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Interesting, can you post a video of it in action?
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I wont be going home till reading week but I will then.
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I wont be going home till reading week but I will then.
haha understandable, same here.
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nice job that's so much more convenient than using the key.
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I did this with my 929's trunk after putting in an undertail kit. Well worth the effort and no more dam key to use! The only difference was that I mounted my pushbutton on the side of the bike where the battery sits under the seat (small red button). This way it stays clean and rather than use a relay I just grabbed power off my tail light circuit as the solenoid I purchased doesn't draw that much power. To save on shipping you can pick up parts at Princess Auto (low power solenoid for $9), Canadian Tire (bicycle brake cable) and the Source (wiring and a momentary pushbutton). When you run the cable make sure to minimize the amount of bending otherwise the solenoid isn't strong enough to pull on it and it won't fully retract either. I've used it for a full season with no issues with blowing a fuse or it's operation.
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That's freaking clever. And no I'm not being sarcastic.
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what happens when that solenoid fails? or relay fails?
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If it breaks no big deal for me as the driver's seat pops off and I can pull on the cable to open the trunk. So, it would be an easy fix if it did fail.
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Yeah I can take the front seat off if something fails.
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Jeez Dan you have way to much time on your hands haha... But kudos on the mod...
Is engingeering not enough work for you lol?
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haha what else am I supposed to do during reading week.. study? :D
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I have an idea. You can also tie it in with your alarm system, if you install one.
For me, I didn't want to fiddle with the ignition-kill/auto-start feature for my alarm so there are extra wires left over.
It would probably be pretty easy to tie it with the auto-start feature of the alarm and now you have a remote trunk opener!
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