FIX AT YOUR OWN RISK! =P This is a do it yourself on how to fix your door lock actuator motor for 98-05 Lexus Gs400. I did this on my own Lexus GS400. Hello …
FIX AT YOUR OWN RISK! =P This is a do it yourself on how to fix your door lock actuator motor for 98-05 Lexus Gs400. I did this on my own Lexus GS400. Hello …
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I have this issue. Broke the actuator and/or cable when the door was closed and locked. Based on my research on various Lexus forums, there is no practical DIY process…other than drilling thru the door or the door panel. Consensus recommendation on the fora is to take it to a Toyota dealer and pay approx. $500
If you do the back doors, make sure the window is up, leave speakers in and do not remove the door handle. Just unbolt the actuator. Pull on the white or clear ended door cable to move the lever that is blocking it from sliding out. Pull the black one out to unlock so you can do this. after your done if your actuator works and inside door handle does not , the cables are not seated properly, they snap in out of position very easily. Rears are pretty easy after you do one.
Time saving tips You do not need to remove the window or the speakers, make sure your window is up, then it is out of the way if the door handle. Club Lexus has plenty of posts on this. I cut open my actuator with a dremel, be careful the plastic can be brittle and I had to cut away much more than shown to avoid breaking it. The gear puller is a must. The window guide fits behind the actuator and will get in the way until you position it in the “Slot”. Back doors comment next
Great video. Thanks for putting so much time into giving this video to this guy who doesn’t want to spend $500..
Hi nguyengs42 – Great information. I paid the Dealer to do do my driver door a couple of years ago. Now, the other three have gone bad. I am going to do these myself.
I have located four replacement motors on eBay that has a 9.85mm shaft length. Is getting a gear puller really required or can I manage without one?
Thank you in advance!
This is great. My doors started to act up and this will be so much cheaper to fix vs buying the entire assembly
Bro where do u live! Great video!
My door will not open up on my 2000 gs300. Do you know how to open the door. It opened once a while ago now nothing. Please if you could help I really be thankful.
What motors did you use and where did you get them from? I have seen MABUCHI CAR DOOR LOCK MOTORS on ebay, but they say these will need modification. $17-$18 for 4 of them. Any thoughts?
is tha actuator the part that’s not allowing my key remote to open and lock both front doors?
The video was very helpful. I was dreading spending alot of money having someone else to do.
Good job and Thank you for sharing.
Thank you my man! You saved my friend $400! Keep up the good work. 🙂
Fantastic–thank you! One tip: you dont need to plug your door panel back in to lift the window tracks…you can use the driver’s door control panel instead.
Hey guyengs42. I ordered the wrong motor so I temporary put the door lock back so i can closed the door but i didn’t put the door lock actuator back. Now the door can’t be opened from the inside or the outside because its locked. Do you know how to unlock it? Is there a button i can push by reaching my hand inside to unlock. Thanks
does this go for the majority of lexus?
NP always glad to help a Lexus owner
…. all is good. I should of seen your video before doing my actuator. At the time I didn’t have a gear puller so when I removed the gear, I placed the round part of a combination wrench over the gear and a flat screwdriver to pop the gear. I simply put the flat part of the screwdriver under the gear and used the round edge of the wrench as leverage. I should start video taping the jobs I do so others benefit from it. Ok, well keep up the good work. Laters.
Wow, thanks for all your help. You have done a super fantastic and wonderful job of making this look easy. And with your help, it was just that,…easy!! Both front doors done in two hours, the second door went a lot faster, a little more experienced now. Thanks for the GREAT HELP!
its not but it makes some things easier like taking out your door handles
Also i was doing this based on the repair manual. But IMO taking out the glass isnt hard compared to taking out your door handle with the glass in.
yea its true put takeing out the window is only two bolts and its easier taking out the door handles with the glass out
that glass breaks! Also if you do decide to disconnect the battery, disconnect the negative “black” cable. Anyways, great video.
Awesome having people like you showing your talent and helping others at the same time. But there’s no need to remove the window and speaker if you have the window up. Also you don’t need to disconnect your battery, just disarm your alarm if it goes off. Just less work to do. Imagine
You don’t need to take off the glass…..
also, I found another place to get FC-280PC-22125 and FC-280pt22125…
Surplus-Deal com (you know where to put the .) sells them for $6.99… gotta spend $10 on their website, but it sure beats having to use ebay and deal with that hassle.
damn. I don’t remember taking off the window glass though. not sure if that is necessary
Hey you’re the man. I got it done in a couple of hours. Great job my man. Keep up the great work.
Thanks for this diy!! I’m in the UK and you’ve saved me ALOT of money!!
does anyone know if this motor will work for older models?
also – “tag16c” on ebay isn’t even the cheapest seller of the fc280pc-22125. 2 others sell the same model for cheaper… brand new.
Ebay, The seller’s name is tag16c….search for “Mabuchi FC 280PT-22125”..buy 2 so you have a back-up 🙂
how do i get the motor for the replacemen Lexus GS400/300 DIY Door Lock Actuator ????
Oh I broke the motor putting the gear on lol…had to buy a new one..but thanks for the Vid! it helped alot
If you can fit the spiral onto the gear it should be fine
So I changed the rear passenger door & taking the door handle out took forever..
but now it works..TY, I have a question, I bent the pin on the new motor for the front driver side, but only a lil…will it still work if I install it?
I have no idea I just hope after I change it, it doesn’t go out on me again -_-
its weird only my two front one is out i wonder why this is such a common problem on the gs series
Great….I’ll let you know if I had trouble doing it, but I’m sure if I follow your steps I will be just fine. (TY CL)
Yea its the same the driver side door has a little more junk but its the same steps. I did both front door in an hour.
Great video! If it wasn’t for this vid I was just going to leave my doors the way they were before I saw this vid posted on CL. I just order my motors & I will be doing my 2gen GS3 as soon as I get them. Just a quick question is the steps the same for driver door & rear passenger door?
Because with the glass in its harder to put back your handle, plus you have to take the window tracks out to remove the actuator