Aftermarket Remote Central Locking Kits

jon.bda · 12 Apr 2010 at 19:28

Looking to get a kit for swmbo's car and was wondering if anyone could recommend anything at all?.
Cheers!.

iaind · 12 Apr 2010 at 19:30

I know they're available but pretty complicatd to fit - you have to ask yourself if it's worth it.

What sort of car is it? If central locking was available on it, you may be better off retrofitting from a scrapped car, but it's still a hell of a job

jon.bda · 12 Apr 2010 at 19:35

Its a 2000 Fiat Brava mate, already got c/l but looking to get a remote kit for her...it'll only be a few wires...

iaind · 12 Apr 2010 at 19:36

Ah misunderstood, thought you were looking to fit central locking from scratch!

Not sure in that case, although I'm sure someone will be

ZG002 · 12 Apr 2010 at 20:18

Done it myself to a gen 5 Celica, Very easy. You can get many alarms out there which have remote central locking feature, You can also buy kits for just doing remote central locking without alarm. You will need to know what signal the central locking needs.

jon.bda · 13 Apr 2010 at 20:38

Damn, i know what it is...i forgot the 'spec me' in the thread title...

Gaijin · 13 Apr 2010 at 23:07

For the Civic, I just bought an alarm as the standard Valeo crap gave out.

No_original · 13 Apr 2010 at 23:17

fitted remote locking on the polo, relatively easy.

Vauxmad · 14 Apr 2010 at 12:30

I fitted this alarm http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=370342994781&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT to my shogun last weekend. Took a few hours to do but was relatively straightforward once i knew which wires i needed to tap into.

markweatherill · 14 Apr 2010 at 12:42

My Nissan had the cheap central locking whereby the driver's door doesn't come with a lock motor, so in order to make it remote locking I had to add a solenoid.
I hope Fiat doesn't do it like that but it's worth knowing in advance.

GeX · 14 Apr 2010 at 12:54

jon.bda said:
Its a 2000 Fiat Brava mate, already got c/l but looking to get a remote kit for her...it'll only be a few wires...

2000 would make it a MK2 Brava I assume, so i'm not 100% sure that this will work.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Meta-Fiat-Remote-Central-Locking-Punto-Seicento-etc-/120521030746

But something like that would be the 'easiest'. Mate of mine fitted one to his 1999 Brava.

Vauxmad · 14 Apr 2010 at 12:55

markweatherill said:
My Nissan had the cheap central locking whereby the driver's door doesn't come with a lock motor, so in order to make it remote locking I had to add a solenoid.
I hope Fiat doesn't do it like that but it's worth knowing in advance.

Forgot to add about that - the shogun was the same but you can pick up a solenoid for less than a tenner from ebay.