Well I just got piss tired of leaning over to open the door for anyone in my passenger seat, and tired of going back to the car to make sure I locked it, and tired of touching the door locks, scratching the outside with a key every night, all of that. So I decided to get power door locks. The local shop wanted 1400. If I had 1400 I wouldn't have an NT. I decided I had the technical skills to do this myself. You can do it too.
Heres what you will need:
Tools:
Pliers (to cut wires)
Needlenose pliers if you got big hands
Wire crimper or soldering iron (whichever you prefer)
Screwdrivers
A size 10 socket and wrench
Thats all you need in tools. Now if you know how to use those tools, you can do this.
Supplies:
Ebay power door locks (2 actuators and 1 relay with wiring) = 45.98 Shipped
Electrical tape = 1.06 at the 99 cent store
Wire crimps or solder = had them
Extra 18 gauge wiring= $6, my kit came with enough to reach the driver door, but definetly not enough for the passenger, I stopped at radioshack and bout 45' of 15' rolls red black and green. So it depends on the kit you get.
Ok, you are now ready, and all you need is 5 hours. If you are doing this, plan it on a nice day. Today was beautiful outside, I parked in the driveway, put on some music and it really wasn't that bad. My kit came with a french manual, and I am not french, so I hooked it up using the true and tested trial and error method. This took a lot of time. I am here to make your job less time consuming. The kit from ebay was ordered on Friday in the AM. I got it Monday morning <11 AM. Thats great service.
Heres what you will need:
Tools:
Pliers (to cut wires)
Needlenose pliers if you got big hands
Wire crimper or soldering iron (whichever you prefer)
Screwdrivers
A size 10 socket and wrench
Thats all you need in tools. Now if you know how to use those tools, you can do this.
Supplies:
Ebay power door locks (2 actuators and 1 relay with wiring) = 45.98 Shipped
Electrical tape = 1.06 at the 99 cent store
Wire crimps or solder = had them
Extra 18 gauge wiring= $6, my kit came with enough to reach the driver door, but definetly not enough for the passenger, I stopped at radioshack and bout 45' of 15' rolls red black and green. So it depends on the kit you get.
Ok, you are now ready, and all you need is 5 hours. If you are doing this, plan it on a nice day. Today was beautiful outside, I parked in the driveway, put on some music and it really wasn't that bad. My kit came with a french manual, and I am not french, so I hooked it up using the true and tested trial and error method. This took a lot of time. I am here to make your job less time consuming. The kit from ebay was ordered on Friday in the AM. I got it Monday morning <11 AM. Thats great service.