ok so i'm sure there are threads on this but my question is how do i get the door locks back to how they were. let me explain.
i bought my civic new in '02. the door locks operated where if i would lock the doors from the inside when the car was off the driver side would not lock. it would have to be locked from the outside with the key. the locking mechanism wouldn't go down if pushed from inside.
last year when i took my door panel off to install my door speakers i must have done something because now both doors lock when i hit the lock switch. but, sometimes i'll try and open the door after locking it from the inside and it opens about 1" but stays locked. i don't like this because it seems vulnerable and i can lock the keys in my car if not careful. how do i program the locking system to go back to how it originally came? thanks.
nothing was messed up. what i think happened was when i put the door panel back on and checked to see if everything was working, i must have reset the door lock setting. i was wondering if anyone had the info on how to set it back to the default.
there is no default setting. it's not a computer. so you lock the door, then try to open it, and the door opens a little bit? that's a mechanical problem.
It's an entirely mechanical system, I looked into it a few weeks ago. You either bent something or broke something. It's integral to the latch mechanism.
ok, so there's no way to change the way the electric door locks work. they only lock or unlock when you hit the switch right? that's what you're telling me. you can't change it to lock with the ignition on or anything like that. and there aren't different settings for the door locks. they either lock or unlock. ok guys thanks for your wisdom or should i say lack thereof.
Last edited by jj_diamond : 03-27-2008 at 04:42 PM.
ok guys thanks for your wisdon or should i say lack thereof.
OK, there's no need to be a jerk. -1 for you.
But you really should provide us with some more information, pictures, videos, even a song-and-dance routine would be more helpful than what you're giving us.
What I'm saying is that you probably did break something, just like you surmised. Have you actually taken the door panel back off and looked for yourself?
Last edited by electric130 : 03-27-2008 at 08:40 PM.
i'm so sorry your highness. i went back and edited my post so supreme beings like yourself can read clearly. god forbid i hit the wrong key that's right next to the correct one.
yes, i have gone back and taken it off and checked. nothing is broken or bent. thanks for your fesiciousness.
i asked my buddy next door at the alarm place and he checked it out without taking the door apart. seems like the rod or mechanism maybe stuck not broken. i have visiually checked the rod many times while upgrading my door speakers and it is not bent in anyway. there maybe some damping material stuck to it or something. but thanks for your responses.
Last edited by jj_diamond : 03-27-2008 at 05:14 PM.
ok, so there's no way to change the way the electric door locks work. they only lock or unlock when you hit the switch right? that's what you're telling me. you can't change it to lock with the ignition on or anything like that. and there aren't different settings for the door locks. they either lock or unlock. ok guys thanks for your wisdom or should i say lack thereof.
okay, for starters, insulting people that are trying to help you won't be tolerated. you won't last long around here doing that. you certainly won't get any help. that said, yes there is a way to lock with the ignition, but you'd need to do additional wiring to do it. there's not a "setting" you can change. my doors lock when i start the car and unlock when i shut it off, but that's because my alarm unit sends an electrical pulse to lock/unlock circuit. if you didn't do it with an alarm, you could do it with relay logic, but you'd probably need 3 or more relays so that you don't keep constant electricity on the lock/unlock circuit and burn up the solenoids. other than adding electrical functionality to your car, then as stated before, the system is all mechanical.
