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Old 11-22-2013, 06:28 PM   #9
sb01box
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Originally Posted by Usedclassic View Post
I have now sourced a second hand latch and fitted it to the car, all is now working as it should.

I did take the original out and left it in the garage for a couple of days, I then put it back as I had to use the car and it wasn't securable. When I refitted it everything worked fine for a few minutes. I suspect water is getting in to the latch and shorting something out so how long the new latch will last is anyones guess !!!


Any way thanks for all help & ideas.
I suspect your latch has the same problem as mine. that of bad solder joint on the printed wiring board inside the latch mechanism. if your plan for the original latch is to discard it, you may want to take it apart and examine the solder on the connector plug. you may end up with a fully functional backup unit.
glad to hear that your problem is fixed
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