Power door locks
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From: Steinbach
Power door locks
hey guys, I have a 1988, I bought a control box to have remote door looks . My question is how do I wire it to the vette. I've tried several ways but just doesn't seem to have enough power to through the locks open or closed.
I thought the unit had built in relays .
Its a 5 wire on these vettes right?
I see a blue, beige,black, orange/black and white wire on the switch of the car
orange / black seems to have volts all the time
i don't get it , isn't this just sending a 12 v to one of the wires going to open or close the lock?
thx
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Wire diagram request
hey guys, I have a 1988, I bought a control box to have remote door looks . My question is how do I wire it to the vette. I've tried several ways but just doesn't seem to have enough power to through the locks open or closed.
I thought the unit had built in relays .
Its a 5 wire on these vettes right?
I see a blue, beige,black, orange/black and white wire on the switch of the car
orange / black seems to have volts all the time
i don't get it , isn't this just sending a 12 v to one of the wires going to open or close the lock?
thx
Could someone just post the wiring diagram for the door locks please.
Thx
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From: Steinbach
That's crazy they had that many different wiring schemes.
i did get the power hatch switch working when I had the door panel off. But put it all together and didn't find the wire at kick panel. Another night I'm thinking.
Ive noticed if I use the key fob only it's fine and leaves the alarm alone.
But if I lock the doors using the switch , I have to use the key again to disarm the alarm. Otherwise alarm /horn goes off.
It's ok that way.
Thx again!
i did get the power hatch switch working when I had the door panel off. But put it all together and didn't find the wire at kick panel. Another night I'm thinking.
Ive noticed if I use the key fob only it's fine and leaves the alarm alone.
But if I lock the doors using the switch , I have to use the key again to disarm the alarm. Otherwise alarm /horn goes off.
It's ok that way.
Thx again!
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Thanks for location of hatch wire.
Im going to leave it as is , that way like you suggest I can still use the alarm . It's more for at parking lots were I'm in close proximity or when I run into the store for a short time that I'm using the remote locks. I'm not from a large city and everyone knows each other's here , so theft isn't a problem.
Car shows and such it's just nicer to walk away and return without having to manually use the key in the door 😁.
My rke unit also has option of express window up, so I'm going to look into that in the near future.
Had a sunny weekend here! Hope your all enjoying the weather as well.
Im going to leave it as is , that way like you suggest I can still use the alarm . It's more for at parking lots were I'm in close proximity or when I run into the store for a short time that I'm using the remote locks. I'm not from a large city and everyone knows each other's here , so theft isn't a problem.
Car shows and such it's just nicer to walk away and return without having to manually use the key in the door 😁.
My rke unit also has option of express window up, so I'm going to look into that in the near future.
Had a sunny weekend here! Hope your all enjoying the weather as well.