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Hi guys,

I have a '97 R33 GTR and yesterday while I was at the servo, I went to get in my car to leave and to my surprise, I pressed the unlock button on my remote and the doors stayed locked. I used they key and both doors unlocked so I know the central locking still works, just doing it with the remote doesnt. So I sat there for about 10 minutes continuously locking and unlocking my car (probably looked like a right knob while it was beeping away) and figured that the remote actuator in the drivers door was still working as I could hear it moving. So today I took the door skin off and had a look to try and figure it out.

So heres what Ive got:

DSC_0318.jpg

Heres the actuator when the door is locked:

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And heres what happens when I unlock it with the remote:

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As you can see, the cable is slipping inside its rubber housing as it has torn meaning that the cable isnt pushing the locking mechanism. If I hold the cable like so:

DSC_0322.jpg

Then it works fine.

So basically Im thinking I just need to figure out how to reclamp the cable properly and it should all work sweet again.

Any thoughts guys would be much appreciated.

-Pete.

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Any recommendation then for a new setup and where might be good to buy in Adelaide? Would I be able to sort it out pretty easy myself or would it be better to get an auto elec to have a look?

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Ok so ive solved my problem....for now at least.

heres what ive done:

DSC_0323.jpg

basically i just stripped off some of the rubber tubing and squeezed the clamp onto the metal lining instead. probably not the best solution but it is at least working properly now

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Very interesting. I must admit I do like the idea in the first photo of the rod being pulled in a place that doesn't put too much stress on it. The actuator itself looks like something more suited to being installed in the boot. Maybe that's what it is, is a boot actuator installed in the door. Other than that, yeah it does look like a bike brake cable. If it's now working, and doesn't give you anymore troubles, I don't see the need to replace it. It's been working for you so far, so now you know what went wrong and made an adjustment, keep on trucking as they say.

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