Installing power windows and locks

[yaris prime]

I just spent an hour looking for a post that I saw back in the summer about a DIY install of the A1 electric window and lock kits. I can't seem to find that post anymore, was that deleted in a data problem, or?
If so, does anyone have a copy of that saved anywhere?

[staypuft]

the only hard part about it is fishing the wires, instructions are pretty simple to understand. heres a pic of my naked door with the kit. hope that kinda helps.


http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u260/hyperdash09/1233890352209.jpg

[yaris prime]

Hey, thanks.
Yea, I can see the frustration by the exclamation written with a Sharpie on the door :)
Can I ask... when did you do the upgrade, and does it work and hold up well?
Did you use one of those "add a fuse" systems and run power off of the fuse box?
Also, did you need the switches for the door locks, or is using the existing manual switches ok?

[enobmort42]

i wish i had seen this sooner. i'm now on day 3 of putting JUST the power locks in and am having one hell of a time doing it. it appears i have the kit for a rod-style mechanism that i picked up from pep-boys; not the cable one. hwhoops.

[staypuft]

Hey, thanks.
Yea, I can see the frustration by the exclamation written with a Sharpie on the door :)
Can I ask... when did you do the upgrade, and does it work and hold up well?
Did you use one of those "add a fuse" systems and run power off of the fuse box?
Also, did you need the switches for the door locks, or is using the existing manual switches ok?

i did the power locks when i first got the car and the power windows last month. the only thing that was frustrating was feeding the wire through the small rubber boots. ill snap a pic of where i put my switches, i went with the stealthy look by the handbrake panel so all my switches are in the middle

[enobmort42]

staypuft, when you put the lock actuator in, did you have to remove the styrofoam that was attached to the door panel? it seems that's the only way i'm getting mine to fit in and work properly..

[staypuft]

staypuft, when you put the lock actuator in, did you have to remove the styrofoam that was attached to the door panel? it seems that's the only way i'm getting mine to fit in and work properly..

yep you gotta do alot of shaving, just use a hacksaw blade, i had to cut some of the insulating foam as well for some clearance issues

[33OH]

Can you guys post where you got these kits at? I'd be interested in the power locks. (is it keyless entry?)

[b_hickman11]

http://a1electric.com/catalog.htm

[enobmort42]

actually, i picked mine up from my local pepboys for, i think, $13 each. the only caveat to that was that they're for the rod style locks, not cable. i don't think they carry the cable style ones in stock. i had to do some tinkering and playing around to get the first door working (took 4 days!), i was able to do the other door in under an hour.

[Pitt Yaris]

what brands/companies of power windows/locks did you get? *for reference since I need to do this*

[enobmort42]

i'll stop by the store today and find out the brand. in the meantime, here's a picture of one of them installed. again, since i got the wrong kind, i had to do some makeshift work, but imo, it works just as well!

[Pitt Yaris]

Any update on what kits you got at pep boys?

[Liu997]

heh, looks pretty hard to drag the cables to the center console.

[enobmort42]

Any update on what kits you got at pep boys?

wow, i guess this is what happens when one unsubscribes from a thread.. sorry for the delay! i stopped in pep boys to find it and to my surprise, there wasn't a brand name on the box... it just says "Power Lock Actuator" on it.. pep boys brand, maybe? lol but everything that i needed, except the extra wire, came in the box - mounting hardware, actuator, instructions, etc.

i didn't install a switch for the locks, though, and after a month or so with having the power locks, i've decided to do that... I just have to figure out which wires go where.

[Pitt Yaris]

wow, i guess this is what happens when one unsubscribes from a thread.. sorry for the delay! i stopped in pep boys to find it and to my surprise, there wasn't a brand name on the box... it just says "Power Lock Actuator" on it.. pep boys brand, maybe? lol but everything that i needed, except the extra wire, came in the box - mounting hardware, actuator, instructions, etc.

i didn't install a switch for the locks, though, and after a month or so with having the power locks, i've decided to do that... I just have to figure out which wires go where.

Ic, nice thing about those a1 kit's is you don't need a switch. That was my main complaint/worry about getting aftermarket power locks/keyless. It will be nice to just lock one door and have them all lock.

[Liu997]

How would get the hatch to lock, or is there a special actuator from toyota. Cause I read the DIY rear hatch door lock and your gonna have to do some modding to get it to fit.

[enobmort42]

most likely. i haven't cared enough about it to look into it, but i remember pep boys having an actuator for that, as well... if you couldn't tell, i do most of my parts shopping there lol

[Liu997]

I didn't even know that pep boys has a store, I just thought that they were just a garage.

[blazerscoach]

Yaris Prime, I think this is the link you were looking for...

http://www.yarisworld.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3189

[choibois]

hey im trying to do this to my sedan and i was wondering if it would work or not???

[Deep-GXP]

My gf is getting a Yaris tomorrow with no power locks/windows. I'd like to surprise her by installing both of these kits. I cant stand knowing that she wont have power windows/locks! I've read some good info on here...but it seems like i must keep reading :) I've never attempted this on any car so it's going to be some fun :)

[choibois]

uhh i dont know if you guys look at this thread still but did your car have manual locks and doors first? then you converted? i wanna do that to my 2007 yaris sedan?!!?!??? hard cheap?!?!!?!? pay someone to do it?!?!?!

[b_hickman11]

I installed power locks on my 07 and it was fairly easy. Cost about $120. I havent tried the power windows though.

[smh73]

How much should it cost to have someone else install a keyless / power locks on a Yaris with no power anything? Anyone recommend a place in/around Boston?

[TickleTimeTim]

staypuft, did you ever get pictures of your switches being mounted by your ebrake? that's how i would want to do it.

[TickleTimeTim]

so, the kits in a1 are purely universal. which kit has everything and for how much?

[b_hickman11]

depends on what you are looking for. I got mine for a sedan with keyless for $130.

[kenmurad]

Hi Guys, Any one in the NY area who's willing to install the power locks. Got a used one w/o locks and windows and I wish I could at least have the locks.

Thanks and Happy Holidays!