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Old 11-13-2014, 12:42 PM   #5
Sammy
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Re: Electric Door locks

Shaved the ones on my GMC. I recommend the largest LB solenoid you can find. I believe mine were 25 lb Autoloc's I used. Plenty of pull for our doors. When you mount them to pull they need to be straight pulling not at a angle inside the door using the cable with a non slipping keeper on the cable. Plan of course relays for full amount of the 12 volts which can lay in the bottom of the doors. Very hard to show pics of setting up the solenoids because it is inside the door. Plus mine are covered with door panels now also. Pull your inside door panels plan well and drill once. I drilled a small hole on each of the stock latches on the doors and that worked well for the cables. Sorta self explanatory when you understand the basics of our stock door latches and places to run power. Then plan your switch locations. Not that hard as it seems to explain. Hardest part is finding power sources and hiding wires. Good luck.
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