Hey all,
i've done a search and couldn't find anything
i brought a central locking ket from autobarn yesterday and went to install it, the wrinig i don't need help with.

How do i mount the locking mechnism, do i take the old one off

what should i do?

so nobody can help me

Didn't your car come with central locking? I thought that was standard on Magna's from TR onwards?

mine doesnt have it and i would likes it also.but cbf right now.
i have a 92 TR

I dont know how different kits differ but my central locking kit just came with actuators that clamp onto the bar that runs from the original lock to the hand lock unlock leaver inside the door.

I put remote central locking in. I took my orig motors out..


In the front, you need to mount them directly up or down. The way I did my remote central was to find small holes that the screw heads wouldn't fall into and just fasten the mechanism directly to the inside of the door (Not too far from the lock snipper link-rod). Then I kinda bent the link-rod supplied to match the link-rod in the car. I fastened them together using the special ink supplied in the kit.

For the rear doors, you have to mount them sideways, that is, moving left or right (Left to unlock and right to lock). I mounted mine towards the rear of the door. This time though, I used the brackets supplied to hold it straight. I fastened the motor directly into the door again, same as before, using a small hole in the frame. Once again, bending the link rod to meet that of the car.

Make sure to turn the link rod so that there is extra pressure (to hold it in the mechanisms' loop) on the rods.

-Ian

-P.S: I made a tutorial on how to put remote central locking into a 2nd gen. It's in the DIY section. You could follow the same procedures:)

Didn't your car come with central locking? I thought that was standard on Magna's from TR onwards?


Nope, not on the TR's, maybe the 2nd gen veradas thats about it and 94+ models?

I had mine installed almost instantly after I bought the car, havent had to worry about a key to get in for 2years+, just for the boot and ignition.

...I've got a TR Exec and mine came with central locking :doubt:

...I've got a TR Exec and mine came with central locking :doubt:
Same, 93 TR Exec, had central locking from new....That's weird if you ask me, I know from the group of mates at school, one has a 92 TR Exec and other's mum drives a 94 TS Exec, both of those came with Central too...some of you guys got ripped.

Yann89, why did you have to replace the original motors? Couldn't utilize them with one of those keyless immobiliser/alarm systems that are designed to use existing central locking systems?

Whats ridiculous is the price places charge for this sort of stuff, I asked just because I was curious to what they would say, the kit I asked about installed is $68 for the kit and install is $60 a door! Thats $70-100 odd for a kit (depending on what you get) and $240 odd to have it installed, what a joke!

...I've got a TR Exec and mine came with central locking :doubt:


Depends where you bought it from and who had it first, it may be aftermarket kit or a later year model, but it wasnt standard across the TR range.

1992 TR mitsubishi exec magna came with:
The car has the following standard accessories
Cloth Trim, Power Mirrors, Power Steering, Radio Cassette With 2 Speakers

Maybe the central was a option at the time of purchase for a little extra.


...some of you guys got ripped.

Its not a matter of being ripped, it was not a standard

http://www.aussiemagna.com/forums/showthread.php?t=36125


Dont get central locking and keyless entry confused, some 3rd gens only have central locking not keyless entry, so its no suprise for 2nd gens

My mates 2nd gen came with "central locking" but no keyless entry, but his is a later model then mine, who cares I bought the car with no central locking/keyless and had it installed straight away after I bought it, no big deal. Keyless kills just central locking

Yann89, why did you have to replace the original motors? Couldn't utilize them with one of those keyless immobiliser/alarm systems that are designed to use existing central locking systems

To be honest Lugo, I just CBF with all the wiring. so I just used the one that came from the kit which was already colour coded. The motors worked perfectly with them there. Also, I found that there'd be no point having two mechanisms on the same door, so I took the orig ones out.



Depends where you bought it from and who had it first, it may be aftermarket kit or a later year model, but it wasnt standard across the TR range.

Mine came from S.A with the Police Kit as the only option. there was metallic paint and stuff, but nothing else. Central Locks was NOT on the compliance plate, yet, they're genuine mitsubishi mechanisms with the year "1993" stamped into them. Mine was a 94 model as it was completed end of 1993 (Dec)

Or just rip the whole actuator assembly out of a wreck, my driver's door actuator was stuffing up so replaced it; by "it", means all rods as well, almost impossible to separate the actuator from the assembly. Cost me either $5 or $10, can't remember which.
Much easier and cheaper option for central.

hmm, forgot about wiring looms, dunno if they'd be there on a non-equiped model

True, but stuffing around with it is annoying. the wires supplied in the kits are easier to understand, plug and play really.

I'd do it the same way again...

Its not a matter of being ripped, it was not a standard
Well as far as my research shows, the only model TR magna not to feature central locking was the 91 Magna GLX, every model TR Exec from 91 onwards had Central Locking fitted as a standard item.

