help with chimaera door locking pls

[ronvug]

hi iv not long ago bought my 95 chim , i can lock it and alarm it but only from the passangers side . im sure that when i first got it i cld do it from both sides but then the battery went flat , ( all charged and working now , thanks 2 the c-tec trickle charger ), also the button on the door opening knob doesnt do anything ? any advice wld b much appreicated thanks

[Jon Brown]

The doors have a habbit of getting out of sink, case of locking it and unlocking it (from the inside is best) until it is back to normal.

[ronvug]

hi thanks 4 ur reply , but how do i lock it from the inside ? the button on the door opening knob dosnt do anything , also is it easy enough 2 take a look at the door barrel and workings if so how wld i get 2 them ? thanks 4 any info

[Harrytsg]

Can you post a picture of the door barrel?

[ronvug]

thanks 4 reply , at the moment i cant c the barrel , only the crome lock with key slot just behind the door .iv tried some 3in 1 oil but no change .

[Harrytsg]

When you say you can lock it and alarm it, but only from the passenger side......can you explain what you mean?

[Julesprivate]

Do you mean that if you use the key on the drivers side it only locks the driver's door rather than both but when you do the same from the passenger side it locks both?

If thats the case you may need to look at the driver's door solenoid as that triggers the central locking.

[Julesprivate]

You can see the lock mechanism by looking in the small compartment behind the seat, the carpet SHOULD be Velcro in place (if you're lucky)

[ronvug]

hi all , thanks so much 4 all ur input , what i mean is that i can lock and alarm and unlock and disalarm from the passangers side , this locks both doors , but i cant do either from the drivers side . on my previous R plate chim ( door button under the mirrors )i cld lock the doors from the inside via the button on the door opening knob , but this doesnt work on my M plate chim , hope this is a bit clearer lol , thanks guys

[Julesprivate]

When the battery was flat I assume you opened the passenger door and then charged the battery... It is possible that as the battery was flat when you unlocked the door that (as has been mentioned) the central locking is out of synch... The central locking would have seen one for unlocked and one door locked when it powered back on.

You may want to try taking the roof off, climbing in to the car and then locking it while you are in there (hence taking the roof off). Then disconnect the battery for a few minutes (I'd suggest 30 to an hour)... Feel free to climb out but don't unlock the door.

Then (with the doors still locked) reconnect the battery and try again.


It may not work but its free LOL

[ronvug]

ok might try that , but i cldnt unlock at all from either door , i had 2 break in ( im sure u no how ) then open the doors from the interior knob then charge the battery , also the button on the door opening knob doesnt do a thing , so wont really b able 2 try u method , but thanks 4 all ur input , im sure ill get there in the end lol thanks again 4 ur help

[Harrytsg]

IIRC, the older style door opening button uses a cable to open the door, the later (under the mirror) uses a solenoid.
So if your button isn't working it could be the cable has slipped or broken??

[Harrytsg]

The doors solenoid relay (on mine) is under the dash on the left, its about the size of a box of matches and was grey. Mine had a dry joint on one of the 2 coils in it causing problems.
Central locking also goes through the alarm.

[pearly]

You may find the door locking button (on the opening knob) has been bypassed, if a new alarm system has been fitted.
I believe mine has as there is no power to it either and a new alarm was fitted by a previous owner.
The easiest way for a non-TVR specialist to do central door locks on a key fob is via the button, but you can't leave it connected for interior use, because as soon as someone presses it the car would shut down....if all that makes sense.
I can only lock mine by the fob or one door at a time with key, but I don't think the latter sets the alarm.
Something for me to sort at some point.

[Julesprivate]

ronvug said:

ok might try that , but i cldnt unlock at all from either door , i had 2 break in ( im sure u no how ) then open the doors from the interior knob then charge the battery , also the button on the door opening knob doesnt do a thing , so wont really b able 2 try u method , but thanks 4 all ur input , im sure ill get there in the end lol thanks again 4 ur help

That's why I said to take the roof off... You could lock the door with the key and climb out through the open roof if you wanted to (assuming you have agarage as it's p*ssing down right now)