Boot switch,

[jon.young]

Hi all, when I fitted the catch for my boot release I didn't have a

Battery on the car so couldn't test it, now I have power, I can't get it to open via the switch by the number plate.

I had it all apart yesterday, an using a battery charger ran 12v through the switch and tested it with

A voltmeter, the switch seams to only work one way around, but when it's all connected it dosent work,

I also linked out the switch to basically simulate the switch being pressed nothing happened, but when

I linked it to neg the solenoid work on the release mech?

Anyone got some ideas???

The car has got an aftermarket alarm fitted, I dunno if it's worth seeing if I can wire the boot release to that? An by pass the switch?

Any thoughts are welcome

 

Thanks Jon

[spursmaddave]

Hi all, when I fitted the catch for my boot release I didn't have a

Battery on the car so couldn't test it, now I have power, I can't get it to open via the switch by the number plate.

I had it all apart yesterday, an using a battery charger ran 12v through the switch and tested it with

A voltmeter, the switch seams to only work one way around, but when it's all connected it dosent work,

I also linked out the switch to basically simulate the switch being pressed nothing happened, but when

I linked it to neg the solenoid work on the release mech?

Anyone got some ideas???

The car has got an aftermarket alarm fitted, I dunno if it's worth seeing if I can wire the boot release to that? An by pass the switch?

Any thoughts are welcome

 

Thanks Jon

 

I think you answered your own question there, unless the switch is just faulty

[jon.young]

I think I will pull the alarm out find the model and temp wire the trigger wire to the solenoid

See if I get any joy,

It's just weird how linking the switch out has no effect either, which I should make it work

[spursmaddave]

I think I will pull the alarm out find the model and temp wire the trigger wire to the solenoid

See if I get any joy,

It's just weird how linking the switch out has no effect either, which I should make it work

 

The boot release is obviously on the alarm 'ring' so if someone has bodged a connection somewhere that would explain it I guess... hope you get it sorted buddy

[jon.young]

I do to bloody annoying trying to be a gymnast to get the manual release

Start chopping wires later to find a cure