Universal Central Locking Kits

[Ricky]

I've seen these universal central locking kits for sale in various places, and I was wondering if anyone else had invested in one of these, did it fit and was it any good??

[tony]

never fitted one yet,but most of the parts are available from scrap yards now
;)

[Ricky]

You would be very surprised to see the absolute lack of Maestros and Montegos in scrappy's round here, theyre just not interested in them anymore, I had to wait for absolutely ages before I could get a sunroof for my MG, and even then its a later type glass one! And it was a good 20 miles up the road :(
Even so, I thought it would be easier and more foolproof (is that possible with me about?) to buy a universal one, as the standard setup has its fair share of problems so I understand, the MOT tester at the local garage was telling me about a surefire way of getting into a centrally locked Monty or Maesty which involved the numberplate lights....! I hope he was joking!

[Beaker]

We have bought a universal one from maplin, for our ex police car george. Couldn't tell you if its any good as its still in the box, waiting to be fitted.

[E_T_V]

It may be also worth noting that Maplin also sell spare parts for central door locking systems.. Not sure if they are a direct replacement for monty/maesty ones but they do 2 different versions.

I'll let you know how the fitting of the central locking goes when it gets to the top of never ending list of things to do.