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trailbear

Member Since: 14 Sep 2016
Location: Scotland
Posts: 405

A Question of Central Locking

Gents

For those of you who have as standard or those who have fitted aftermarket Central Door Locking
To the rear door, are there any disadvantages to having the CDL working on the back door.

I am soon to be fitting CDL to my 110 and am considering whether to include the rear door as well.

I seem to remember on another forum many years ago, there seemed to be some debate as to whether you should
Or should not.

Any thoughts or opinions would be helpful.

Thanks

14th Jul 2020 8:21pm

90 Dreamer

Member Since: 13 Jul 2019
Location: Oop North
Posts: 2171

2016 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 HT Corris Grey

Mine has it regardless but one advantage of it NOT being included is that it means that anything in the rear needs the door to be physically unlocked to access which on a previous car was very handy when carrying valuables......

It also applies to many guys on here who shoot and obviously carry their weapons / ammo I should think

14th Jul 2020 8:37pm

trailbear

Member Since: 14 Sep 2016
Location: Scotland
Posts: 405

Yes, that was certainly One of the reasons given for not having it on the other forum I mentioned.
I am swaying toward that myself but haven’t quite decided yet.

14th Jul 2020 8:41pm

macfrank

Member Since: 05 Nov 2015
Location: somewhere in the north
Posts: 1082

2015 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 SW Keswick Green

You could install hidden switches to disable rear CDL motor and door switch. Maybe disabling the door switch may even be enough, depending on what you want to achieve.
I did it for the rear switch to not trigger the alarm on the rear while CDL+alarm is engaged. Useful when leaving the camper at night without waking anyone

(unlock from inside). Also used to load goods on supermarket car parks with suspicious figures lurking around... (unlock CDL, flick switch, lock CDL, unlock rear with key).

15th Jul 2020 6:01am

trailbear

Member Since: 14 Sep 2016
Location: Scotland
Posts: 405

Now, I quite like that. If you get time perhaps you could pm me on how you achieved that please.

15th Jul 2020 7:19am

AMBxx

Member Since: 24 Jul 2016
Location: York
Posts: 1035

2015 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 XS CSW Orkney Grey

90 Dreamer wrote:
Mine has it regardless but one advantage of it NOT being included is that it means that anything in the rear needs the door to be physically unlocked to access which on a previous car was very handy when carrying valuables......

It also applies to many guys on here who shoot and obviously carry their weapons / ammo I should think

Wouldn't it be better to just have valuables in a secure box of some sort? I'm pretty sure weapons need to be in a locked box when in the rear (I could be wrong though).

15th Jul 2020 8:00am

90 Dreamer

Member Since: 13 Jul 2019
Location: Oop North
Posts: 2171

well I don't shoot so has never bothered me and with our dogs I need the lower load height rather than having a "secure" drawer making it wheel arch height.........

I also now have a rear dog guard / door so opening the rear door doesn't instantly give direct access

15th Jul 2020 8:25am

blackwolf

Member Since: 03 Nov 2009
Location: South West England
Posts: 17478

2007 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 DCPU Stornoway Grey

It probably wouldn't be too difficult to modify it so that it always locks from CDL but doesn't unlock from the CDL, with a button to unlock.

15th Jul 2020 9:19am

trailbear

Member Since: 14 Sep 2016
Location: Scotland
Posts: 405

Thanks Gents

I think the full CDL option is the one I will go for and modify to my requirements as some have suggested.

Thanks for the help

15th Jul 2020 9:54pm

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