T4 Central Locking Problem Solved (Handy Info)

[ArcticMatt]

I thought i'd post this here just in case anyone else has the same problem. When I first bought my Exclusive, the central locking was setting itself off. This was caused by the passenger door lock pulling back when you opened the door and setting off the actuator. I pulled the fuse to begin with and left it for a sunny day to look at it. I then found this thread which was taken from the T4 wiki page. It looks like a common fault where the sping snaps and the door handle is able to pull the lock back by the friction of the mechanism. Its all on here plus a few bits i've added.

http://www.vwt4forum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=71372

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[sidepod]

So on my job list today was fix my self locking central locking.

Mr C hinted this would be the problem and sure enough, it was..

Easy to remove and fix (I made a new spring from a bike exhaust spring), a bit more of a faf to re-install.
I struggled, threw a few f***s at it and eventually it slid in.

Here’s a good vid of the process.