Just brought the GS home. Locks are lethargic, not the biggest deal for the price I paid for it. Found actuators for $17 at carparts.com.

Sound sketchy, or worth the risk if OEM actuators are like 20x the price?

Here's the link:
http://www.carparts.com/details/Lexu...FUUdaQod210Nhw

 

I would just buy the small motors on ebay and rebuild what you have vs buying those chinese ones.

 

Is there a part # I should search for?

 

Theres really no difference between those in the link and buying motors to replace. I wouldnt doubt if they were the same motors anyways. Its not worth all the work involved to replace them when its already been done with a plug and play unit.

Please search our DIY thread for your answer on which part number (if you want to go that way), theres a complete writeup for that.

In fact, I believe the write up is a sticky.

If you want, I have a set of 4 motors that I bought I could sell you. I never used them and actually, the package is still sealed LoL

 

Yea I paid 40 bux for two front actuators. They are built solid they are just plastic vs the metal 400 dollar oem ones for my lexus. They work just as good. No way would I buy oem to flick a lock up and down lol

 

Got a link? I couldnt find a front one for that cheap.

 

What year lexus? This one covered most and ships from the usa.http://m.ebay.com/itm/BRAND-DRIVERS-AND-PASSENGERS-SIDE-DOOR-LOCK-ACTUATORS-FOR-98-05-GS300-/221971586720?nav=SEARCH

 

http://www.ebay.com/usr/hexautoparts?_trksid=p2047675.l2559. That is who I got mine for it was 30 bux for both.

 

I recently replaced a door lock actuator (rear pass side) in my 2001 GS430. I used the little Japanese replacement motor that I bought on ebay for $10-15 or so.

It worked just fine but if I were doing it again, I would just get the whole actuator with plastic housing. The reason is that cutting open the stock housing to swap motors was a lot more involved and time consuming than I had hoped. I can't tell you how much time I spent with a razor blade getting the stock housing open and time I spent waiting for the glue/epoxy to dry once I got the new motor in. It just wasn't worth the cost savings IMHO.

Next time, I'll purchase the whole housing with motor (and not just the motor itself).

 

Yeah I figure the whole actuators and the single motors are probably the same quality so might as well same some time and hassle.

 

Since when are OEM ones metal?

 

When I see the OEM ones, I see metal, but I guess the actual small actuator part is just harder plastic. See OEM pics below. I guess the actual actuator part is really just plastic so not sure why 400 bux each would make sense LOL. Thats why I went with the non oem platstic. See below METAL

 

Question, can anyone tell me how many pin is needed for the front actuators and rear actuators? I see some with 4 pin connectors and 6 pin...its throwing me off on which one to get lol thanks in advance.

 

You posted a picture of a door latch assembly.

 

Good question here, anybody got input?