Door lock program???

[jbarnhart]

Husky face with glowing red eyes... Doc Vijay. Famous Prius modder extrodinaire. Drives something like 120 miles/day in his Prius. (I'd make it more personal too if I invested that much time in my Prius.)

I'd like auto-lock too. But I'm not that keen on doing the Coastal mod. Looks like a PITA to install.

[notsure]

Originally posted by Tom_06@Jan 21 2006, 04:20 PM
Well, I don't have a husky faced avatar, but I have posted in one or two threads that I have installed the door locking kit in my 2006 and it works fine.

- Tom

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Was it "easy" with good instructions? If so I am going to send for it. Just don't want to mess up my new baby.

[Tom_06]

Originally posted by notsure@Jan 21 2006, 08:19 PM
Was it "easy" with good instructions?  If so I am going to send for it.  Just don't want to mess up my new baby.

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It is fairly easy with good instructions that include color photos. I have installed two of them: my '06 and Barb's '05 last spring. The only difficulty is the one computer connector you need to unplug and put most of the wire taps on is in a tight spot that people with large hands might have problems getting into. The amount of slack on the wires to that connector seemed a bit longer on the '05 than on the '06.

If you are completely mechanically inept, you might want to find a handyman to do it. Otherwise I don't think it is any real problem for the average person who can read simple instructions and follow them. About all you need for the door lock kit is pliers and perhaps a flashlight.

On my '06 I managed to put the power outlet kit, the door lock kit, and the EV kit (all from Coastal) into the car in just over an hour. It helped that I had already done the power outlet and door lock on Barb's '05, but not more than a factor of 2.

- Tom

[Zacher]

Locking your car door doesn't bolt it shut, 99 times out of 100 it just disbles the handle, which I would argue does nothing to keep you in during an accident. I always assumed it was for people who were afraid of being 'carjacked' or other such nonsense.

[notsure]

Originally posted by Tom_06@Jan 21 2006, 05:38 PM
It is fairly easy with good instructions that include color photos.  I have installed two of them: my '06 and Barb's '05 last spring.  The only difficulty is the one computer connector you need to unplug and put most of the wire taps on is in a tight spot that people with large hands might have problems getting into.  The amount of slack on the wires to that connector seemed a bit longer on the '05 than on the '06. 

If you are completely mechanically inept, you might want to find a handyman to do it.  Otherwise I don't think it is any real problem for the average person who can read simple instructions and follow them.  About all you need for the door lock kit is pliers and perhaps a flashlight.

On my '06 I managed to put the power outlet kit, the door lock kit, and the EV kit (all from Coastal) into the car in just over an hour.  It helped that I had already done the power outlet and door lock on Barb's '05, but not more than a factor of 2.

- Tom

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Thanks
I tend to do all of the electronics in our family, so should not be a problem.

I always assumed it was for people who were afraid of being 'carjacked' or other such nonsense.

I drive a lot in the early am hours on call to hospitals. We have had three car jackings recently, I am in the lower end of the valley when I go into the hospital.
So it is an area of concern for me. I do carry loaded firearm(s) with a concealed weapons permit. But would prefer not to have to use them. So I like locked car doors.

[darelldd]

Originally posted by notsure@Jan 21 2006, 07:01 PM
I drive a lot in the early am hours on call to hospitals.  We have had three car jackings recently, I am in the lower end of the valley when I go into the hospital.
So it is an area of concern for me.  I do carry loaded firearm(s) with a concealed weapons permit.  But would prefer not to have to use them. So I like locked car doors.

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I don't want to sound snotty here... yet wouldn't clicking the lock button for those early trips be about as easy as clicking your seat belt?

Yeah... I like gadgets too, but now we're talking about trying to avoid using a gun? Seems that locking with your finger would be super easy when compared to the risk of shooting somebody!

[Zacher]

Concealed weapon = net increase in your safety?

That's a whole 'nother ball of wax. Not going there...!

Of course, different people operate in different environments, and you will, and should, do what you are comfortable with, but for the vast majority of people, getting carjacked is a astoundingly unlikely occurence REGARDLESS of what the news is peddling.

As for me, I'll take my chances, thank you.

[DocToss]

Originally posted by Tom_06@Jan 21 2006, 07:20 PM
Well, I don't have a husky faced avatar, but I have posted in one or two threads that I have installed the door locking kit in my 2006 and it works fine.

- Tom

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How hard is the install?

[notsure]

Originally posted by darelldd@Jan 21 2006, 07:12 PM
I don't want to sound snotty here... yet wouldn't clicking the lock button for those early trips be about as easy as clicking your seat belt?

Yeah... I like gadgets too, but now we're talking about trying to avoid using a gun? Seems that locking with your finger would be super easy when compared to the risk of shooting somebody!

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I attempt to always lock the door, most of time it is a habit, I just like gadgets.
Have had car loads of fun loving gang members attempt to follow me home multiple times. Car phone works best to make them back off.

[Bill Merchant]

The lack of auto-locking doors was the first big lacuna I noticed in the Prius. And Toyota knows how to do it right.

In my Camry, all the doors would automatically lock when I put the car in Drive and started moving. They would stay locked as long as the car was running and in Drive. Put the Camry in Park and all the doors unlocked.

The trouble with the Coastal Tech module is that it only works the first time. You have to turn your car off and back on before it will automatically lock again. And it doesn't unlock automatically, so when you stop and park and get out and want to get something from the back seat, the door is locked. Learning to press the unlock button is as easy, and as frustrating, as learning to press the lock button before driving.