After market door lock actuators anyone using them?

QVO'sWAGONQVO'sWAGON Band Wagon
in Electronics, Fueling & Air Conditioning
So we recently had an alarm installed on the wagon, the sales guy said he could install door lock actuators to work with the alarm for 50 dollars a door. Do any of you guys run these after market actuators and is it worth it or are there any drawbacks?.

Thanks.

Comments

  • pierceseanpiercesean Wagonist
    i have them in my car on all four doors and the hatch. i also work at a stereo shop as well. i have been doing it for ten years and they dont really have any draw backs. fifty bucks seems to be the common price for the install.
  • QVO'sWAGONQVO'sWAGON Band Wagon
    piercesean,

    Thanks for the reply, good to hear that fifty bucks is average. Will definitely do the front for now and rears next time.

    Have you installed aftermarket electric windows? there's an add for some guy doing this type of work and thinking of getting them done, seeing as how is a pain to do them yourself with OEM parts.
  • bigluelokbigluelok Wagonist
    if you get the windows done please let me know how they workout im interested in power windows.
  • Old SkoolOld Skool Council Member
    aftermarket actuators are easy to install.. most power window kits use a crank style kit( gear drive that runs the oem crank) the cheap ones will break afterwhile.. the autoloc ones are 1/2 okay, if you can locate spal, they make a decent kit. Better yet, hunt down oem power from a 4dr and swap it all over
  • pierceseanpiercesean Wagonist
    the spal kit is the best out there. if there is any resistance on the window dont waist your time they will just break over time.
  • 91_wago91_wago Wagonist
    i had door lock actuators from ebay and they didnt last that long maybe a year.
  • QVO'sWAGONQVO'sWAGON Band Wagon
    Thanks for the input...

    I'm not sure which actuators they use but will call them and ask them if they use spal, on the windows yeah the driver side is hard to roll. I will give the guy from the ad a call and see what he uses for the electric windows, if it's just something to work with my crank I'll skip it and look for an oem set.
  • suspendedHatchsuspendedHatch Wagonist
    The drawback to actuators is that they hit pretty hard.

    I always wire mine for driver's priority unlock. It just takes one additional relay if the alarm supports it.

    It just means that the alarm and ignition will only affect the driver's side unless you hit the unlock button twice. No need to unlock the passengers side all the time and have the unnecessary wear and tear. Definitely recommend it if you're going to do all four doors.
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