11-12-2014, 03:43 PM
(This post was last modified: 11-12-2014, 03:48 PM by dieselgeek.)
Getting the remote central locking in was very awkward. The locking unit is much larger than the 205 unit and didn't fit in the standard place, so I had to move it down a few inches and the corresponding locking bar on the car moved down inside the doorframe. This was the easy bit.
The handles on a 205 are 'pull' rather than 'push', so instead of having the bar which joins the handle to the locker unit I had to use a cable and put a 180 degree bend through it to pull the opposite direction. After numerous failed systems I ended up on this, the cable sits inside a length of of brake pipe which is a 'u' shape with oil sat in the bottom to keep it lubricated. The inner part of the outside door handle had to be extended so that it gave enough travel to pull the cable far enough for the 306 locker to move the whole way, this took a lot of trial and error as there's no space to get in and measure things when its fitted.
There is no space for a locking barrel from the outside, so I cut down the barrells so it looks oem from outside but there's enough clearance for everything, you can put the key in and turn it but nothing happens so the doors have to be unlocked from the keyfob which is fine with me. I've left the bootlock mechanism on the 205 key so in case of battery or system failure I can resort to a different key and get in through the boot.
The wiring connection for the locking unit was in the way of the window, I cut down the clip so it just had pins sticking out, then took the innards out of some household 'chocolate block' connectors and soldered them onto each pin, then cut off the loom end of the connector and soldered each wire into the new connector pin holes. Everything is very secure and I've now got a good layer of electrical plastic sealant stuff on it so its insulated, when I've got the bloody electric window working right I'll tape everything over to insulate it better.
Things like this have taken me so many evenings, I only get around 2 hours at a time in the lockup and often the first few attempts aren't the right way of doing it, so I got back to the drawing board and rethink it and go back for another 2 hour session... it takes weeks at a time to finally get a system that works reliably. I've not had any failures in around a year or so of using the doors with the system I've now got so I reckon they do the job.
When I finally have a system that Im happy with I make it neat and tidy. Neat and tidy not shown in these pics!!!
Managed to get a period cassette player for it, don't listen to music in the car anyway as I've only ever run with a straight through exhaust so just listen to the turbo whine instead.
Put a blanker in next to the rear heater button, this replaces the fog light button which is on the 306 indicator stalk
The handles on a 205 are 'pull' rather than 'push', so instead of having the bar which joins the handle to the locker unit I had to use a cable and put a 180 degree bend through it to pull the opposite direction. After numerous failed systems I ended up on this, the cable sits inside a length of of brake pipe which is a 'u' shape with oil sat in the bottom to keep it lubricated. The inner part of the outside door handle had to be extended so that it gave enough travel to pull the cable far enough for the 306 locker to move the whole way, this took a lot of trial and error as there's no space to get in and measure things when its fitted.
There is no space for a locking barrel from the outside, so I cut down the barrells so it looks oem from outside but there's enough clearance for everything, you can put the key in and turn it but nothing happens so the doors have to be unlocked from the keyfob which is fine with me. I've left the bootlock mechanism on the 205 key so in case of battery or system failure I can resort to a different key and get in through the boot.
The wiring connection for the locking unit was in the way of the window, I cut down the clip so it just had pins sticking out, then took the innards out of some household 'chocolate block' connectors and soldered them onto each pin, then cut off the loom end of the connector and soldered each wire into the new connector pin holes. Everything is very secure and I've now got a good layer of electrical plastic sealant stuff on it so its insulated, when I've got the bloody electric window working right I'll tape everything over to insulate it better.
Things like this have taken me so many evenings, I only get around 2 hours at a time in the lockup and often the first few attempts aren't the right way of doing it, so I got back to the drawing board and rethink it and go back for another 2 hour session... it takes weeks at a time to finally get a system that works reliably. I've not had any failures in around a year or so of using the doors with the system I've now got so I reckon they do the job.
When I finally have a system that Im happy with I make it neat and tidy. Neat and tidy not shown in these pics!!!
Managed to get a period cassette player for it, don't listen to music in the car anyway as I've only ever run with a straight through exhaust so just listen to the turbo whine instead.
Put a blanker in next to the rear heater button, this replaces the fog light button which is on the 306 indicator stalk