Hey guys.... I always seem to do this, 10 minutes before I go outside to tackle the project, I think about posting for advice... oh well.

I bought an aftermarket keyless remote entry for the wifemobile... 94 940.

Anyone done this job?

I have no schematic for this dog, but I do for the 960. Is it the same scheme?

Advice?

Thanks.

I have done it, but am waiting to get a 'kit' from Volvo for the driver side door. This is a VDO driven bunch vs the Bosch on 89 and earlier. What I did was find a donor motor, remove the driver side switch, crack both cases open----cases look the same. Note on the bottom is a place where the wires come out---room for 5. You can combine both the switch and lock into one case as I did and re assemble. Problem I had is the case was weakened so I had to reinforce it with a metal U bracket I made up.

Used my trusty Dremel to follow the seal on the cases for opening. The entire lock has to be removed from the door to work on this baby, but it isnt bad.

Will report in when I get my 'kit'. I am using an aftermarket trigger system and it is fine----a little insensitive---going to have to do the antenna thing you described in the past.

Hope this helps,

dick

89 and earlier use VDO, but a different lock motor configuration than the 90. I don't know about 91 and later.

Yup. Brain donor.... right here!

The drivers door is not powered. You turn the key, it hits a switch on the way up, and pops the other three under power. The drivers door has no lock motor!

Ok, How Much?

You are correct. On the earlier 700 models you can install a front passenger side lock motor on the drivers door for this function, but I have no first hand experience on your model of 900. The lock motor and hardware is built to be installed on either side for left hand or right hand drive. Your central locking relay is operated by grounding either the locking or unlocking wire by (the door switch does this with a few electronics). You can use the leads to the door switch to operate your new lock motor, and your new remote control relay will operate the central locking relay by grounding the two leads you just cut to operate the new locking motor.

When I bought my 940GLE 1991 last year, I used it for a few months without remote keyless entry system. The OEM parts had been removed from the car. In Malaysia, Volvo is the last on the thieves lists. Never heard any Volvo car has been stolen.

Anyway, when I sent the car to have it fitted with alarm system which includes remote keyless entry, the guy that the shop told me that the car's central locking system has three pumps plus the forth on the trunk hood. He told me that i would have to install an aftermarket pump on the driver door's lock (on the iron which sticks up and down on the door trimmer) and connect the wires from that aftermarket pump to the alarm system. So whenever I activate the alarm, the aftermarket pump would lock the driver's door. Since the driver's door in the control centre, all other doors will be locked as well including the trunk. And the reverse happens if I de-activate the alarm.

i think this way is far easier and safer than findling with the central locking mechanism and its wirings.

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