Door Lock Actuator Replaced. Lock/unlock flipped?

Hi everyone, I ended up replacing the door lock actuator/mechanism on my 05 Tundra with a part from RockAuto. The door mechanism is no longer sticking and it works flawlessly. I’m not having a problem where the lock and unlock buttons are flipped only on the door that I switched the door lock actuator/mechanism. I’m not sure what to do. I’ve verified that the electrical and mechanical components are correctly re-installed. The wired ball for the door handle are installed correctly. Any tips? I followed this video for the install.

https://youtu.be/5dDakuQD_yc?feature=shared

 

Solid chance the wiring is reversed. Same is apparently true with window motors on aftermarket parts. Try unpinning the harness on your aftermarket part, and reverse the wires.

 

Ah that sounds a bit beyond me. I haven’t messed with that kind of electrical work…

 

The new unit you installed. It should have two wires coming out of it. Those wires to into a plastic connector. You can actually "de-pin" those, i.e. pop the pins out of the plastic. You can then slide them back in, but in reverse order. This is the "clean" way to do it. Then test.

The butchery, half-ass way to do it is to just cut the wires (on the part, not your OEM wiring) and butt splice them together in reverse order - don't be a dumbass who uses electrical tape, wire nuts or other bullshit methods to reconnect the wires.

This covers what I mean when I say "de-pin" and cover the most popular connectors used in automotive, that solenoid you got may be Tyco (~16m mark). With the right tools, some are make-your-own, re-pinning a connector is a 20 second ordeal, or maybe 2-5 minutes per wire if it's your first time.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vt_rAIKPlWA​

 

Oh, and so you understand what I'm getting at.

We've had guys on here get window motors for our trucks on RockAuto. They were wired in reverse, so up is down and down is up. Simply reversing the order the wires were connected solved the issue.

I'm suspecting that's what's happening here - the door lock actuator you bought is wired in reverse, so when you apply power, it does the opposite of what you expect. If true, reversing the wires should resolve that. Make sense?