central locking arrrrggghhhhhhh!!!

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Brianmoooore
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Mon Mar 29, 2010 8:37 am

No.
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Mon Mar 29, 2010 10:11 am

Ok

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Fri Apr 02, 2010 3:04 pm

ok after cutting the red/black wire going into the door ( live feed ) then connecting this to the red/black into the cntrl locking relay still nowt but if i opperate the copper switches in the relay with my test lamp i can open the doors and close them ????
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Fri Apr 02, 2010 7:57 pm

If the locks set and unlock from the relays, then the red/black wire is OK.
Use a piece of wire to briefly earth the yellow/blue or green/black on the locking ECU. Both should set the locks.
Use the piece of wire to briefly earth the green/blue and green/purple. This should unlock them
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