DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR

I'm buying one of these to replace one I installed in my Chevy Cobalt (which didn't come with power locks) about 4 years ago. When I installed them at the time, and until now, they have worked well. I only had to drill two holes in my door sheet metal to install them in each door. Well worth the time and money.

Great product! Used it to install a power lock on a F350's driver door. Ran the leads to a switch (CAT# PB-144) hidden under the hood so I can unlock the truck in case the keys ever get locked inside. Gonna be great considering the truck is used by a bunch of people at the non-profit I volunteer with. No getting locked out on the road for us! =D

Came in a box indicating it was a Xpress P3500. Mine was a blue actuator. Came with the mounting and hookup hardware. One wire is green, one wire is blue. Just hook up power in the direction you want the actuator to move. Easy! Would def by again. ^_^

After calling my local Ford dealer and finding out it would cost $325 to repair my hatch that wouldn't open, I started looking. This is the best product I found. I read the comments (thanks for the wiring clue about the black striped wire to green) and didn't need to do any drilling. I removed the hatch lock assembly by taking out the 5 screws, removed the part that came attached at the end of the accordion rod of the old actuator and snapped the new one onto the existing part on the hatch. No drilling required, I used the flat rod in the kit with all the holes, placed it on the backside of the latch assembly and used the screws to pressure tighten the new actuator in place. There is a v-notch in the latch assembly that helps to hold all of it together. I spliced the wires together with electrical tape after cutting the Ford wiring socket off. The hardest part was getting the hatch open. To do that, pull the plastic interior off at the top to release the clips, open the window by pulling the release rod, then reach down to pull the latch rod. Remove the 4 screws on the bottom of the door and you' are in good shape. It took me about an hour to do this. BTW, I'm a 50 year old mom with some mechanical ability. Saved myself $313!! This actuator is more solid then the OEM. I can see why Ford wants to replace the whole latch assembly, it would be a much quicker install, but much more expensive.

I once found one of these laying around. I hooked up four rectifiers, a capacitor and a flashlight bulb to make a little emergency flashlight.

Never knew its real purpose until now!

Apparently this is a pretty common problem. Replaced original door lock actuator with this one, and it works great. This actuator actually seems sturdier than the OEM. Installing the part takes a little creativity, and remember that the green wire goes to negative (striped wire.) This saved me $140.