this door lock DYI was a waste of money for me!
10-28-12, 01:17 PM
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Yeah, for me doing the rear door.... I pulled one screw off the outter door handle then turned the entire acutator assy to get to the other screw and make it 10x easier to get the acutator out of the door. just my 2 cents
10-28-12, 02:48 PM
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i did this about 6 months ago and was a breeze up until you had to split the actuator case... (this just required slow tedious work with some razors and a putty knife) but i dont think it was difficult at all.
Just some advice make sure your comfortable with the process before you start it
Plus defiantly worth the time saved about 150 bucks
Just some advice make sure your comfortable with the process before you start it
Plus defiantly worth the time saved about 150 bucks
11-03-12, 12:54 PM
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my brother n law came over today and fixed both of my door lock motors and did them both within less than an hour thanks to you guys. Thanks to everyone in this thread. I'm so excited to have automatic door locks again =)
11-04-12, 01:40 PM
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07-12-13, 11:35 AM
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I have done this DIY for the front and the rear, also replaced all door handles which requires the first part of the DIY. Replacing the actuator in the front door was a success, however the I could not figure out a way to open the plastic actuator housing without cracking it. This was the hardest part of the process. I was also able to get the gear off the motor without buying a gear puller. Total cost was $12 I believe.
I did my rear door yesterday and instead of trying to crack open the actuator housing, and glue it back together again I just bought a whole new actuator.
My advice would be to read as much as you can of the diy, watch the youtube video, and give your self the whole day to open up the door and figure out the situation in there and get familiar with things. In terms of getting the actual actuator housing out of the doors, the fronts are far more complicated.
I did my rear door yesterday and instead of trying to crack open the actuator housing, and glue it back together again I just bought a whole new actuator.
My advice would be to read as much as you can of the diy, watch the youtube video, and give your self the whole day to open up the door and figure out the situation in there and get familiar with things. In terms of getting the actual actuator housing out of the doors, the fronts are far more complicated.
07-12-13, 04:43 PM
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The front just seems more complicated cuz the window comes out and there is a bunch of crap on the ground to put back. But I could never figure out why the side view mirror needed to come out. The back seemed a little more complicated to me, for the fact of getting the actuator out.
07-12-13, 08:04 PM
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The front just seems more complicated cuz the window comes out and there is a bunch of crap on the ground to put back. But I could never figure out why the side view mirror needed to come out. The back seemed a little more complicated to me, for the fact of getting the actuator out.
The side view mirror definitely does not need to come off. And actually if you read the whole thread I don't think you need to take the window glass out either, although I did. You just have to separate out all the screws and maybe label which ones came from where on paper so you don't confuse yourself. Taking pictures of things before you remove them also helps.
If anyone is concerned about doing the rear doors consult this the following 2 threads. Once you know the trick, the rears are 10 times easier than the fronts, there is much less going on than in the front doors.
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/gs-...epair-diy.html
I also describe the process in the 3rd page of this thread, but the only part that is relevant is step #2 near the bottom of the page
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/gs-...se-help-3.html
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07-12-13, 08:23 PM
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Eh, I don't get what's so hard. I mean, yeah I do a lot of cars and such. But door actuators are on the easier spectrum of things. I can pull the front or rear actuators out without removing the windows or door handles. Usually I can have each one out in less than 10 mins for either the front or rears. You just have to feel around in there for the clips and bolts. If you are trying to see where you are working, then yeah you will have to disassemble everything to be able to see it while you work. It's pretty easy if you just do it all by feeling around in the door panel.
