DC2 Central Locking

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Originally Posted by haiz

WD40 should only be used temporarily. the WD40 gets rid of all the build up of dust and grime in the lock...in the end its gonna come back. might not be soon but it will come back

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Whats the permanent fix?

It is common in DC's my brother's and my car have both had one or both of the OEM actuators replaced.

I'm having this problem now also. It will unlock, but just doesn't lock. But in my case, i haven't used remote central/alarm for maybe a year coz i was too lazy to change the battery. Will have to give the WD40 thing a try and just check the rods like people have suggested.

If your installer actually knew what they were doing they wouldn't need the extra motor as they can tap into the existing Central locking on the car.

Good luck.

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Originally Posted by marcs

I'm having this problem now also. It will unlock, but just doesn't lock. But in my case, i haven't used remote central/alarm for maybe a year coz i was too lazy to change the battery. Will have to give the WD40 thing a try and just check the rods like people have suggested.

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i fixed mine the other day, turned out it was just the little rod from the central locking had slipped on the original rod, the screws holding it in place were a little loose,

to fix it you have to take the door panel off.

1. fist you loosen the screws and put the door lock in the lock position,

2. retighten screws so it doesn't slip anymore.

3. unlock your door

4. replace door panel, shut door and your done

5. crack open a beer to complement yourself on a job well done


cheers
mitch

I've had a go and now it will lock with the alarm but sometimes the passenger side door doesn't lock so to lock it i have to actually lift up the drivers door handle and then the passenger door will lock?

I'm also having trouble putting the door trim on, the side near the hinge doesn't seem to want to sit properly so there is now a bit of a gap between the window and the trim.
any help?

yeh the same thing happened to me, just make sure the black strip that sits up against the window hasn't come away from the door trim (do this with the trim off), if it has just push it back into place and bend the little metal bits to hold it in place.

when you put the trim back on make sure you window is down (it makes it heaps easier). put the front corner in first then just ease the rest in, if you still have problems i need to learn how to explain things better.

if you live in nsw i might be able to come and give you a hand

cheers
mitch

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Originally Posted by flipmods

If your installer actually knew what they were doing they wouldn't need the extra motor as they can tap into the existing Central locking on the car.

Good luck.

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Not true for the DC2. the drivers door has a slave controller only - no motor. The passenger side has a master controller - with motor. You can check this by locking the passenger door of a stock DC2; the drivers door will NOT lock. When you lock the drivers door, the passengers door DOES lock.

Installation of remote central locking requires the use of an aftermarket motor, as described in the above posts.

i have a similar intermittant fault with my DC2. i have tried all of the above mentioned suggestions, but im yet to find the true cause.

Well good news on this end.

When i had my window down i noticed how the part near the hinge wasn't hooked on. On the inside it had broken in 2 so that's why the rear was on but the front wasn't (if that makes any sense). So with that added help of having the window down when re-installing the door trim, it's all on properly.
I would have had it down the first time when i did it but because my windows wind up when you arm the car, we just didn't bother.

thx

I took my door off to have a look and then it decided to work. I put my door back on and it decided it didn't want to work. Now it works whenever it feels like it.