Central Locking General Questions

hi everyone,

I have a small problem with the central locking on my car (disco 1, 1998 5 door)

when I bought it it didn't have nay locking or alarm or electric windows or anything and this wasn't a problem as I was only buying it to trash about off road. but I have found that the more I use it the more I love it and I am going to keep it as my main car and get rid of my shiney new one! I know I am crazy but that's just me.

so at the time I knew all this didn't work and it wasn't a problem, and to be honest I still don't know if I should fix it as it will most likely break when I go swimming with it anyway??

but for everyday driving the lack of central locking is the only thing that annoys me.

from what I can tell the entire alarm and immobiliser has been bypassed the alarm control unit is not plugged in I do not have a key fob so I am not bothered about remote locking. it would just be nice to be able to lock all the doors with 1 key.

where should I start in trying to get this working?

is the central locking controlled by the alarm unit? can I just wire the actuators so they all see each other and respond? should I just give up and lock them manually.


thanks in advance

As standard u will have the master actuator in the driver door and slaves in th other four doors.
All the alarm ECU did was provide a 12v pulse to the master to unlock and again to lock and the slaves will follow.

You could replace the master with one that would have a micro switch and requiring a permanent voltage so when using the key the master actuator would send 12v pulse alternate lock/lock to the slaves each time the door key is turned in the lock.

Or purchase a cheap remote central locking kit off eBay and have fobs.

that's great news thanks for the heads up.
the annoying thing is I threw out a generic remote central locking system about 12 months ago (before I got the disco) as my car was new and I thought I would never use it!!

and my misses has a go at me for hoarding!!

as soon as I am back on my feet I will look into this. thanks for the reply.