C4 1987 driver door lock
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From: Tallahassee Fl
C4 1987 driver door lock
I can unlock the door with the key but the alarm sounds, to turn it off I must walk around to the passenger door. Do I need to check some wires inside the door or is the lock worn out, etc. ?
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The switch in the drivers exterior door lock is dirty/corroded. Not easy to get to! To prevent the alarm from sounding, you can lock the door from the inside with the sliding lock, rather than the lock button, before you close the door. Or you can lock the door from the outside by using your key. Those procedures will not set the alarm.
Later C4's may be different.
Later C4's may be different.
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OP, are you doing a simple unlock? As in, insert key, turn toward back, turn upright and remove key?
Mine, I do a combo-method-I-won't-post to avoid triggering the alarm. As far as I know, it's the right way; minor possibility it's really a problem that I luckily found a workaround that's worked for four years!
Mine, I do a combo-method-I-won't-post to avoid triggering the alarm. As far as I know, it's the right way; minor possibility it's really a problem that I luckily found a workaround that's worked for four years!
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yes, a simple unlock, I haven't figured out a way to beat it other than unlocking the passenger side first. Looks like I'm going inside the door again, not my favorite way to spend a morning.
