trunk release button

Gunny · July 9th, 2007, 06:04 PM

I reckon the moral of this is that if someone really wanted to get into your car, they could/would.

texas_mustang · July 9th, 2007, 07:35 PM

ive worked it before on my moms mercedes. we locked the keys in the trunk, and we called mercedes and they unlocked the doors for us.

06RedfireGT · July 9th, 2007, 08:54 PM

what ford should have done is just put em in the coupes. that would provide some secure storage for the verts.

odiaz · July 9th, 2007, 10:40 PM

If you want a trunk button, put one in your self. It's really simple and ponly costs about $2.

Here are a set of instructions I wrote up:

http://www.cherod.com/mustang/HowTo/TrunkRelease.htm

For other how to articles, go to:
http://www.cherod.com/mustang/HowTos.htm

texas_mustang · July 9th, 2007, 11:00 PM

dude, nice site. im book marking it

06RedfireGT · July 9th, 2007, 11:38 PM

Originally Posted by odiaz

If you want a trunk button, put one in your self. It's really simple and ponly costs about $2.

Here are a set of instructions I wrote up:

http://www.cherod.com/mustang/HowTo/TrunkRelease.htm

For other how to articles, go to:
http://www.cherod.com/mustang/HowTos.htm

damn that seems really easy. could you just cut the white wire and put the wire from the switch and one end of the wite wire into a crimp connector? would that mess it up? i think it would be really easy. it would probably only take like half an hour. thanks odiaz. this is exactly what i was looking for when i posted this.

texas_mustang · July 10th, 2007, 12:56 AM

yea man. i really wanna do this now.

odiaz · July 10th, 2007, 01:10 AM

personally, I don't like cutting wires if I can avoid it but as long as you tap into the wire you should be OK. The hardest part of this job is finding the wire. When I did mnine I used the published wiring diagram and they mislabeled the trunk release wire. It took me about an hour to find it. Finally I pulled the cover on the trunk lock to find th wire.

06RedfireGT · July 10th, 2007, 02:44 AM

how long did it take ya w/o hunting for the wire?

odiaz · July 10th, 2007, 05:32 PM

The job should take about a half hour or so. I chose the glove compartment box because I can lock it if I need to and the trunk will be secure. This mod ha saved me a few times. One time I was at a car show and dropped my keys n the trunk as I was packing up. Without the button I would have had to call roadside assitance and wait for them.

When you drill the hole in the glove compartment box, feel around the edge. There is a metal braket with a hole where the switch should go. Drill the hole to line up with this opening and insert the switch in there. One lead goes to ground and the other goes to the white wire with the pink stripe.

If you don't want to cut the wire or splice into it, you can use a vampire tap connector.

06RedfireGT · July 10th, 2007, 05:49 PM

you can get the vampire thing at radio shack right?

odiaz · July 11th, 2007, 09:12 PM

Another name ofr them is T type connectors. You can get them at radioshack, auto zone, pep boys, etc.

06RedfireGT · July 11th, 2007, 09:24 PM

ok cool. thanks.

July 9th, 2007, 06:04 PM	#21
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July 9th, 2007, 10:40 PM	#24
odiaz Newbie Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 38 iTrader: 0 reviews	If you want a trunk button, put one in your self. It's really simple and ponly costs about $2. Here are a set of instructions I wrote up: http://www.cherod.com/mustang/HowTo/TrunkRelease.htm For other how to articles, go to: http://www.cherod.com/mustang/HowTos.htm __________________ My Mods How To Articles

July 10th, 2007, 01:10 AM	#28
odiaz Newbie Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 38 iTrader: 0 reviews	personally, I don't like cutting wires if I can avoid it but as long as you tap into the wire you should be OK. The hardest part of this job is finding the wire. When I did mnine I used the published wiring diagram and they mislabeled the trunk release wire. It took me about an hour to find it. Finally I pulled the cover on the trunk lock to find th wire. __________________ My Mods How To Articles

July 10th, 2007, 05:32 PM	#30
odiaz Newbie Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 38 iTrader: 0 reviews	The job should take about a half hour or so. I chose the glove compartment box because I can lock it if I need to and the trunk will be secure. This mod ha saved me a few times. One time I was at a car show and dropped my keys n the trunk as I was packing up. Without the button I would have had to call roadside assitance and wait for them. When you drill the hole in the glove compartment box, feel around the edge. There is a metal braket with a hole where the switch should go. Drill the hole to line up with this opening and insert the switch in there. One lead goes to ground and the other goes to the white wire with the pink stripe. If you don't want to cut the wire or splice into it, you can use a vampire tap connector. __________________ My Mods How To Articles

July 10th, 2007, 05:49 PM	#31
06RedfireGT One Man Wolf Pack 2006 Mustang GT 13ish....maybe Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Regulatin On Some OGs Posts: 22,202 iTrader: 2 reviews	you can get the vampire thing at radio shack right? __________________ ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ

July 9th, 2007, 07:35 PM	#22
texas_mustang Banned Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 2,077 iTrader: 0 reviews	ive worked it before on my moms mercedes. we locked the keys in the trunk, and we called mercedes and they unlocked the doors for us.

July 9th, 2007, 08:54 PM	#23
06RedfireGT One Man Wolf Pack 2006 Mustang GT 13ish....maybe Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Regulatin On Some OGs Posts: 22,202 iTrader: 2 reviews	what ford should have done is just put em in the coupes. that would provide some secure storage for the verts.

July 9th, 2007, 11:00 PM	#25
texas_mustang Banned Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 2,077 iTrader: 0 reviews	dude, nice site. im book marking it

July 10th, 2007, 12:56 AM	#27
texas_mustang Banned Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 2,077 iTrader: 0 reviews	yea man. i really wanna do this now.

July 10th, 2007, 02:44 AM	#29
06RedfireGT One Man Wolf Pack 2006 Mustang GT 13ish....maybe Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Regulatin On Some OGs Posts: 22,202 iTrader: 2 reviews	how long did it take ya w/o hunting for the wire?

July 11th, 2007, 09:12 PM	#32
odiaz Newbie Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 38 iTrader: 0 reviews	Another name ofr them is T type connectors. You can get them at radioshack, auto zone, pep boys, etc. __________________ My Mods How To Articles

July 11th, 2007, 09:24 PM	#33
06RedfireGT One Man Wolf Pack 2006 Mustang GT 13ish....maybe Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Regulatin On Some OGs Posts: 22,202 iTrader: 2 reviews	ok cool. thanks. __________________ ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ

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