Installing power windows and locks - Toyota Yaris Forums

yaris prime · 02-21-2009, 07:19 PM

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 · 02-21-2009, 11:49 PM

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.

yaris prime · 02-22-2009, 08:48 AM

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 · 02-22-2009, 06:25 PM

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 · 02-22-2009, 10:46 PM

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Originally Posted by 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?

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 · 02-23-2009, 07:46 PM

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 · 02-24-2009, 09:08 AM

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Originally Posted by 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..

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 · 02-24-2009, 09:29 AM

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

b_hickman11 · 02-24-2009, 08:32 PM

http://a1electric.com/catalog.htm

enobmort42 · 02-24-2009, 08:43 PM

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 · 02-25-2009, 01:09 AM

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

enobmort42 · 02-25-2009, 10:57 AM

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 · 03-26-2009, 01:22 AM

Any update on what kits you got at pep boys?

Syroyizhka · 04-01-2009, 02:16 PM

Where can i buy one of the power windows motors? what are they called? what types are there, and which one did you use?

Syroyizhka · 04-02-2009, 02:06 PM

QUICK QUESTION: CAN YOU KEEP THE MANUAL CRANK STILL ON AND USE IT AFTER YOU INSTALL THE POWER WINDOW KIT? WILL IT DAMAGE THE KIT?

Liu997 · 04-05-2009, 10:40 AM

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

enobmort42 · 04-22-2009, 02:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Pitt Yaris

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 · 04-22-2009, 02:59 PM

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Originally Posted by enobmort42

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.

02-21-2009, 07:19 PM	#1
yaris prime Yes- I fit in it. View User's Garage Drives: 2007 Yaris liftback, MT Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Michigan Posts: 90	Installing power windows and locks 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?

02-21-2009, 11:49 PM	#2
staypuft aka SDMF View User's Garage Drives: 07 LB Met Met Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: chicago Posts: 298	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. __________________ follow me on twitter www.twitter.com/samuryan_x

02-22-2009, 06:25 PM	#4
enobmort42 First time DIYer Drives: '07 LB Polar White Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 434	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. __________________ LED tails - debadged - 17" wheels - LED door handles - Painted Headlights - 30/35% tint - Blue LED Interior - DIY Cruise Control - Python 460HP Alarm - DIY Power Locks - K&N CAI - Lowering Springs

02-23-2009, 07:46 PM	#6
enobmort42 First time DIYer Drives: '07 LB Polar White Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 434	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.. __________________ LED tails - debadged - 17" wheels - LED door handles - Painted Headlights - 30/35% tint - Blue LED Interior - DIY Cruise Control - Python 460HP Alarm - DIY Power Locks - K&N CAI - Lowering Springs

02-24-2009, 08:43 PM	#10
enobmort42 First time DIYer Drives: '07 LB Polar White Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 434	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. __________________ LED tails - debadged - 17" wheels - LED door handles - Painted Headlights - 30/35% tint - Blue LED Interior - DIY Cruise Control - Python 460HP Alarm - DIY Power Locks - K&N CAI - Lowering Springs

02-22-2009, 08:48 AM	#3
yaris prime Yes- I fit in it. View User's Garage Drives: 2007 Yaris liftback, MT Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Michigan Posts: 90	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?

02-24-2009, 09:29 AM	#8
33OH Drives: '08 Yaris Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Dover, Ohio Posts: 7,606	Can you guys post where you got these kits at? I'd be interested in the power locks. (is it keyless entry?)

02-24-2009, 08:32 PM	#9
b_hickman11 Drives: 08 Sedan Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Tyler, TX Posts: 899	http://a1electric.com/catalog.htm

02-25-2009, 01:09 AM	#11
Pitt Yaris Drives: Flint Mica Sedan Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Pittsburgh Posts: 475	what brands/companies of power windows/locks did you get? for reference since I need to do this

03-26-2009, 01:22 AM	#13
Pitt Yaris Drives: Flint Mica Sedan Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Pittsburgh Posts: 475	Any update on what kits you got at pep boys?

04-01-2009, 02:16 PM	#14
Syroyizhka Drives: 2007 Yaris Hatchback Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Cleveland, Ohio Posts: 137	Where can i buy one of the power windows motors? what are they called? what types are there, and which one did you use?

04-02-2009, 02:06 PM	#15
Syroyizhka Drives: 2007 Yaris Hatchback Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Cleveland, Ohio Posts: 137	QUICK QUESTION: CAN YOU KEEP THE MANUAL CRANK STILL ON AND USE IT AFTER YOU INSTALL THE POWER WINDOW KIT? WILL IT DAMAGE THE KIT?

04-05-2009, 10:40 AM	#16
Liu997 Drives: 2008 Red Yaris LB Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Hicksville, LI Posts: 125	heh, looks pretty hard to drag the cables to the center console.

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