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grafty99

Member Since: 15 Aug 2012
Location: North Devon
Posts: 4784

The master actuator on the drivers door failed so wasn't telling the other doors to lock so it stopped working as it wasn't remote locking, key in the door job.

When I eventually removed the system the ''waterproof'' controller mounted on my heater box in the engine bay was dripping with rust and when opened looked like it had been in the sea for a year.

with genuine actuators and the control box mounted behind the dash somewhere it may be ok

2002 90 Td5 Station Wagon
1990 Vogue SE
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18th Feb 2014 8:25pm

Retroanaconda

Member Since: 04 Jan 2012
Location: Scotland
Posts: 2557

I've had a cheap eBay special aftermarket system in my car for nearly six years now and it still works fine. Receiver/ECU bit lives with the fusebox and the actuators are in the bottom of the doors. They have survived well considering the wet environment they are subjected to, but if they fail I won't be too bothered as they are dead simple to replace. I don't use the five-wire actuators, just two wire ones and a remote control unit - I removed the lock barrels from the doors so they can't be opened with keys/spoons etc.

Genuine actuators/bracketry etc. is the best bet of course, but don't think it's the only way. There's also decent branded aftermarket stuff like SPAL etc.

18th Feb 2014 8:45pm

JWL

Member Since: 26 Oct 2011
Location: Hereford
Posts: 3443

I'm another one with an ebay cheapie, mine is branded Hawk and was pretty simple to fit to my Td5 110 station wagon. The only things that have gone wrong are wires running between the door pillar and the door have broken, that happens on the genuine article, and if and when a lock doesn't work properly I usually find it is due to the LR door mechanism not anything to do with the aftermarket bits. I'm happy to say that for the money I paid I'm in no way dissappointed.

18th Feb 2014 11:37pm

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