The federal government has set safety standards for door latches that are quite strict.
Lol collision locking door.
Vdo actuators install like the original and provide quality performance restoring your vehicles locking mechanism like new.
Replace only the clip instead of the entire door locking rod.
But as alex said this button did not work when he tried it.
This was not a malfunction of my car.
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It simply disables the latch mechanism as you say tom.
Car door lock actuators are designed to lock and unlock a door without the effort of pulling on a cable and rod.
And locking the doors makes them more likely to stay closed in a crash.
But in some severe accidents the inertia just the force created by crashing into something can be enough to move the rod or springs inside the door and allow the door to open.
The only way to lock or unlock the car and any of its doors is via the central locking button on the driver s door.
So doors almost never open anymore due to the force of the crash itself.
Collision body parts and hardware.
This feature is by design and intentional.
Returns door lock to proper operation.
The answer is sometimes yes.
A rod connects the actuator to the latch and another rod connects the latch to the knob that sticks up out of the top of the door.
Locking the door doesn t add additional bolts or anything.
We provide actuators for door locks fuel doors trunk lids back glass sliding door and lift gates.