anyone know how to hook up the hood release cable to the a door lock accuator so you can pop the hood with the push of a button? i really wanna try this but couldnt seam to find a D.I.Y.

 

Doubtful that you'll be able to pull the hood latch with a door actuator.

You'd likely need a trunk pop solenoid.

 

no i no for a fact that they used a door lock accuator and wired it.. but i dont no what else they used to mount the cable to the accuator

 

you will need 2 relays and wire them up for reverse polarity. on one relay wire 87/85 to 12 volts / 87a to ground / 86 to - lock trigger / 30 to the accuator/solinoid and on the other relay 87/86 to 12 volts / 87a to ground / 85 to - unlock trigger and 30 to the actuator. sorry i dont have a pic but that is how to wire them up.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by sandturtle &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">no i no for a fact that they used a door lock accuator </TD></TR></TABLE> Sorry, you may think you know but you are wrong, a door lock actuator does not have anywhere near enough torque to release the hood latch, take my word for it.

As mentioned you will need a solenoid. 94

 

u can buy an aftermarket heavy duty accuator* n wire it up with a relay like dopey mentioned.. but using a oem door lock accuator would not be stronge enough ta pull tha hood releace.

 

And to save money all you need is one relay

 

He's telling you how to wire it like a door lock. But unlock a door, you don't need to go in both directions. In other words, pulling the cable pops the hood, but pushing the handle the other way doesn't pull it closed again.

I found this diagram oh I don't know from where, my site I guess.



Instead of the red/white wire, you'll have a normally open push button switch connected to ground.

Be sure to fuse the constant 12v with a 10-15A fuse.

And yes, you'll need a heavy duty solenoid. An actuator isn't going to work.

 

thanks for the replys.. suspendedhatch is the alarm wire necessary for the hood release?


Modified by sandturtle at 3:55 AM 4/6/2008

 

only if you want to be able to pop the hood with your aftermarket alarm remote