This is a guide for fitting the RightClick brand of remote locking units that you can get from ebay or from www.rclick.co.uk.
Ive just finished fitting the kit, so heres some detailed instructions of how i went about fitting it. Took about 90minutes in total and you will need
- Voltmeter
- Additional IDC connectors to those supplied
- Crimping tool and eyelet crimps
- 10mm ring spanner
- Large flat-bladed screwdriver.
- Start by labelling the loom as it comes out of the box, using the diagram supplied- white (lock) white/black (unlock) yellow,yellow/black,black (ground) browns (left/right indicators) red (12v feed).
- Using insulating tape, cover over the orange and orange/black wires and also the green wire. If you do not have a boot actuator also cover up red/black and pink.
- Acquire some eyelet crimps, and crimp one onto each of the Yellow, Yellow/Black, and Black cables.
- This completes loom preparation.
- Move out to the Punto.
- Undo the panel for the fuse box (panel is by right knee on RHD vehicles) - note that these screws are quarter turn only.
- Unscrew the cowling for the underside of the steering column - there are four allen screws - two at the top, and two underneath the column height adjustment lever.
- In the fusebox, unplug the bottom left hand plug by pressing on the tab and flicking up the lever- (black with a red lever).
- Snip off the cable tie and unravel some of the loom tape to make for easier access.
- Using the tabs on the side of this plug flick out the two inner connectors (one grey one black), again for easier access.
- Begin to locate the wires needed by using a voltmeter.
- Firstly the indicators, turn on the indicator to the left and test the pink wires, by sticking the +ve probe into the back of the connector where the pink wires go, and the -ve probe to ground - a metal screw on the steering column. At the correct wire there should be a reading of about 5-12v depending on response level of the meter.
- Repeat the process for the right turn indicator, by probing the pink/white wire.
- Look for either a blue/purple or a blue/black wire - this should be the car unlock wire. Again probe down the back of the connector and when the doors are locked there should be a reading of about 3V.
Note - if you cannot see any wires of these colours - have a look at the wires going into the drivers door and look at the colours of the thin wires. This hsould help to narrow down the choices.
- Repeat the process above but for the lock wire, this will be either white/green, green/blue or white/black, When the doors are unlocked there should be a 3v reading.
- Once all checked - open the bonnet to disconnect the negative terminal from the battery - 10mm spanner required.
- Now the splicing of the wires can begin.
- For each wire on the car loom, allow a length of about 5cm from the socket. When splicing ensure that both wires will be pinched by the metal plate. I found it easiest to press down with my thumb for most of the crimp, using pliers to go the final bit. Flip the plastic over to lock it in.
- Repeat this process for unlock, lock, indicator left, indicator right.
- Under the steering column, on the right hand side (for RHD vehicles) there is a black metal plate covering a silver drum. Under this black metal plate is a screw. If you unscrew this you can feeding the eyelet crimped wires onto the thread and retighten.
- This now just leaves the positive 12v permanent feed. I got this from a red wire running down the steering column, it is fairly thin. Before connecting, ensure this is a permanent 12v feed (reconnect battery to test. disconnect again before splicing) Use a splicing connector (IDC) to tap into this.
- Reconnect the battery.
- Plug the main remote module into the remote loom.
- Refit the grey and black connector of the car loom into the socket cover, remebering that the grey connector is at the bottom.
- Refit the plug into the fuse box.
- Test to ensure that the remote locking now works.
- Tape up the wires from the extra loom using insulation tape to make the job neater.
- Choose a suitable location to mount the module on the inside fusebox panel, and use the double sided sticky foam to attach. Try and stretch the aerial about as much as possible and tape down to the cover.
- Refit the panneling of the sterring colum and the fusebox.
Note, i have discovered that if you ever need to use the key to open the door, it will confuse the box slightly, and you will need to press the button on the remote corresponding to the action you have just performed, for the kit to continue working as normal.