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02-21-2009, 07:19 PM | #1 |
Yes- I fit in it.
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Installing power windows and locks
I just spent an hour looking for a post that I saw back in the summer about a DIY install of the A1 electric window and lock kits. I can't seem to find that post anymore, was that deleted in a data problem, or?
If so, does anyone have a copy of that saved anywhere? |
02-21-2009, 11:49 PM | #2 |
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the only hard part about it is fishing the wires, instructions are pretty simple to understand. heres a pic of my naked door with the kit. hope that kinda helps.
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02-22-2009, 08:48 AM | #3 |
Yes- I fit in it.
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Hey, thanks.
Yea, I can see the frustration by the exclamation written with a Sharpie on the door :) Can I ask... when did you do the upgrade, and does it work and hold up well? Did you use one of those "add a fuse" systems and run power off of the fuse box? Also, did you need the switches for the door locks, or is using the existing manual switches ok? |
02-22-2009, 06:25 PM | #4 |
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i wish i had seen this sooner. i'm now on day 3 of putting JUST the power locks in and am having one hell of a time doing it. it appears i have the kit for a rod-style mechanism that i picked up from pep-boys; not the cable one. hwhoops.
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02-22-2009, 10:46 PM | #5 | |
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02-23-2009, 07:46 PM | #6 |
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staypuft, when you put the lock actuator in, did you have to remove the styrofoam that was attached to the door panel? it seems that's the only way i'm getting mine to fit in and work properly..
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02-24-2009, 09:08 AM | #7 |
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yep you gotta do alot of shaving, just use a hacksaw blade, i had to cut some of the insulating foam as well for some clearance issues
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02-24-2009, 09:29 AM | #8 |
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Can you guys post where you got these kits at? I'd be interested in the power locks. (is it keyless entry?)
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02-24-2009, 08:32 PM | #9 |
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02-24-2009, 08:43 PM | #10 |
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actually, i picked mine up from my local pepboys for, i think, $13 each. the only caveat to that was that they're for the rod style locks, not cable. i don't think they carry the cable style ones in stock. i had to do some tinkering and playing around to get the first door working (took 4 days!), i was able to do the other door in under an hour.
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02-25-2009, 01:09 AM | #11 |
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what brands/companies of power windows/locks did you get? *for reference since I need to do this*
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02-25-2009, 10:57 AM | #12 |
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i'll stop by the store today and find out the brand. in the meantime, here's a picture of one of them installed. again, since i got the wrong kind, i had to do some makeshift work, but imo, it works just as well!
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03-26-2009, 01:22 AM | #13 |
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Any update on what kits you got at pep boys?
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04-01-2009, 02:16 PM | #14 |
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Where can i buy one of the power windows motors? what are they called? what types are there, and which one did you use?
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04-02-2009, 02:06 PM | #15 |
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QUICK QUESTION: CAN YOU KEEP THE MANUAL CRANK STILL ON AND USE IT AFTER YOU INSTALL THE POWER WINDOW KIT? WILL IT DAMAGE THE KIT?
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04-05-2009, 10:40 AM | #16 |
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heh, looks pretty hard to drag the cables to the center console.
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04-22-2009, 02:32 PM | #17 |
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wow, i guess this is what happens when one unsubscribes from a thread.. sorry for the delay! i stopped in pep boys to find it and to my surprise, there wasn't a brand name on the box... it just says "Power Lock Actuator" on it.. pep boys brand, maybe? lol but everything that i needed, except the extra wire, came in the box - mounting hardware, actuator, instructions, etc.
i didn't install a switch for the locks, though, and after a month or so with having the power locks, i've decided to do that... I just have to figure out which wires go where.
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