pull a panel to give everyone else a peekAny takers? I know there are quite a few people who would love to see how the pros are doing this. If you live around Madison, I'll take the door panel off, take the pics, put the door panel back on, and then buy you dinner!

[glassman]

i do all the budget rent a car glass work in our area so next time i do a vibe or matrix that has factory locks i will pull the panel and snap some picslast one i did i did not have enough time to look

[ebslopp]

The factory power locks are much different than the aftermarket ones. They use a different latch assembly that has an actuator built in. I have diagrams of the factory ones, but they don't really help for installing aftermarket ones.

[glassman]

can you post a pic of the factory ones so i can have a look at them