Where 2 Buy Door Lock Actuators Cheap?
Driver School Candidate
Joined: Oct 2009
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From: ca
05 es330
Hi I have a 05 ES330 and the passenger side door lock will not lock or unlock anymore. Would this motor work for me???
On ebay search for Item number 180206193402.
This is the same seller I bought from and the motors were drop in perfect. Offer him 3 bucks and he will take it immediately.
I say give it a try on fixing them before buying the whole unit. There is a whole write up on doing this. Pretty easy. If you are able to take out the actuator yourself i'm pretty sure you can figure out how to change the motor. Let me know how it goes.
This is the same seller I bought from and the motors were drop in perfect. Offer him 3 bucks and he will take it immediately.
I say give it a try on fixing them before buying the whole unit. There is a whole write up on doing this. Pretty easy. If you are able to take out the actuator yourself i'm pretty sure you can figure out how to change the motor. Let me know how it goes.
Driver School Candidate
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From: Charlotte, NC
I just replaced my driver door last night. I purchased the motor on ebay ($14) and used the DIY thread. I was able to take everything out in 40 mins. but opening that white box to replace the little motor inside was another story. Oh, one important note, after you take out the door panel, roll the window back up and then go unhook the battery. Trust me, your hand will not like it when the window roll down on your hand, lol.
Driver School Candidate
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From: Charlotte, NC
The whole process is not hard at all. Just make sure you don't use force that might break off any plastic pieces. I found the most time consuming was cutting the white box open to replace the little motor inside. Also, you do not have to take out the speakers or mirror if you had the window up. Actually, I didn't even have to loosen up anything with the window track expect that one bolt holding the window track on the side (it is the flexible piece with part metal and part rubber).
For the old motor, you might have to use a torch gun to heat up the old motor to get that black metal piece off. Also, when you put that black piece back in the new motor try not to hammer it. I used vise-grip to push it in.
I havent done it yet. I was asking if this was gonna solve my problem. I dont want to go through the trouble for a no fix. As said before, I can still lock it with key, just not with button or by hand.
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Driver School Candidate
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From: Charlotte, NC
I was able to lock and unlock with the key or by hand before I tackled this problem. If you can't lock by hand you might want at least pull the door panel off and check those 2 cable attached to the door panel and make sure the plastic pieces are not broken. If it is then you might have to buy the whole thing. This is what I figured as far as my fix, $14 vs. $200 something for the whole assembly. I rather waste $14 before I buy the whole darn thing. Plus if you changing the whole assembly you are not that far from just replacing that motor.
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From: VA
If the door lock/unlock on the armrest works but the remote does not, is this an actuator problem? new battery in the remote but does not work. Both driver and passenger side lock buttons on the armrest work fine.
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From: Charlotte, NC
After you put the new battery in the remote, can you at least use the remote to release the trunk or hit the panic button? If not, I am guessing your remote might be broken or you put the wrong battery in?
Driver
Joined: Mar 2009
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From: Florida
When I bought the car the battery in the remote was dead so I replaced it. I can tell my door actuators are going dead or are about dead but I still can't hit panic or unlock my trunk.
The light goes off on the remote but the car doesnt recognize it.
Any thoughts?
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From: Charlotte, NC
I serisouly doubt all 4 door actuators broke at the same time unless you never change out your old one when they stopped working. I am assuming if you were able to use the lock/unlock botton on the door handle to lock and unlock the car but not the remote, it might be something else not actuators. I am not sure if there is a switch or sensor somewhere. It sounds to me the remote is not communicating with the car or if there a switch or sensor then it is not sending signal to the door when pressing the lock/unlock function. I don't have the manual for electricial on the car.