fortitude

sounds like polarity. the one I purchased is the posted picture - shows a red dot - not sure of the significance.

Marshall2k

Do these motors work on 2nd gen RX (2008)?

mrvic

My right front passenger door won't lock or unlock on my 2004 RX330. It is stuck locked. I can't get the lock to move. I can't get it opened to check the actuator and/or replace it. My question is does anyone know how I can get it open to get to the panel to remove it to fix?

mrvic

I have a 2004 RX330 and the passenger door is stuck locked. I need to get it open to change the actuator motor. Any ideas how to get it unlocked?

Thaywood

New member, found the forum searching for door lock issue. Great info on the site.

My problem: the physical key turns but doesn’t unlock the door.

I replaced the lock mechanism on my son’s 2004 RX330, driver’s door. I bought a new one ($45) rather than replace the motor due to time constraints. Anyway, with these great instructions all went well and now the remote unlock works, however now the key won’t unlock the door. The key turns clockwise but does not unlock the door. It does not turn counterclockwise at all.

1. what did I miss so that the key won’t unlock the door?
2. Planning ahead, if the battery dies or I lose the remote, how could I get in the car?

vr4/sc400

You missed the little white gear in the bottom corner of the actuator. There is a rod coming from your key lock cylinder on the door that needs be installed into the bottom corner of the actuator to make the key work.
Check out this video at the 11:35 mark:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8km-pgPIdI

Regards,
Actuators Plus

01LEXPL

iTrader: (10)

Huge shoutout for this DIY!!!

Got'er done (in the cold) in about ~30mins. The stupid pins holding the two halves of the door lock are such a pain, but luckily I have a pick set that made it quick and easy (without breaking the clips).
I did have to file down the shaft a bit... I bought a D-shape motor, but the collar was a bit longer, it still worked with the worm-gear, so it wasn't too displaced.

I wanted to take pics, but its not very friendly, its a "coarse job" where each step is just a removal entirely... also, on these older vehicles there's quite a few diagrams out there for screw/clip locations.

Thaywood

Thanks for the video link. Very easy to do now that I know how the physical lock cylinder works with the locking actuator.

A few differences I found in my RX330 compared to the Toyota in the video

1. The bolt that loosens the door lock cylinder is T30, not T25. That’s no biggie
2. It is not necessary to remove the outside trim around the keyhole. Just loosen the cylinder bolt and slide the lock cylinder out with the trim in place. I was having trouble getting the trim to just pop off like it does in the video and was concerned it was going to break, which got me thinking that there doesn’t seem to be a reason to remove the trim, and there is not. I’m also not sure the trim would have popped off, the way it is attached it looks like the trim only comes off when the cylinder is out. So
   1. Skip removing the trim and save a step
   2. You might break the trim if you force it, so don’t even try

The trim comes off easily when the lock is out, I just don’t think it comes off with the lock in place.

TheTrueLiu

If you haven't tried this yet I highly suggest it. I haven't done it personally but I installed after market e-bay actuators and the ability to open all the windows holding the unlock button no longer works. I've loaded up TIS and turned it off/on but that did not fix it.

Not the end of the world but food for thought if you were debating between this or an aftermarket unit.