1997 buick regal, trunk release button?

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Printed Date: May 10, 2025 at 12:40 PM

Topic: 1997 buick regal, trunk release button?

Posted By: the_one369
Subject: 1997 buick regal, trunk release button?
Date Posted: March 21, 2006 at 10:21 AM

i have a 1997 buick regal LS...i bought it from the dealership and as i was looking for the trunk release button i saw that i couldn't find one....but the 2 remotes that came with it both have a trunk release button on it and it works just fine....my 2 questions are

is there a button that im just not finding?

i have an alpine alarm system that im going to install and im wondering is that going to be a problem when i go to install my alarm

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Posted By: the_one369
Date Posted: March 21, 2006 at 10:45 AM

yeah i checked the glove box and i even took apart the dash a little bit and i still can't find anything

Posted By: tomgrice
Date Posted: March 21, 2006 at 7:58 PM

refer to https://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/Drives/FullTests/articleId=44083

"Missing from the Regal is an interior trunk release button and a scuff plate along the lower edge of the trunk opening. "

The '97 doesn't have a trunk release button.

tlg

Posted By: Twelvoltz
Date Posted: March 21, 2006 at 8:07 PM

The release wire can be found behind the glove box, brown at the relay. Negative trigger.

Posted By: the_one369
Date Posted: March 21, 2006 at 8:36 PM

thanks for that post Twelvoltz.....well my second question is how would i wire up my alpine alarm to my trunk relay so i can use one of the 3 ext. to pop open the trunk with the alarm remote......i have an alpine SEC-100 alarm

Posted By: Twelvoltz
Date Posted: March 21, 2006 at 9:40 PM

You should be able to just hook the channel output directly to the brown wire. The output is probably 200ma or less, but this should be ok, because you are just triggering the relay that controls the trunk pop motor.

Posted By: the_one369
Date Posted: March 21, 2006 at 9:44 PM

ok thanks do you know anything about hooking up the windows to the remote aux. so you can roll them down and back up if you do how is this done