Adding remote trunk pop to my 93'

[adidas_kn]

I am going to shave my door handles and trunk key hole. I know on my (moms) 91 plus it has the door code with remote unlock and trunk pop. When I was meesing with the trunk in the 91 I noticed that it has an electric trunk release motor in the lid. I want to integrate this motor into my lid and to my Viper alarm. Just wanting to make sure this isn't a problem. Thinking maybe use CH3 on my alarm to pop her open.

Later
"J"

 

[nkb93]

I recently took the trunk pop solenoid ("motor") from my '90 beater SHO to put in the wife's Civic.

The Honda already had a remote start unit (audiovox APS-685), which has a channel 3 output similar to your alarm, I'd imagine. There are some considerations to be made, though, for hooking this output to the trunk solenoid:

The trunk solenoid is a high-current device, drawing about 14 amps at 12 volts. Most likely, your alarm isn't designed to provide this much current through the auxiliary channel (CH3). Mine was limited to something like 0.5 Amps. The solution is to have the CH3 output energize an automotive relay, which switches the large current.

The instruction manual for your alarm should have a diagram showing how to connect a trunk solenoid. If not, let me know and I'd be happy to help you out with the details.

It's pretty easy, just gotta be wary that it draws a fair amout of current, so choose your wiring accordingly. I used 14 gauge, because I had that laying around. 16 ga should be ok too.


Nathan

 

[Slo-Sho]

Get a whole latch from a keyless car in a salvage yard. It is power. Two wires, simple.