remote starter and trunk release?

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Forum Name: Car Security and Convenience
Forum Discription: Car Alarms, Keyless Entries, Remote Starters, Immobilizer Bypasses, Sensors, Door Locks, Window Modules, Heated Mirrors, Heated Seats, etc.
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Topic: remote starter and trunk release?

Posted By: ole3k
Subject: remote starter and trunk release?
Date Posted: February 18, 2003 at 12:38 PM

I have a 1989 honda civic and I got a audiovox model AA-RS5CS 3 channel remote stater, remote start ok, power door locks ok, but how i connect the truck release, i know i need a relay but from what cable on the module,the features says...

two button programable RF transmiters

three channel receiver (capable of accepting 4 transmiters)

alarm by-pass ouput, factory disarm output before start and during unlock.

please help me. thank's. I forgot to tell i don't have an alarm.

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ole

Replies:

Posted By: Velocity Motors
Date Posted: February 18, 2003 at 1:18 PM

You need to hook up a power trunk release to the cable pull for the hatch release. You will need to reverse the polarity on the trunk release wire from a (-) to a (+) with the relay.

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Jeff
Velocity Custom Home Theater
Mobile Audio/Video Specialist
Morden, Manitoba CANADA

Posted By: Chris Luongo
Date Posted: February 18, 2003 at 5:04 PM

The AA-RS5CS is the one they sell at Sears, with the boomerang-style remotes, right? I don't think it has a trunk release output.

On the Audiovox stuff, a thin dark blue wire would be trunk release, and a thin light GREEN/ black wire would be an extra "option" channel. These would be in a small two-pin white plug on the side of the brain. If you don't have these, you have no trunk release.

If you can buy a Prestige APS-685 or Pursuit PRO-9175FT4, the main big harnesses at each end will be the same, meaning it will be very simple to upgrade. Either of these two units will have the extra outputs mentioned above, plus much nicer remotes and a long-range antenna.

Also, as Jeff said, you'll need more than just a relay. There are solenoids available just for this purpose; they attach to the cable or latch, and pull on it when activated. It's tricky to get them working just right, but the basic installation concept is simple and easy to understand.