Disco central locking in a defender ?

Has anyone tried this ?

I'm about to pull my disco doors apart to see if the mechanical bits can be fettle to fit in my defender. I can cope with the electronics if I can get the mech bits working .

Couldn't find any old threads on this if anyone has tried this please let me know

is it worth the effort?

you get a kit off ebay for £20 with 2 zappers, all the wires and instructions.

Sell you lock actuators and buy the kit

That's a good catch , I was hoping the locking mechanism might be similar so less fettling than buying new ones , I was also considering using he disco alarm , power windows , wiring loom etc . As I'm taking the v8 out and putting it in the defender it seemed to makes sense to replace all the wiring ect. I'd also gain some creature comforts like interior lights , doors switches ect .

Of course I havnt got round to the power mirrors yet , which could get interesting .

Unless I go the mega squirt rout of course .

I think it's easier to use a stand alone alarm with central locking. I will be installing a viper alarm with remote locking, motion sensing, window control and turbo shutdown delay....all included apart from the window control module.

Barbados said:

I think it's easier to use a stand alone alarm with central locking. I will be installing a viper alarm with remote locking, motion sensing, window control and turbo shutdown delay....all included apart from the window control module.

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Is the turbo shutdown delay the same as a turbo timer and works to keep the engine running to cool the turbo down properly?

mattlumley said:

Is the turbo shutdown delay the same as a turbo timer and works to keep the engine running to cool the turbo down properly?

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Correct.

Barbados said:

Correct.

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Are there any insurance issues around this? I know when a rriend of mine was looking at a turbo timer for his car the insurance company said out right no. Happy to be told otherwise as i think they are a great idea

when I was looking at a range rover I was asking about the preheat function and he explain it is illegal to leave a car unattended with its engine running in England. so I guess that counts.

mattlumley said:

Are there any insurance issues around this? I know when a rriend of mine was looking at a turbo timer for his car the insurance company said out right no. Happy to be told otherwise as i think they are a great idea

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I do not know anything about insurance in the UK. If this was the case in Canada, I guess no one would have had insurance since remote car start is a must in many places.

In order for the Viper and most turbo timer or remote car starters to work, there is a sequence to follow before you can exit the car with keys in hand.

If the car engine is running, you have to hit a button on the remote, trip the valet switch, apply foot brake, pull up hand brake then remove the keys.

If you missed any one of those, the engine will stop running when you remove the keys.

Some morons, in fact many morons use the turbo timer or remote start meant for autos and that's what messed everyone up with insurance. They hit the remote buttons or kids play with them and they they see the car engine started and car heading down the road driverless.

Always take a few ahholes to mess it up for everyone.