Aussie Ford capri Door Locks
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Forum Name: Car Security and Convenience
Forum Discription: Car Alarms, Keyless Entries, Remote Starters, Immobilizer Bypasses, Sensors, Door Locks, Window Modules, Heated Mirrors, Heated Seats, etc.
URL: https://www.the12volt.com/installbay/forum_posts.asp?tid=59150
Printed Date: May 12, 2024 at 11:58 PM
Topic: Aussie Ford capri Door Locks
Posted By: Spiderman68
Subject: Aussie Ford capri Door Locks
Date Posted: July 10, 2005 at 4:22 AM
Hi all
Be nice i am new.....
I have fitted a RHINO RA alarm to my Ford (Mercury) Capri 1993 XR2... I am having big problems with the door locks...The doors have switches in each door console .the ,otors are both slaves and they both work of each button eg lock with one locks both..they work on a reverse power principle eg lock supplies pos and neg to the motor..unlock suplies the power opposite....
My problem is i use the -ve unlock/lock signal for the locking of the doors ....i have used the 4 relay setup that i found on this site......when i use an earth i select the doors lock and unlock but when i use the alarms trigger it is not powerful enough to latch the relays long enough to power the door locks.....help me please i do not want to put a central locking kit in and loose my switch control i want to keep it original
thanks
webby
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Posted By: xtreme069
Date Posted: July 10, 2005 at 6:25 AM
if you look in the vehicle wiring pages on this site the mercury capri 1993 needs an actuator in the drivers door then you use a reverse polarity relay setup so your alarm will drive the actuator you only need to add the actuator in the drivers door so that when the actuator pushes the lock rod the passenger door opens not sure why you decided to use the 4 relay setup? good luck
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Posted By: Spiderman68
Date Posted: July 10, 2005 at 6:43 AM
I would say it quotes that cause the mercury does not have locking central switched in the USA model????
mine has slave motors that operate off a switch and the lock unlock wires are pink/black and pink orange
Webby
maybe i should use the next relay config under tha 4 relay one on this site
Posted By: xtreme069
Date Posted: July 10, 2005 at 7:19 AM
that could work but it may only drive one of the doors what do the pin/black and pink/orange rest at? ------------- I Love This Industry!!
Posted By: Spiderman68
Date Posted: July 10, 2005 at 7:22 AM
those two wires rest at nothing and they control both doors
Posted By: xtreme069
Date Posted: July 10, 2005 at 7:27 AM
just getting this straight you have one switch on the console that locks and unlocks both doors?
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Posted By: Spiderman68
Date Posted: July 10, 2005 at 7:32 AM
no one switch on each door which locks and unlocks both doors........
Posted By: xtreme069
Date Posted: July 10, 2005 at 7:48 AM
ok after checking the locking configurations it sounds like your first relay config was correct cause you said it worked but only if you used a strong ground so although this sounds a little over the top you need to use 2 more relays to strengthen the lock unlock outputs or if it truly only needs a longer output then most alarms will allow you to extend the lock/unlock output from less than a second to about 3.5 seconds to accomadate the vaccum locks on a merc hope this helps don't think the 5 wire configuration will work cause for it to work the pinks need to rest at something let me know how you go and good luck
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Posted By: Spiderman68
Date Posted: July 10, 2005 at 6:53 PM
Hi Thanks I want to get away from using 6 relays as i will have no room for a passenger soon... Any other ideas Webby
Posted By: Spiderman68
Date Posted: July 11, 2005 at 7:11 AM
Gday
If your interested i got it fixed.....i used the 5 Wire Alternating 12 Volts Positive Door Locks relay config from this site...had to wire it right near the drivers switch
Posted By: xtreme069
Date Posted: July 11, 2005 at 7:32 AM
I was thinking about your problem today and came up with an idea cut the pink wires and wire them to a reverse polarity configured relay pack so that your alarm runs your locking then wire the switch back in so that it only outputs a ground when pressed and wire this to the negative alarm wires so that instead of the switch running the actuators it runs the relay pack which inturn runs the actuators  you may not need the diodes see how you go ------------- I Love This Industry!!
Posted By: xtreme069
Date Posted: July 11, 2005 at 7:34 AM
sorry dude didn't read your last post before i sent that one congrats on getting it to work
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Posted By: Spiderman68
Date Posted: July 11, 2005 at 7:37 AM
Thanks for your help///////i will try this if i have any neg feedback into the alrm problems
thanks
Webby
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