as title i have bought a 95 import wrx wagon and the central locking is not working on the boot either with the key or alarm fob so i am having to lock and unlock the boot seperately, any ideas? is there a motor or something i can check?

cheers
neill.

 

No motor, but what there IS is a small lever on the catch on the boot lid, which basically makes it so the boot works by key only.

Move it to whatever position it's not in now, and try again

 

cant see a lever all i have is this

 

Nope, there's no lever there

It must have something to do with the lock motor/solenoid then, you'll need to strip out the trim around it and check first that the motor has a supply and an earth, then that it's working.

 

will do, thanks for your help.

 

hmm took the trim off and had a look, i think there is nothing getting through to the motor behind the catch, i think my next move is to try and get hold of a second hand one and see if that works.

 

Errrrrrrrr, no. If there is no feed to the existing motor, how can another work? Your next job is to trace the wiring back and find the break. Probably where the wire enters the bootlid.

You COULD test out the existing motor by using a couple of lengths of wire to live and earth on the battery to check if it moves.

 

i am just guessing that the motor has had it, it seems most likely, had the same sort of problem with my old leon cupra which needed a new solonoid.

 

Could be, and it can be tested, as above, unscrew it off the boot, (if it's in any way adjustable, always mark the position with a felt pen etc before removing), and wire it direct to the battery to check.

I was going on what you said: "there's no supply to it", which I took to mean that you can't find a live wire? If so, then your problem will be the wiring, not the motor.

 

thanks, i will try and electrocute myself later.

 

LOL, with 12V DC?

 

it comes keen, managed it once before with my first car.

 

Wear rubber gloves

 

i've got the same problem with mine. did you ever resolve this?