Thank you so much, just the answer I have been looking for! Now I
just have to wait for toby to release the new wings aloft kit.
--- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "ryanpwright" <yahoo1@xxxx> wrote:
> Misha,
>
> > find out a little more, because I used to think the lockzilla
was
> > what your door lock actuator upgrade kit is, but then i found
out it
> > just has to do with the pulse unit I believe (I might be
mistaken).
> > So if you dont replace the pulse unit dont you still risk a
chance
> > of the problem the base lockzilla kit is trying to avoid?
>
> Lockzilla replaces the "pulse unit", which I call the "door lock
> controller." The original lock solenoids use a LOT of power, and
this
> can cause problems with the factory door lock controller.
Lockzilla is
> really just a "beefed up" version of the original door lock
controller.
>
> If you upgrade to Toby's door lock actuators, you don't need
> lockzilla. His actuators use a fraction of the power of the
original
> solenoids. They also use outboard relays to switch the actual load,
> and all of this is included in the $100 price tag.
>
> In plain English: Lockzilla solves the problem by making the lock
> module more powerful. Toby's system solves the problem by making
the
> locks themselves use less power. Either way you go, you're fixing
the
> same problem. The question is, "How much do you want to spend to do
> it?" Toby's system is an absolute steal. As I said in a previous
post:
> "Best. Upgrade. Ever."
>
> Also, you asked:
>
> >> Finally, how come zilla's stuff is so much more expensive? Is it
> >> higher quality or higher profit margin?
>
> Bob's stuff is very expensive. Maybe the profit margins are huge,
> maybe he uses expensive parts, or maybe a little of both. Either
way,
> you don't need to spend that kind of money. It's simply not
necessary.
> Toby's kits are well engineered and are very high quality.
>
> -Ryan