VS Series 1 does it have Central Locking?

[ChappyVS95]

Pretty simple but i have a 1995 VS Series 1 ute i got it a few months ago i have 2 keys for it with buttons but neither buttons work the doors so i just key open/close it, did this model come out with Central? or are both my batterys in my keys conviniently flat?

[RazzaCaine]

erm pretty sure all vs's came out with remote central locking. i could be wrong but im pretty sure the batteries are flat or theres some other problem with your central locking

[commycrew]

Nah mate, mines a vs s1 ute and all the button does is turn the interior light on, sucks, thought that it would have central locking being a vs....

[ChappyVS95]

yea thats what i thought aye ill see what a few ppl have to say then ill try new batterys, just havnt got around to it yet haha

[RazzaCaine]

theres probably something wrong with the central locking then... when i use the unlock button on my vs s2 sedan it opens the drivers door if i just press it quickly, if i press and hold it then all the doors open and the interior light comes on in both cases. the interior light is coming on in your case so the signal must be working but its not activating your central locking. someone may correct me but im positive all vs came out with remote central locking. why would they give you a key remote if the car doesnt have remote central locking? that just doesnt make sense

[ChappyVS95]

yeah my light comes on when i open my door and yea seems strange to have a button but it to be useless?

[RazzaCaine]

id say try replacing the battery or something because it just doesnt sound right that you would have the key for it to do nothing

[commycrew]

Easiest way to solve this, is to take your door skins off and look at the locking mechanism, ive done it before and there is clearly no central locking! Mines an S pack so its not like a base model.

[RazzaCaine]

thats odd. seems weird holden would give out the keys when theres no central locking. im going to hazard a guess that it was just the utes that came out with no central locking so holden gave the utes the remote keys because it was cheaper than manufacturing ones with a separate key head

[Andrew426]

Yeah the 'tradie' pack utes missed out on a lot of stuff that was standard on exec. Some dont have tachos or speed alert either.

[RazzaCaine]

huh learn something new every day

[commycrew]

Hahaha yer, mines got the tacho, speed alert and cruise but doesnt have electric mirrors :S What were they thinking........

[ChappyVS95]

Hmm im leading more towards that sedans do but utes dont? Yeah the series 1 ute is very basic,my bench seat and aircon is my biggest luxury :P but im ok with that, nothing electric means nothin can #### up

[commycrew]

^^^^ Second that!

[RazzaCaine]

electric mirrors is no biggie though, seriously how often do you change around the mirrors? i dont think ive moved mine once

[ChappyVS95]

maybe i should pay a visit to holden theyd know (hopefully) the answer to this im leaning more towards its utes that dont

[commycrew]

electric mirrors is no biggie though, seriously how often do you change around the mirrors? i dont think ive moved mine once

haha yer I dont really even notice it any more, but going from a berlina with all the electrics to a ute was a bit of a shock

[RazzaCaine]

haha yer I dont really even notice it any more, but going from a berlina with all the electrics to a ute was a bit of a shock

yeah that would be a shock. im pretty certain i couldnt own a car without power windows again. i just love the luxury of them too much!

maybe i should pay a visit to holden theyd know (hopefully) the answer to this im leaning more towards its utes that dont

maybe just take the door skin of on the driver side as parbio suggested earlier and have a look to see if there are the door lock mechanisms. removing and refitting the door skins doesnt take too long so it may be easier than visiting holden

[jake93vrute]

I had the same problem when i brought my ute interior light turned on when you pressed the button on the key, prity simple to put the central locking in though just gotta get the door looms and the door locks with the actuators all just plugs in, i also put the power mirrors in it whilst i was at it too sett me back $100 for the lot

[b1rsey]

i dont know about anyone else but my 96 series 1 exec wagon doesnt have central locking either...the boot occasionally unlocks when the doors are unlocked manually but the only thing that happens usually is the interior light coming on. i have just recently replaced the head of the key so it cant be the battery...may have to look inside the doors...is there much work involved if i want to put in central locking
and does anyone else have a series 1 wagon without central locking?

[MMAATE]

i dont know about anyone else but my 96 series 1 exec wagon doesnt have central locking either...the boot occasionally unlocks when the doors are unlocked manually but the only thing that happens usually is the interior light coming on. i have just recently replaced the head of the key so it cant be the battery...may have to look inside the doors...is there much work involved if i want to put in central locking
and does anyone else have a series 1 wagon without central locking?

My series 1 exec VR wagon even has central locking, thats weird..

[VS 5.0]

My 12/95 build BT1 exec has central locking.

[old mate]

Yeah the 'tradie' pack utes missed out on a lot of stuff that was standard on exec. Some dont have tachos or speed alert either.

i didn't get air con, or a tacho, or speed alert, or a low fuel light, no airbags, no abs.

but i got central locking, electric mirrors and 3 seats.

ps. this was on a series 2

[old mate]

*double post*

[jokerflingo]

i didn't get air con, or a tacho, or speed alert, or a low fuel light, no airbags, no abs.

but i got central locking, electric mirrors and 3 seats.

ps. this was on a series 2

OMG i only just noticed ur ute doesn't have air con? How do you live?