Hello guys,

I just bought a 2007 honda fit DX a at very good price, but the only thing I miss, is the use of electric doors. My question is, if it's possible installing electrical door locks, and I much would it cost me ?

I made a little seach on the internet but didn't find something evident. Hope you guys can help me.

Thanks,

Max

 

Hello. There used to be this:

Honda Keyless Entry (Fit) - Bernardi Honda Parts and Accessories

But bernardi seems to have discontinued it and I can't find it on college Hills Honda's website either. I believe the base Honda Fit DX in Canada does have power locks so this was great because it made the already powered locks controllable via a fob.

Perhaps check ebay? Or maybe put a want to buy add in the market. Good luck.

 

Thank you MTLian,

I'm not a car expert, what do you mean "via a fob". Second, to be clear, you say that the Fit DX has power locks, does this mean that the electrical system is already inside the doors ?

Max

 

By key fob, I mean the little remote that is used to unlock doors. When you unlock the driver side door, can you get the other doors to unlock. I believe the mechanism is already in there, that's what these kits would use to unlock the doors. Actually attempting to install power locks is a bigger job.

 

Its actually much simpler with the jazz/fit because the base model came with central locking. If you are planning to get an aftermarket set (whatever brand other than honda), all you have to do is hook an actuator to the master central locking shaft and hook the rest of the aftermarket keyless entry dings and dongs up (light flashes when doors are open, horn for siren, auto lock when doors not open in X amount of time etc).

I was trying to do it without having to install the actuator but it doesn't seem like there was a built-in actuator in the stock central locking system. Well, at least that's what I think because I couldn't locate the lock & unlock signal. If someone can correct me, then I will have another mini project for the weekend!

 

No MTLian the other doors don't unlock, I belive I have to install the mechanism by myself. Soongster, I don't really understand when you talk about central locking. I called at a local garage to see how much would it cost me. They told me 200$ per door ! Really expensive when I have 5 !

Now that I know it's possible to add power locks, it would be nice if you could summarize me the steps that I have to do to make this happen.

Thank you guys

 

I think MTLian might be slightly confused by the fact that US Fits all have power locks, regardless of trim level, and the difference was whether there was keyless entry (i.e. the radio unlock from the key) or not. The standard equipment varies for the Canadian models; the DX did not come with power locks, but the LX and Sport versions did.

Since you don't have power locks, I suspect it would indeed be a fair bit of work to add them. It's hard to say whether or not the wiring would be in place; possibly but not certainly. You'd have to add the actuators and switches at the least. It should be a fairly straightforward (but time-consuming) job, assuming no wires need to be run, basically just removing the inner door panels and putting the parts in place. If wires need to be run, that would be more annoyance and work, though not inherently difficult or conceptually tricky. $200/door for parts and labor doesn't sound too far out of line to me for a dealership, though I'd guess you might be able to get it done for less with some shopping around and could certainly save a lot of money by doing the work yourself if you're mechanically inclined.

 

Like Drew said, not impossible, but if you are not electrical/mechanical savvy, then its going to take you quite a while to do this yourself.

As requested please see below quick summary. Obviously this is only a quick summary/guide and do this at your own risk.

Assuming that you really do not have power locks, and you are buying an aftermarket remote keyless entry system that comes with 4/5 actuators.

1) take door trim off
2) Move plastic sheet with annoying sticky thing far enough for you to work around the lock area
3) Find suitable place to locate master actuator, make brackets, ensure when window is fully wound down you do not scratch your tint film. Attach actuator rod to door lock shaft
4) Trace wire into car, for a clean look, go through the rubber tubes. Using the actuator rod to push it through would help.
5) Repeat steps 1-4 for all doors. Trace wires to where you are locating your keyless entry system. I suggest tracing wires under plastic trim to maintain clean look.
6) Wire up & install your keyless entry system (will not go into detail for this one) & connect your actuator wires to the keyless entry system.
7) tidy up all connections, nip & tuck.

Sounds simple but if this is your first time it will be very time consuming.