Thanks to xurav4 who started this thread:
http://www.rav4world.com/forums/98-...c-door-locking-upon-gear-shift-2007-rav4.html
and eitingon in that same thread, I found out about this little door lock pulse generator module from Directed Electronics:
http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_8488_Directed+452T.html
Since I didn't want to use relays, and the price was right, I ordered one and installed it today. Seems to work great. It produces a 1 second pulse to lock the doors when I put the shift into reverse. But this module can do more. You can wire it to lock the doors immediately when you turn on the ignition. It can also unlock the doors when you turn off the key. Here is a scan of the first page of the instructions:
https://www.rav4world.com/d1/attachments/mods/photos/Directed452T.jpg
As you can see, it can produce a positive or negative pulse. On the RAV, I needed the negative pulse to apply to the pink lock wire, so I used the green wire. To trigger the pulse I used the violet wire which connects to the red wire for the backup lights. The +12 volts is on the grey wire on the same plug as the pink wires. And finally the black wire is connected to the ground bolt in the kick panel. There is a white plastic bracket at the bottom of that kick panel area, and it has an empty space where the module can be inserted lengthwise and it is held tight.
If you want the doors to lock when you first turn on the ignition, you need to connect the violet wire to the switched 12 volts which can be found on the blue wire in that same plug. If you want the doors to unlock when the ignition is turned off, simply connect the blue wire to the upper pink wire in that plug.
Thanks to everyone, especially xurav4 and eitingon for their fine efforts! This is a great mod!
http://www.rav4world.com/forums/98-...c-door-locking-upon-gear-shift-2007-rav4.html
and eitingon in that same thread, I found out about this little door lock pulse generator module from Directed Electronics:
http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_8488_Directed+452T.html
Since I didn't want to use relays, and the price was right, I ordered one and installed it today. Seems to work great. It produces a 1 second pulse to lock the doors when I put the shift into reverse. But this module can do more. You can wire it to lock the doors immediately when you turn on the ignition. It can also unlock the doors when you turn off the key. Here is a scan of the first page of the instructions:
https://www.rav4world.com/d1/attachments/mods/photos/Directed452T.jpg
As you can see, it can produce a positive or negative pulse. On the RAV, I needed the negative pulse to apply to the pink lock wire, so I used the green wire. To trigger the pulse I used the violet wire which connects to the red wire for the backup lights. The +12 volts is on the grey wire on the same plug as the pink wires. And finally the black wire is connected to the ground bolt in the kick panel. There is a white plastic bracket at the bottom of that kick panel area, and it has an empty space where the module can be inserted lengthwise and it is held tight.
If you want the doors to lock when you first turn on the ignition, you need to connect the violet wire to the switched 12 volts which can be found on the blue wire in that same plug. If you want the doors to unlock when the ignition is turned off, simply connect the blue wire to the upper pink wire in that plug.
Thanks to everyone, especially xurav4 and eitingon for their fine efforts! This is a great mod!
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