Power door locks

[mike1224]

how difficult is it to install power door locks on my 2000 s-10? I am thinking of ordering the parts from JC Whitney, if seems like a pretty easy install, a friend can help with wiring (hey i gotta blame someone other than me) .... or should i just have a "professional" install them for me?

[OverBoardProject]

I'd seriously go to a wrecker, and find a nice set of matching doors, with power everything.

I don't know about Chevy, but often Ford runs all the wires, and plugs right up to the door for an easy job

[dmbrisket 51]

most manufacturers do just becase its easyer and cheeper to have the line do the same thing each time, instead of checking an order, and then risking it and messing up the order, it would be like sitting in a resteraunt, and you get someone elses food, but instead of food you have no options or the cadilac of them

[OverBoardProject]

makes sense..

I forgot to mention, get new door hinge pins,and talk to the owner of the wrecker on a Friday Afternoon... offer him beer money, and your nice clean doors in exchange. He might give you 1 great deal then

[movin2stereo]

That would be nice and all,but the only problem with that is getting nice cherry doors(no dents,scratches,rust)and not to mention color match.Now if you could get the guts and interior door panels,that would be something to look into.

[tom3]

Have put the aftermarket locks on a couple trucks. With remote too. Fairly simple to install and they work fine. Get some really good deals on the whole kit on Ebay now and then. The wiring gets a little tricky but if your friend has some experience with this, should be no problem.

[mike1224]

well, i talked to Best Buy they will install power locks when they put in my alarm (60 per door)... at least its someone who is qualified. after the alarm, i can get a stereo again

[dmbrisket 51]

curcit city charges less then that, it was either 35 or 50, im not sure, but it was with an alarm also

[mike1224]

i already bought the alarm 3 weeks ago (needed it then, not now!!!) i hate waiting for the services to the items that i have allready purchased.... they take my $$ from my bank in 2 days, why can't I have services in 2 days??

[dmbrisket 51]

mike, i dont know if its because im cheep or my grandpas instinct kicken in, but they wouldnt have one red cent of mine untill my truck was in the shop, then they could take 100% of what i owed them, and for an alarm, most places make that a "high priority" install item, if it was 2 weeks i would of gone else where, unless it was my schedual that they had to work around

[mike1224]

shit man, the day i bought it, i asked the installers what the first available day was, and it ended up being a month away.

[dmbrisket 51]

holey shit, i would have laughed and said searously, i dropped 590 bucks on my alarm, remote start pdl system, if they said a month i would of laughed and told them im goin next door (which for me is curcit city) to see what they can do

[ponchonutty]

Being a month out is a little much. Being an owner of a shop, I do have to schedule sometimes 2 or maybe 3 weeks out but only around Xmas time because of remote starts. Either way, I don't ask for money until time of sevices rendered.

BTW, I've seen Circuit City's $40 doorlock install and trust me, you don't want them!!!!

[movin2stereo]

Originally Posted by ponchonutty

Being a month out is a little much. Being an owner of a shop, I do have to schedule sometimes 2 or maybe 3 weeks out but only around Xmas time because of remote starts. Either way, I don't ask for money until time of sevices rendered.

BTW, I've seen Circuit City's $40 doorlock install and trust me, you don't want them!!!!

Just to add to that,I wouldn't let anybody from Circuit City or Best Buy install anything for me.Sorry if I step on anybodies toes.

[Blazer LT]

Check ebay