# Key less entry

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/key-less-entry/15384>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [June 16, 2008, 12:29am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/key-less-entry/15384 "2008-06-16T00:29:55Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![02accent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/0/ecae2f/32.png) [@02accent](https://community.cartalk.com/u/02accent)\
**Post date:** [June 16, 2008, 12:29am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/key-less-entry/15384/1 "2008-06-16T00:29:55Z")

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does acar need to have power locks inorder for a keyless entry system to work?

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**Author:** ![Moynihand](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Moynihand](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Moynihand)\
**Post date:** [June 16, 2008, 12:45am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/key-less-entry/15384/2 "2008-06-16T00:45:07Z")

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Yes, however there are kits from the likes of [jcwhitney.com](http://jcwhitney.com) that can retrofit your car with power locks and keyless entry

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**Author:** ![meaneyedcatz](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/meaneyedcatz/32/692_2.png) [@meaneyedcatz](https://community.cartalk.com/u/meaneyedcatz)\
**Post date:** [June 16, 2008, 1:24am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/key-less-entry/15384/3 "2008-06-16T01:24:30Z")

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yes, otherwise the keyless system would not have anything to power. In other words, if the keyless system powered the manual locks then the manual locks would be powered.

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**Author:** ![andrew\_j](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/91b2a8/32.png) [@andrew\_j](https://community.cartalk.com/u/andrew_j)\
**Post date:** [June 16, 2008, 1:33pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/key-less-entry/15384/4 "2008-06-16T13:33:18Z")

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You need power door locks AND the car already equipped with keyless entry for the system to work. The power door locks alone do not automatically mean keyless entry.

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**Author:** ![oldschool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e19adc/32.png) [@oldschool](https://community.cartalk.com/u/oldschool)\
**Post date:** [June 16, 2008, 1:44pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/key-less-entry/15384/5 "2008-06-16T13:44:51Z")

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The car does not have to already be equiped with a reciever. You can equip a car with both the reciever for the keyless entry transmitters and power door lock actuators,both available from the aftermarket.