[chevy3600]

I am looking for a vendor for power door locks for a 61 Chevy 1/2 ton. Anyone know where they may be found?

[matt167]

if all your looking for. JC Whitney sells a kit for $25 w/o key fobb, or $40 with, I think.. anyway the stuff is really inexpensive.

[302 Z28]

Stay far away from JC Whitney, you get what you pay for IMHO. You don't want to be pulling door panels off when those el cheapo solenoids fail. AutoLoc makes a very high quality kit.

Vince

[matt167]

Originally Posted by 302 Z28

Stay far away from JC Whitney, you get what you pay for IMHO. You don't want to be pulling door panels off when those el cheapo solenoids fail. AutoLoc makes a very high quality kit.

Vince

it actully is Autoloc stuff that JC Whitney sells for that price. I guess it could be just simple operation, that makes it cheap like that. IDK.. personally, my Rambler doesn't even lock.. the tumblers in the doors are siezed

[302 Z28]

Originally Posted by matt167

it actully is Autoloc stuff that JC Whitney sells for that price.

If that's true, I stand corrected

Vince

[matt167]

Originally Posted by 302 Z28

If that's true, I stand corrected

Vince

I just checked JC Whitney to make sure, and the kits are now $79 for a 2dr, but autoloc stuff. no fobb

[powerrodsmike]

If you are looking for power door locks, (where you lock/unlock the latch), Dakota Digital sells a kit. Use the CMD4000 and a pair of PDR-1 lockmotors.

The remote kit is about 130.00 and the lockmotors are 35.00 each

If you want to have a door latch solenoid,(disengages the latch), you will need some solenoids from unkl als, or autoloc. Unkl Al was the first one to use the toyota starter solenoid that everyone is using these days.

Dakota digital sells a solenoid, but it is only rated for 35#
http://www.dakotadigital.com/index.c...cat/cat224.htm

http://www.thehoffmangroup.com/autol...dinc=solenoids

Autoloc has a wide range of products, but it all comes from overseas. It all works OK, the prices are ok.


JC whitney stuff will frustrate you in your efforts in installation as well as not perform very well.

I will say that I haven't used their stuff for years, never had a good experience with it. If it is now made by Autoloc, then it's probably OK.



Later, mikey

[silvrbreez]

SPAL USA sells a kit. Check out their site (www.spalusa.com)

Not sure who distributes from them, but I've heard good things about their stuff.

[GMCTRUCKS]

Try Ebay they have some good deals there.

[Knight_4000]

Originally Posted by GMCTRUCKS

Try Ebay they have some good deals there.

There are, but be carefull of all the people there who dont know what is going on.