HELP PLEASE!!! Can't lock car without alarm going off!!

[impster]

Right, I'm unable to lock the car without the alarm going off.

When the passenger door is locked, it seems to be triggering the 'door open' message.

I'm also unable to lock the car from inside - the central locking 'locks' all doors, and then a second later 'unlocks' them. This is accompanied by a quick flash of the interior and 'puddle' lights.

I need to go somewhere tomorrow with work in the car, and it's not the type of place i can dare leave it unlocked.

Please help!!!! - Is there a quick fix?????

Impster

[lozz]

it might be a chaffed wire in the door loom,
the 406 estate ihad did this and we had to use connector block on a broken wire,

might not be that but worth alook,

[trem1]

its a while since i looked at this but if you can unplug the passenger door,twist the big plug and tuck it where its not gonna get trapped, that should disable that door from the central locking and allow you to lock the car.The passenger door will have to be locked/unlocked manually but it'll do for now

[impster]

Where would I find the plug? The rear doors have a twist plug supplying the doors, but can't see an easy way to unplug the front doors.

Many thanks for the help all.

[trem1]

Where would I find the plug? The rear doors have a twist plug supplying the doors, but can't see an easy way to unplug the front doors.

Many thanks for the help all.

ahh right i thought the fronts had the same type of plug

[lozz]

You pull the rubber Gromet out on the end of the loom,

iirc theres a white plug and a green plug, press the clip in and they unplug,

[lozz]

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check the wires on the white plug for breaks or chaffs,

[impster]

Ok - problem seems to have been solved. Not sure how, but I took the door panel off, and got rid of the useless piece of foam covering the aperatures.

Got out the old WD40 and sprayed onto moving parts.

It seems to be working ok now.

Time will tell.

I might still buy a good used door loom and lock mechanism though - cheap enough (used) on the bay as a 'just in case' measure.

[madmadmax]

err the "useless piece of foam" is there as a sound and water barrier

[lozz]

its around 30notes to replace it iirc,

yeah iagree it does keep the road noise down, so its not useless,
altho its awkard to remove in once peice withought tearing it,

[impster]

Oh, ok.

Erm, anyone got one for a passenger side front door and a drivers side rear door going spare?

Or, can I use something else instead...

Oops.

[lozz]

The underlay for laminate flooring does the job,

thats what ive used in the past anyway,

[impster]

Great. I think I've got some in the shed. Many thanks!