How to: KE10 central locking install

[oldcorollas]

This is really really easy.
(pictures here are from passenger door. reverse for the drivers door)

Using central locking kit from Jaycar or Dicksmith, comes with all hardware needed (this kit was purchsed many years ago)

First, pull out the vertical rod that has the locking knob on the inside of the door. has a clip on it, so just pull in direction of door hinges.

Attach the joining thing as shown, with just enough space at the end to clear the clip.
Yoo far up and it will hit something else, too low, and you won't be able to clip it in.
The double screw side goes on the original rod, the single screw goes on the actuators rod.


Next, take the supplied rod and cut about 10-11cm... actually it depends on many things, so measure thrice, cut once... or cut off bit by bit.
You want a few mm hanging out once installed (for adjustment) an the important dimension is when the actuator is pulling down, and the lock is locked.
You will want a few more mm of travel in the actuator in that position, so cut the rod accordingly.
REMEMBER to use locktite on the screws..... you don't wanna have to tighten them up later


Next, put a little bend in the rod as shown, and dummy mount as shown.
In the unlock position, the single screw can be accessed from the doors lock hole, so you can tighten, mark, then locktite with rods out of the door.
In this case, the rod and lock 90deg bits are about 11cm apart, but depends on actuator position.



Next, mount the actuator on the door.
You will need to flatten the area between the red arrows, so the actuator does not get hit by the window when fully down.
Approx measurements are shown for holes to be drilled, but does not need to be exact.
It helps to have the actuator pushing parallel to the original rods movement


Then, put the original rod through the hole at the top od the door (from the inside), put the actuator roughly in position, pop the original rod into the clip, then put the mounting screws in for the actuator.. and done.
(of course you need to hook up the wires and electronics as well, but this is the "hard" part done.
I'd suggest only using the two "act" wires of a master actuator, or just using two slave actuators.
This makes it a little harder to unlock the doors quickly with a wire down the glass.
I'd also recomend adding a bti of sheet metal to physically block access to the lockign mechanism from scumbags with bits of wire or metal rulers.

Left side is unlocked position
Right side is locked position.


Repeat mirrored for drivers door.
It is a really good idea to couple central locking with an immobiliser. This will give you a remote to activate the central locking AND make the car harder to steal if they do manage to open the doors (too easy on an old car)
An electric fuel pump helps, because you can immobilise it, and even with a carby, they will run out of fuel quickly.
if auto, immobilise the starter, but on a manual, no effect. Manual will need coil power cut, and hope they don't find the fuel pump wires.

even better is to add EFI and immobilise that properly.