My only explanation therefore was Mitsubishi allowed this standard item to be removed to cut costs, but from everything I can find, it was definitely standard across the entire TR platform bar the GLX.

Have you got anything that states it as being optional that you could link me to? I'm interested if theres contradicting information available regarding this.

Well as far as my research shows, the only model TR magna not to feature central locking was the 91 Magna GLX, every model TR Exec from 91 onwards had Central Locking fitted as a standard item.

My only explanation therefore was Mitsubishi allowed this standard item to be removed to cut costs, but from everything I can find, it was definitely standard across the entire TR platform bar the GLX.

Have you got anything that states it as being optional that you could link me to? I'm interested if theres contradicting information available regarding this.

Nah, but I did it on a insurance website "just cars" because they list what the cars come with, this is what a 1992 TR has, if it had central locking standard across the range there website would say so.


The car has the following standard accessories
Cloth Trim, Power Mirrors, Power Steering, Radio Cassette With 2 Speakers

Nah, but I did it on a insurance website "just cars" because they list what the cars come with, this is what a 1992 TR has, if it had central locking standard across the range there website would say so.

The car has the following standard accessories
Cloth Trim, Power Mirrors, Power Steering, Radio Cassette With 2 Speakers
Fair enough, I based my post on what I got from carsales research. Heres a link so you can see what I do, this is a 91 Magna Exec Manual (http://www.carsales.com.au/car-research/details.aspx?__Ns=pCar_YearMade_Int32|1||pCar_Make _String|0||pCar_Model_String|0&Make=MITSUBISHI&__Nne=20&R=cs19931116.09:08:42&Model=MAGNA&__N=4294964597+885+42+513+557+4294964374+281&__Dx=mode+matchany&trecs=3&__sid=113D15F1FACC&__Ntk=CarAll&silo=1005&keywords=TR&Cr=2&__D=TR&seot=20&__Ntt=TR&__Ntx=mode+matchallpartial), the base of the TR Exec. Look under "Key Feature" :)

What do you make of that? It'd wouldn't be an unfair call to say they've got their info wrong given some TR's on here don't have central, but they haven't failed on me so far in all the use I've given the research section of that site.

Pretty sure redbook says it too...

Nah, but I did it on a insurance website "just cars"

The car has the following standard accessories To me their info looks wrong, I just did mine as a test and it came back saying stuff like power mirrors were options; I don't believe I've seen any 2nd gen that didn't have power mirrors, let alone a TS exec. Also I think possibly the GLX didn't have power steering (?), but fairly certain in everything else it was standard,

To me their info looks wrong, I just did mine as a test and it came back saying stuff like power mirrors were options; I don't believe I've seen any 2nd gen that didn't have power mirrors, let alone a TS exec. Also I think possibly the GLX didn't have power steering (?), but fairly certain in everything else it was standard,
I've seen a few TR's at the wreckers without door cards or map pockets... the door was like, naked :confused: Strangest thing I've seen! Had power mirrors and the rest though...

I've seen a few TR's at the wreckers without door cards or map pockets... the door was like, naked :confused: Yeah, seen the odd one of those, didn't take note of the badges but I assume maybe they were GLX's. Pretty sure one actually had a brown interior!!

Yeah, seen the odd one of those, didn't take note of the badges but I assume maybe they were GLX's. Pretty sure one actually had a brown interior!!
HAHAHA oh **** that's epic, snap it up! :P

thanks for all that guys ill give it a crack this arvo:D

thanks for all that guys ill give it a crack this arvo:D
Most of it has been whether or not Central Locking was standard on the Exec TR's but no worries just the same :P

I love being helpful :bowrofl:

let us know how it goes dude...shoot me a PM if you're lost, might be able to help ya out.

after munch mucking around yesterday arvo i have all the locking mechnisms in and half the dash apart , ill try and get the rest in today

Hows it going perry? Got the system up and running now?

Hows it going perry? Got the system up and running now?

after munch mucking arouns yesterday , i've got the drivers side wires in and connected and the back drivers side hooked up.
i had a bit of light left so i put the wires under the dash and to the other side

so yea, ill try and finish the rest this arvo:D

after munch mucking arouns yesterday , i've got the drivers side wires in and connected and the back drivers side hooked up.
i had a bit of light left so i put the wires under the dash and to the other side

so yea, ill try and finish the rest this arvo:D
Awesome, it probably goes without saying, but spend a bit of time just opening and closing it, and each time making sure each door functions properly. One of my mates had a lose wire on his central locking which was causing random doors to not function with the rest of the car.

Problem of course being for him is that every time he checked and one hadn't locked, the alarm went off lol His was professionally installed too!

Central locking really as far as practical things go, has to be one of the best inventions in a car, outside of the engine bay. Is yours keyless perry?