I installed an electric door lock kit in my car that did not come with factory door locks. It was quite a job and I spent about 70% of the time trying to fig…
DIY Electric Door Lock Installation How-To On 01 Toyota Echo
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i have since sold the car so I going from memory only. I believe the door panel lifts up after you get the screws out and window crank off.
thank you for your video mrsillyman, lots of great tips for my install, keep on on modding!!!
the “door lock kit” did not replace the door lock cylinders that are keyed for my keys. it simply added electric solenoids which grabbed onto a lever to lock and unlock the lock mechanism. My old keys still work.
hi if i changed the door locks will.my old key unlock.it or will tbe new door look kit come with .ew keys.
it worked perfectly for 12 months and then I sold the car. never skipped a beat
Sweet. Gonna buy that kit for the gf ford ranger. Didn’t know if they were a shitty little kit or not. Looked fairly decent tho. Have u had any problems with it down the road or has it never skipped a beat
there is a solenoid in every door.
does every door need a motor or just the drivers door
Thanks my friend,,
I am thinking that BLACK thing you found is to prevent theft? Anti slim jimming? Just a thought…
Hey. Im looking to do the same thing you did. I’m just guessing that the 2009 echo has rod style locks? Also Ii am looking to get a two way pager car alarm also that will have remote start, keyless entry and so forth. I’m just wondering also because the kit I am buying comes with remote and a brain box to unlock the doors but I’m still doing with an alarm. Is this all possible
thanks man, viewing your video gave me a few ideas.
I grabbed a 12V DC power source directly from the battery as I recall. ran the wires through a gromet in the firewall and zip tied them to stuff along the firewall to the battery.
how do you hook up the power to the to the door locks? thanks
nope… basically this boring, reliable, 45MPG car was only really missing power door locks. I am pretty happy with everything else 🙂
I have a blue 2001 echo. Thanks for this vid. Any other modifications?
Bless you and everybody else that post videos like this – thanks 🙂
Great video. Thanks for posting it.