Rear Door Popper - AARGH!

[Kenny]

I think Kenny hit the nail on the head!

I was going to have a trunk release button also, but changed my mind and decided to only have the popper open by security system remote.

good luck, Mark.

-biju.

As per our recent discussions, you know I'm a bit paranoid...
Although I would love to have a trunk popper on the tail gate, I'm too afraid that somehow I might bump a button or sit on the remote and open the gate without knowing it. Then, unlike the doors, I've disarmed and opened my vehicle. Now I have to walk back to it to close it....

Do you, and others, have a good comfort level with your alarm FOB opening the popper? I assume it is a 2 second hold down to activate it.

Can the popper be set up to just pop the clasp for a few seconds to give you enough time to pull the door open? So if the door is not opened, the clasp would then re-engage and lock the gate again...


Sorry Mark for going a bit off topic of your troubleshoot...

[biju]

I assume it is a 2 second hold down to activate it.

yeah - option three for two seconds and then, *pop* - so very limited chance of accidents - but still possible i suppose.

msh: keep us posted if the above (kenny's post) helps to fix the issue you're havin'.

-biju.

[k4tmc]

MSHardeman,

I followed the instructions that are provided for Tone's mod and did not have a problem with the wiring for the release button and the dome light connection.

I do not use the remote fob to open the rear door.

I put the release button switch in the dash area near the hood release control. As a result, there have been no accidental rear door releases. You have to make a special effort to reach for the button.

Now, the only problem I have is that sometimes the popper spring mechanism does not push with the same force. It catches internally and does not fully pop out. Some silicone spray inside has helped, but I am not sure if that is going to be a permanent fix.

Henry

[Moncha]

I have mine working through a dash switch and my alarm (Non-OEM) remote I love it!! The switch indicator light would need to be wired separately as Kenny suggested.

I will be working on a disconnect for mine so when the VX is in gear it won't allow the popper to work.. It's been so long, I'll have to refresh my self on the wiring scheme. The one thing I can say is, I have never opened mine accidentally so, that's good but I would like to make sure it can't happen. One way that I did make it safer was to rearrange the switches.. I moved the cruise control switch up to the upper switch are and put the popper switch in the CC slot. That way, you can't hit it when reaching for another switch.

[Tone]

The yellow trunk button that the kit comes with fits perfectly in the glove box (there is a depression where one could have gone) and is hard to push accidentally. But an in gear lockout is a good idea.