Ziptrip

Ok so i got a couple questions but lemme start by saying what i got. Its a 2000 cx, 84k milage, completely stock, auto and its really REALLY clean. picked it up for about 2.7k a couple days ago, because i happened to be at a car lot when this guy wanted to trade it in and the dealer only offered him 1.5k torwards the new car. so i bought it right on the spot. =].

ok so first off, theres a problem with the locks, on the drivers side the inside lock sits about half way between locked and un locked. it can only be locked from the outside, and when i do lock it the other doors dont lock automatically, but it does if i lock it it on the passenger outside so im asumeing its suppose to do the same on the driver side.

my questions are as follows:

can this be an easy fix ?

if i take the door apart do i put anything else at risk? like the window parts and track or what ever...

Next, the alarm doesnt work, yet the light is always on, is this a stock item? the previous owner didnt have the remote...


thanks for your time, and I'll be posting pics as soon as i have permission to do so lol.

Ziptrip

Guess i should of put a more discriptive headlining.... oh well, im learning.

KaburaGarage

iTrader: (2)

I was wondering the same thing about the door lock having to be locked with the key on the drivers side.

Ziptrip

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purgat0ry

iTrader: (3)

OP: try pulling your handle (the one you pull to open the door) and pushing the lock in then.

As silly as it sounds, there is possibly your issue for the drivers side.
As for the rest, I'm not positive so I won't mislead.

Former User

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Former User

As the hatch does not come stock with a power lock/alarm system, it may be safe to assume that this system are aftermarket. If so, it would be difficult to give you any specific guidance as we don't know how the system was installed or have a circuit diagram. This could be remedied by you figuring out what and how the system was installed.

If you remove the door panel, you could probably fix the mechanical problem with the door lock mechanism.

Ziptrip

Thanks guys, and thank you Ron for your patience as im learning how this all works.=D even though i dont know much about cars I have always been a; if you can do it your self then get it done kinda dude so ya. i just need to start collecting tools, and find a place to work as i live in an apt.


i have a couple classic cars that i started showing and that is a whole different world aswell. i been told that dismantling doors can sometimes cause issues as some cars the inside pannel may be holding something else up or possibly wire issues beening in the way.


as for the alarm ill have to figure out where to get the details on it, i have the origonal owners number but hes on vacation traveling for the summer so he's a hard dude to reach.

ill try that handle trick though see if that works.

Former User

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Ziptrip

ah sweet that will come in handy when i get the chance to use my buddies place toi work on it.

Now um im having more issues with the alarm, I took the positive off the battery and when i went to put it back on the emergency lights and dash lights are flashing and the car wont turn over, there's no remote for the alarm....

i was attemting to hook up an Ipod cable to the Aux. input in the back of the radio...

Ziptrip

AH HA!!! got it , there is a secondary button hidden if i push it and start the car the alarm turns off... tomorrow ill be doing the door, and might do DIY pics if there are not any for this issue on the locks already.

My dad and I are car brookers so we got a guy that will get us a viper system prolly in two weeks or so.

Ziptrip

So i took it down to the alarm shop today before i started tearing down the door, the manager there seems to think that the person who worked on it before had set it that way on purpose so you cant lock the door with the keys inside, picked up a gx 200 or what ever for$120 and should be done within an hour and a half...