POWER LOCKS

[PAZ9556]

Another little job sorted today ,stripped r/h door panel and fitted a new door actuator via Rock Auto .
I now have fully functioning power locks on both sides , pretty straight forward to be honest hardest part was drilling out the pop rivets . Oh then one of the rods fell off but got it back on ,had to feel my way round to fit it .

 

[kentvette]

That's an amazingly smart and tidy inner door! Hope you manged to save the plastic liner? Mine was really brittle and they are hard to come by.

Now you'll have tobe careful not to accidentally knock the lock button as you get out of the car with the keys still in the ignition! Yes, it can be done!

 

[PAZ9556]

That's an amazingly smart and tidy inner door! Hope you manged to save the plastic liner? Mine was really brittle and they are hard to come by.

Now you'll have tobe careful not to accidentally knock the lock button as you get out of the car with the keys still in the ignition! Yes, it can be done!

Yes I did save the liner it didn’t seem brittle at all , and yes I always take the keys out and also leave the window down when working on the old girl.But as always you never know lol
I did get a second set cut just in case

 

[Jimbo64]

Showing off now, with power locks, I have to "stretch all the way across" to activate my central locking!

 

[PAZ9556]

Showing off now, with power locks, I have to "stretch all the way across" to activate my central locking!

Lol , mine had to be locked with key on passenger side which was a pain .
Not even the buttons locked that side but do now .
Nice cheap fix thanks to Rock Auto £23 all in

 

[kentvette]

Yes I did save the liner it didn’t seem brittle at all , and yes I always take the keys out and also leave the window down when working on the old girl.But as always you never know lol
I did get a second set cut just in case

We'd done dozens of trips, weekends away, longer holidays etc and never taken a spare set of keys. Some years ago I decided it might be a good idea to give June a set when we did one of the Corvette Club France weekends. I've never locked the car by mistake with the keys inside - until the second evening of that trip! June thought I was joking when I went rushing up to our hotel room asking if she had her set of keys! I know from other's experiences that trying to "break into" a C3 without damaging it is nowhere near as easy as you might imagine.

 

[Daytona Vette]

Showing off now, with power locks, I have to "stretch all the way across" to activate my central locking!

Should be easy for the long arm of the Law Jimbo

 

[Nick B]

Another little job sorted today ,stripped r/h door panel and fitted a new door actuator via Rock Auto .
I now have fully functioning power locks on both sides , pretty straight forward to be honest hardest part was drilling out the pop rivets . Oh then one of the rods fell off but got it back on ,had to feel my way round to fit it .
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Nice one Stewart, very satisfying when a repair goes well.

 

[PAZ9556]

Nice one Stewart, very satisfying when a repair goes well.

Cheers Nick it is but you never know with these old girls .