Back in the past, you needed to buy a luxury car in order to have one of those handy power door locks on your car. Everyone else was stuck with the ordinary door locks – the kind requiring you to have your key handy every time you want to unlock your vehicle. These days, however, everyone seems to own one. You see people all over, pushing their keypad to open their specific car parked somewhere in a parking lot full of cars. Hardly anyone with a newer vehicle has to suffer the extra effort of actually using their car keys to unlock their vehicle or push the door locked when they leave their car anymore.

Believe it or not, power door locks have been around for nearly a half century. This feature was initially used on a particular kind of luxury Packard. It took a number of years until this convenient feature was gradually introduced and used as a standard feature on luxury vehicles everywhere. Now, you needn’t buy a luxury car to have a power door lock as on option on your automobile.

While it’s easy to get out of the habit, you still can open and lock your door the regular way. Regular door locks are installed on every vehicle and your key still works in the lock provided on the outside of the vehicle. You may never need them but, if the battery on the remote keypad goes bad, at least you have a backup method of getting into your car.

This optional feature has some major advantages over the regular method of opening your car. For example, it’s very easy to use and you can have your arms full while still being able to open your vehicle without digging for your keys, trying to get into your car without dropping something. With this power feature, all you need to do is push the remote keypad, grab the handle and open your car door.

Another helpful thing about remote power door locks is that the remote often opens all the doors to the car at the same time. That way, if you have children, they can get themselves into the car without you having to unlock another door to let them in. In addition, if you’re putting your groceries onto the passenger seat, the door is already open for you to throw them in and hop into the driver’s side without messing with locks and keys.

There are actually two types of systems available in remotely-operated power door locks. If you have the more complex system, there will be a body controller in the automobile that monitors a specific radio frequency; when you send the correct code to the controller, it unlocks the car door. If you own the simpler system, you send a signal to actuators in the vehicle which lock or unlock the car door. There are lots of these kinds of locks available and many different companies manufacture them. If you don’t own one but want one installed after purchasing your vehicle, it takes only a couple of hours and can be installed in almost any car. The costs of such a system depend on the type of system you acquire.

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i want to put power locks and windows in my 2000 dodge dakota but don’t want to get new door panels or doors or stuff like that. is this possible if so give me an estimate.

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I just bought my car, and it was a steal for only $7,000. The only problem is that I have no power locks or windows, I can live without the windows but, I just dont like having to unlock my passenger’s doors all the time. I really do love my car, and it’s my first one, so I’m already attached.
Also, I couldn’t afford power locks or windows, but I might be able to manage adding them. Thanks in advance to anyone who helps!!

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I have a 92 Accord and the power locks don’t work? The lock on the driver side doesn’t even work manually from the inside only if you turn the key from the outside. The power button doesn’t work for either side but when you press the power button on the driver side the passenger side lock makes a grinding noise like a electric pencil sharpener. Anyone know how to fix this.

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Bought a 2005 toyota echo, but it does not have power locks. Does anyone know if this can be done, and if so, is it expensive?

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Okay so I just bought my first new car hooray!
One problem, the dealer did not have any new Vibe’s with the preferred package (power locks / windows with key-less entry) left so I had to get it without this feature.
My question is how much would it cost to install that out of my own pocket? I don’t mean doing the actual installation myself, just taking it to a professional and having them do it.
Thanks!

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I DO NOT want to get a kit and do it myself. How much would it cost to get it done by the body shop or mechanic?
(in the VA area if it matters)
Just power locks though, I don’t really care about the windows.

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About how much would it cost to add power locks and a security system to my 1993 Honda Prelude?

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Within a month of each other, my power locks and power windows went out. I can lock the doors by hand, but the windows are immobile and not closed all the way…which is fine until rainy season/winter snow begins. I’ve checked all the fuses (both under the dash and under the hood) and none are blown. I understand that the next course would be to check the power relays, but I am not sure where these are located, or if it is within my ability to fix. If it is something I can fix myself, I would like to try.

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I have a 2001 Dodge Dakota. I want to get a keyless entry system for it, but I have manual locks. Can I do a swap for power locks without having to get new doors? Same thing for the windows. (I have to roll them down manually) Any help would be great. Thanks

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