Howdy,
upon reading some of the other threads relating to central locking, i decided to give it a go. I bought a cyclops unit with 2 master and 2 slave units from brisbane car sound for 38 bux. pretty good.. upon taking out the door trims and stuff ( TR 1991 model by the way) i was faced with a small problem. i read in a previous thread that you can mount the unit in the bottom LH corner of each door where this a hole. - i didnt have one :( secondly, the door itself only has a few openings to actually put your hands in there to fiddle with the existing door knob rod, i have big bloody hands and found it a bit of a problem to get into it and even after managing to get to it , i couldnt tighten up the grub screws because the screwdriver couldnt get a straight angle to actually tighten them up. has anyone had this problem or am i just stupid?? any help would be appreciated... i might just take a pic and post it so you can see what im on about.. thanks guys......

I should be able to help you out considering I did the same installation myself last year on the same model car with the same central locking kit :D

First of all, your problem with the grub screws...
From the mounting position your talking about, your refering to the front doors (as my rears are mounted in the top outter corner, not the bottom).
I found the easiest way to tighten the screws was too line up the grub screw with the hole half way up the door, just under the plunger.
If you face the screw out that way, you can hold it with one hand & tighten it with the screwdriver through the hole.

If you need any help what so ever, just ask, happy to go into more detail, I'll dig up my pictures from when I did the installation to help explain some mounting positions if you want.

Good luck :D

Here ya go...

Also, a bit of lock tight between the grub screws & the rods won't hurt just to be on the safe side. And if you don't have lock tight lying around, nail polish will work just as well (you may want clear, but its a personally choice :lol: )

Btw, this is just how I did it personally, not a guide in how to do it, just some suggestions (Yup, dodgey disclaimer award goes to me!)

Hope this helps

Lethal - thanks heaps m8 - i have done pretty much the same thing with the front doors.. the rear doors look a little easier to get to thank god. i will use the hole below the plunger as you showed to tighten the grub screws, i have, however had to modify the shape of the steel rod so it fits a little easier into the grub screw lock thing. this helps the door go up and down more freely as the first time i positioned it, it felt hard to pull out with my hand. going to try and get it good now, keep you posted - thanks again mate, appreciate it !!! :o

I was having problems getting the actuator to run smoothly with the doorknob rod on the front doors so i had an idea. i removed the actual door lock on the door so i could get the actual doorknob rod out and modify it, well straighten it a bit so it would sit it line with the actuator when i put it back together..

this worked, now i had another prob,, that tiny little hole under the plunger to tighten the grub screws. instead of trying to bugger around for an hour trying to get it straight, i decided to cut another bigger hole in the door to see what i was working with. ( few of you are screaming NNOOO about this time shaking their heads :shock: ) but it worked really well, i can cover up the hole with the door trim anyway, so you dont see it. This was effective also as i manged to lower the actual position of the grub screws in relation to the doorknob rod which, possibly helps the action work a bit better and smoother ( not 100% sure ) so there you have it - others have done it probably a little easier than I have decided to do it, but im happy with the results..

props out to Lethal, who helped me out quite a bit by PM and ICQ, a few pics below to see my, urr, handy work.. + i included one my instrument cluster that i recently covered in contact and sprayed with 2 coats of clear.


sorry bout long post :(

Glad to all worked out & I was happy to help out with whatever I could mate, np

Bit curious as to what you used to cut your door with :o
I'll say one thing, it was effective :lol:

The cluster doesn't look bad at all mate, I'd imagine it helps the woodgrain flow a bit more through out the car, nice job !

what i used to cut the door with.. LOL i actually drilled a series of small holes and then punched it out with a screwdriver... since taking the photos i have filed it all back nice and smooth so i dont cut my fingers next time i take of the door trim. yeah im happy with the finished product.. all i need now is the remote - have to keep my eyes open.....