Universal Remote Central Locking Kit Mk1 1998

[a18nkd]

Hi here is how i done my Universal Remote Central Locking first you need some tools i used these

Right start off taking the screws out the lower central bit of the dash there shoud be a screw either side like this 

then under this cover there is a screw in the drivers side net to the locator hole unscrew this then find the fusebox cover and remove it then locate these 4 screws and unscrew them                                                          

Then the whole of this bit of dash can now be removed once removed locate the cover underneath the fusebox and remove this by pulling towards the drivers seat you can now gain access to the brackets on the sides of the fusebox there is a white like clip on either side push it towards the front of the car on both sides (the clip just below my finger in pic) then locate the hole on either sied of the fusebox (what i'm pointing at in pic) the fusebox should not be able to drop down onto the drivers footwell (may need to snip a couple of the cable ties)

You can now run a 12v live fused from the battery (17amp wire from halfords) keep the fuse as close to the battery as possible (if it blows at any time you can get to it easily) run the wire throu the bulkhead to the drivers footwell now your ready to wire it in here are the two pics i got with my kit

this one is the locking side of the unit

this one is the power side of the unit

i removed the fuse as not to short anything out while i was fitting the kit. So i then attached the 12v live from the RCLU (Remote Central Locking Unit) to the 12v live a ran from the battery also attached the positive trigger to this too see pic

then i attached the earth to a good earth point i used the dash frame next to the door there is a nut unsrew this put a ringed crimp end on and put the ring over and screw the nut back on. Now you can cable tie the RCLU to the back of the fusebox to secure it now you need to find the open and close wires start off by locating the green clip/plug at the front of the fusebox on the right hand side next to the fuse puller   

follow these wires around the back of the fusebox untill you can get a clear area to strip the outer coating off the grey wire and the green/red wire these are the open and close on the cars central locking (can't remember which way around they are)

but if it opens when you press the close button swap these two wires over i think i got these right in the pic plug the connector/plug into the RCLU now replace the fuse on my kit i needed to programme the fobs to the unit i done this by pressing the little white button inside the RCLU then any button on each of the fobs they are now programmed try the kit TIP. with the rear (manual) window down just in case some thing goes wrong you can still get into open the car if everything works then solder all the joints and tape them up there maybe spare wires just cut these down to about 4 inches and tape the ends up to prevent any future shorting out once this is done cable tie all wires up so they are neat (not fouling anything) and reverse this procedure to re-fit everything together again hope this helps this is how i done it it may not be the CORRECT way but mine has worked for the last few months.   

  

 

 

 

 

[a18nkd]

Admin i might have put this in the wrong place so feel free to move it if i have

[a18nkd]

just ask if you have any questions

[andyn666]

Really good instructions, thank you. Only thing is the open and close control wires were the other way round on mine, only took about 40mins 

 

Andy

[lilsi29]

Hi all ive just wired in a universal central locking unit in to my mk1 galaxy but the window open & close function that works off the locks wont work off the universal central locking unit, Can anyone help? Thanks

[gizmo.john]

very easy mod done it on my old mk1 about 5 years ago and cost less than a tenner of ebay.

[Sylray]

Hey guys, question about the aftermarket remotes. I like the option to hold me dorset key in open or close position to open or close my window's.

Is It possible to port the windows features also to a remote control?

[a18nkd]

hi I did not use the window open close option on my kit so couldn't help but if you ask on the forum every one was very helpful with me when I done the kit for my car

[Lurch13]

Perfect instructions mate. Followed it and was done in about half an hour

[gregers]

welcome to the forum lurch.