Door lock issue

MarcGreenaway

Full Member
Feb 17, 2010
159
2
Blackpool
Hi All,

I have the common door lock issue. Passenger side front door doesn’t lock with the central locking so can be opened from the outside.

I have done the hole drill repair which worked for a short while but its playing up again.

Has anybody any experience with aftermarket units such as this :-


Am i best to avoid aftermarket and just bite the bullet for a genuine one? Don’t really fancy buying a used unit as could easily just happen again.

Thanks
 

steve7786

Active Member
Apr 27, 2013
78
8
I've only done the repair on the front passenger door, it's been fine for years, always worth trying again and making sure you cover the hole with some tape. I replaced my rear drivers with genuine as i didn't know about the drill and spray method at the time. Any after market will have a guarantee, just depends on your budget and if you are happy, genuine can fail quickly too.
 

stephen

Active Member
Dec 4, 2018
82
10

both locks still working good its been 2 years
 

Benmk2cupra

Active Member
Feb 8, 2020
171
66
My drivers one packed up a few weeks ago but locked when door was open and had to cable tie it closed had a genuine one supplied and fitted by an ex master Seat technician friend of my cousins who now works on his own cost £215 genuine supplied and fiited and recently noticed the passenger one had been playing up so had the passenger side replaced today lol.