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gonna try tihs again tonight, thanks guys, will let u know how it goes. :)

thanks for the pics man they are awesome, so can anyone tell me where the new rod conencts to? x y or z?

i took the pic from the other forum, its exactly the same problem im having, i just need to know how to take that plastic cover off, or how to remove that actuator. so ican get a better look

for all those who are deeply confused i have figured out our problem well my problem and maybe yours is, we get the door off and then we think, what do we do now? well the solution is we dont know what to do because a plasic cover is over the old actuator so what u need to do, is remove a bunch of screws to remove the old actuator far enough to get a look anyone know what screws to remove? I know that their are 3 torx screws on the side of the door that hold the lock mechnism in place. and a plastic thing that u need to pop in and push out, what else?

Hey I was able to successfully take off the now just dont know what screws to take off on the metal frame (if any) to get a good look at where my actuator goes. I would like to apologize to artbuc, i have been really frustrated with this installation, I was really rude and a complete well i wont say it, but I guess that shows my frustration. I have a pic of where im at, few questions: After I took off the door panel, I havent removed any screws from the metal, which screws should be taken off? What should I do after this? I need to know where the new silver rod goes, if I should take off the old one, where I should place the new actuator, it would be awesome if someone could edit this in paint with clear instructions it would help out alot of people! Thanks!

Where does the Rod go???

please re read this artbuc u douchebag i am not asking for linkage explanation u *BLEEP*tard

im asking for a few minutes just to explain everything in everyday people lingo like instead of linkage use words like silver rod, is it that hard. please man!!

someone help me

can someone message me their phone number I will be willing to pay for a few minutes of assistance or a few questions $50.00 for 30 minutes (not even) of help I will pay via paypal

2WEIMS1BOX and ABO do u guys have any messengers? we could meet online and group chat and try to put all 3 of our heads together to figure this out. PM me your MSN OR AIM or whatever! we can figure this out together.

would appreciate a explanation in easy to understand lingo :)

can someone explain the installation in laymans terms, for example instead of using the tech words to explain, can u use a more descriptive word, ie/ instead of using linkage can u use words like, new silver rod that came with the new actuator. it would really help us non tech lingo guys, please!!!!!!!!

FYI This is the EXACT motor used in the rx300 would it be easier if i just swapped motors? http://cgi.ebay.com/5-NEW-Mabuchi-Mini-Mot...id=p3286.c0.m14

after the door is off there are some bolts on the metal panel that looks like it holds the actuator in place do i remove these? is this the correct steps? i connect the new rod to the manual locking cam, and bend the rod to fit on the new actuator, after tihs all i gotta do is affix the new actuator somewhere (where do i affix it) and splice the wires in, and done? Linkage is the "silver rod" which came with the new actuator. It will link the new actuator to the old actuator. I assume it is about 300 mm long with a right angle (90 degree) bend. After the bend it is about 25mm long. At the end of the 25mm length it terminates with an enlarged head. This head is too big to push through the hole in the old actuator lever hole so it must be ground or filed down. You could enlarge the hole in the old actuator lever but it is plastic and enlarging the hole would make it too weak. Artbuc-Isn't the end of the rod with the "dog knot" the end that's meant to go through the end of the actuator? And then you cut and bend the other (straight end) in a modified Z (2- 90 degree bends) to fit through the unused hole in the actuator arm. (assuming he has the unused hole, some seem to have a different setup) Maybe I'm not understanding what you were saying but at least that's the way I understand it. It's really quite easy when you visualize it. I had to do all of my own engineering before I found this site and I replaced all 4 of my DIL's with Ford actuators and made my own rods- a lot more work. I wish I had found this site 1st. before I did her RX, it would have made it a lot easier for me. I don't think it makes any difference. I put the "dog knot" thru the hole in the old actuator because that is the way the pics showed it on the ClubLexus forum. The linkage rod is not easy to bend. I just bent it into a 180 degree u-bend to hook thru the new actuator. There isn't much room at the old actuator so putting the dog knot there made sense to me.