Punto (Mk2/2b) Remote Central Locking + Alarm on a Non-C/L MK2

First things first! My alarm and C/L Kit had arrived. I got mine off eBay but if you need them the same day, Maplin sell the C/L Kit for £21.99. I also belive they sell a C/L compatable Alarm for around £40, but double check with the assistant. The terminal blocks were bought from my local DIY store. You may wish to use something other than these now that I have a list of the connections, but as I anticipated a lot of faffing around getting the connections right, terminal blocks seemed the way to go.

Next, the locks and door wiring. I went to my favorite breakers in Dewsbury who always have around 30 Fiats in for breaking, 10 or so of these are usually MK2 Puntos - I was bound to find what I was after!



This car was going to be my victim - It had electric window switches in the centre console so chances are it had C/L aswell. It was well spaced from the other cars meaning I could swing the doors wide open to disconnect the wiring by the door hinge. Also there was no rainwater in the car and the door cards/windows/keylocks were still fitted reducing the chance of me taking a lock that may be water-damaged.


So its time to strip down doors - don't just rag the door cards off. This disassembly will help you learn how to remove the door cards without damaging anything. There is a detailed description of the removal later in this guide when I do it on my car, so just refer to that for stripping the parts from the donor.
Heres the door card removed. You can clearly see in this photo the door wiring we will also be taking - this just unclips from the door in various places.


The wiring seperates here... You will also need the car end of the connection aswell! Follow the wire through into the car and cut it with as much length as possible!


With the parts removed, time to go home (stopping off at the chippy on the way for a fish butty lunch!) You should have 2x Door locks, 2x Door wiring looms, 2x Connectors to the door wiring with a good length of wiring on them. You should now be able to tell easily whether the new door locks are the C/L type. The C/L ones have a white plastic part on the bottom of them containing the motor and a connector.

As mentioned, refer to the next page of this guide for detailed instructions of how to remove these part when I remove them from my own.