Thanks very much. Your video helped me find the problem in minutes. Was indeed that little piece that had snapped off (after 18 years). Nail hack wouldn't have worked as it had sheared off completely so new actuator ordered from Amazon, hopefully lasts.
Thanks for explaining the problem with the mechanism. On my 4th in 3 years, various Ebay sites, D2P autoparts honoured their 1yr warranty : ) I'll try your fix, last 1 off ebay lasted 5 weeks. Cheers
Good Vid, my clio boot lock is playing up stripped it down cleaned it up back in car. However its still intermittent but what I have noticed when locking the car inside on the button it never fails, which leads be to believe maybe its the battery in the key?
That little plastic lug is far too weak for the mechanism. I have replaced it three times. Bad design. comprehensive video and thanks for the 'nail fix' tip. I'll try that.
Installed a new one and it lasted a month! Now buying my 4th one, any ideas to help them last longer or am I buying ebay rubbish or do you think it's the motor as well as you say?
Hi Mark, that is definitely an odd one! The brushes in my motor had failed and were causing an intermittent and very annoying issue as you have experienced a lot by the sound of it... The plastic mechanism is a common failure point with these and motors don't last forever as I found out with mine... are you buying them from the same source? Here is the Amazon link to the D2P part I used last year and is still going strong! www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B073TYGWBQ/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apap_oiagmFENpAc8R I hope this helps! Ash
@@AshandAutos i have just taken it apart and yes it's broken in the same place as you point out - the thin plastic white part that links into the black 'snail' cog mechanism. Thanks for the link I will buy from there and fingers crossed! Many thanks.
Thanks very much. Your video helped me find the problem in minutes. Was indeed that little piece that had snapped off (after 18 years). Nail hack wouldn't have worked as it had sheared off completely so new actuator ordered from Amazon, hopefully lasts.
Thanks for explaining the problem with the mechanism. On my 4th in 3 years, various Ebay sites, D2P autoparts honoured their 1yr warranty : ) I'll try your fix, last 1 off ebay lasted 5 weeks. Cheers
Hope its been a trouble free couple of months so far! 👍
Thank you. Really easy to follow.
You're welcome! I hope this helped and that you've got everything working how it should be 👍
Well done, easy to follow
I'm glad it helped! Hope you managed to fix it 👍
Good Vid, my clio boot lock is playing up stripped it down cleaned it up back in car. However its still intermittent but what I have noticed when locking the car inside on the button it never fails, which leads be to believe maybe its the battery in the key?
That little plastic lug is far too weak for the mechanism. I have replaced it three times. Bad design. comprehensive video and thanks for the 'nail fix' tip. I'll try that.
Quality video
Installed a new one and it lasted a month! Now buying my 4th one, any ideas to help them last longer or am I buying ebay rubbish or do you think it's the motor as well as you say?
Hi Mark, that is definitely an odd one! The brushes in my motor had failed and were causing an intermittent and very annoying issue as you have experienced a lot by the sound of it... The plastic mechanism is a common failure point with these and motors don't last forever as I found out with mine... are you buying them from the same source? Here is the Amazon link to the D2P part I used last year and is still going strong! www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B073TYGWBQ/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apap_oiagmFENpAc8R
I hope this helps!
Ash
@@AshandAutos i have just taken it apart and yes it's broken in the same place as you point out - the thin plastic white part that links into the black 'snail' cog mechanism. Thanks for the link I will buy from there and fingers crossed! Many thanks.
Could you put the link where I can buy this part on eBay as I keep getting different part come as my boot doesn’t open either ?
Here is the Amazon link to the D2P part I used www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B073TYGWBQ/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apap_oiagmFENpAc8R
Hope that sorts it! 👍
Need one for the Mk3
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