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Offline Gash

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Boot Popper
« on: 02 February 2011, 11:58 »
Right guys im looking at doing a bit of smoothing to the boot.
mainly delocking it, because the boot i have on isnt the original one and thus doesnt work with my key.
what i want to know is, iv bought a US Spec truck release button which i was going to use to open the boot.

would it be better to get a us boot actuator to connect the button and the boot together thus allowing me to unlock it that way. or shall i just get a boot popper kit and use that? :)
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Offline Wayne

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Re: Boot Popper
« Reply #1 on: 02 February 2011, 12:15 »
I would use a boot popper kit, ebay ones are cheap, just run it off the switch.
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Offline Len

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Re: Boot Popper
« Reply #2 on: 02 February 2011, 12:58 »
Still thinking how to do mine and am leaning towards fitting a Passat boot opener.
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Re: Boot Popper
« Reply #3 on: 02 February 2011, 15:21 »
I used an old actuator from an Escort. Think it was from the central locking. Just needed that, a bit of wire, a button, and a piece of metal strip to hold the actuator in place. Then used an electrical joining block to attach the actuator to the existing rod (well, one that I made after snapping the end off the original trying to get the block on.) Hardest part was running the wire from the boot to the front of the car :)
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Offline Wayne

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Re: Boot Popper
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Offline thai-wronghorse

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Re: Boot Popper
« Reply #5 on: 02 February 2011, 15:31 »
This is something i plan on doing as well as soon as the weather improves, i brought a US spec centre console a few months ago that has a boot opening switch built in and it'd be rude not to utilise it fully.
What would be the best way to wire it up, where should i take a live feed from?
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Offline Seanl

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Re: Boot Popper
« Reply #6 on: 02 February 2011, 16:00 »
May as well take it from the central locking pump as its pretty close.
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Re: Boot Popper
« Reply #7 on: 02 February 2011, 16:02 »
I want a manual release opening. But wont be having the key lock.
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Re: Boot Popper
« Reply #8 on: 02 February 2011, 16:15 »
Quote from: Seanl on 02 February 2011, 16:00
May as well take it from the central locking pump as its pretty close.

Will not work as you need something to pull the release lever up.
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Offline Gash

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Re: Boot Popper
« Reply #9 on: 02 February 2011, 20:32 »
Quote from: thai-wronghorse on 02 February 2011, 15:31
This is something i plan on doing as well as soon as the weather improves, i brought a US spec centre console a few months ago that has a boot opening switch built in and it'd be rude not to utilise it fully.
What would be the best way to wire it up, where should i take a live feed from?

thats what iv got.... may aswel say it now iv got a US tailgate... but doesnt have the keyhole.... so basically need to know how to open the boot with that button... hense thinking a geniue acuator
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