1998 Honda Prelude

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Topic: 1998 Honda Prelude

Posted By: kotetu
Subject: 1998 Honda Prelude
Date Posted: March 24, 2002 at 8:52 AM

Hi!

I found your site through another site dealing with the 5th generation Honda prelude. In specific, the site talked about how to install a 2001 accord trunk popper into the prelude. (This would allow the prelude's trunk to be opened with the keyless entry remote.)

The site is here : https://students.washington.edu/markpaco/honda/trunk/trunk.htm

The only thing not include there is what wire to connect the solenoid to. (At the very bottom it briefly discusses electrical aspects.)

Is there any information that you have that can help me?

Thanks!

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Kotetu

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Posted By: Velocity Motors
Date Posted: March 24, 2002 at 9:15 AM

This topic was brought up once before in the previous forum that we had and the person that I tried to help ended up not doing this because there was no output wire for the trunk release solenoid coming from his keyless entry unit. You will have to find out if your keyless entry module has a trunk release option on it. I think that we found that the wire coming from the keyless entry module was a blue one or a black wire ( ???? ) check for wire verification on this by using a DMM and activate the trunk release from the OEM remote and if the target wire registers a ( + ) or a ( - ) signal then you have the right wire.

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

Posted By: kotetu
Date Posted: March 24, 2002 at 7:25 PM

Jeff,

Thanks for your help. In fact, the stock 1997-2001 Honda Prelude alarm/keyless entry system doesn't have an output for the trunk solenoid. What the person who posted the above website did, and what I was planning on doing, was run a cable from the trunk along with the manual release cord, and wire it to the option key output on the alarm control box.

What is a DMM? I have a multimeter I was going to use to do most of my testing.

I was also hoping someone might have a source document on the stock alarm, but maybe it's not available.

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Kotetu

Posted By: Velocity Motors
Date Posted: March 24, 2002 at 9:28 PM

A DMM is a digital multimeter. If you know someone at a Honda dealership that can access the 1997 - 2000 Prelude Security Manual you will have a full schematics of the wiring and all it's funsctions. The last time I went to the local Honda dealership, they didn't have a problem with me nosing around trying to find information about this.I'll see what I can do , but no promises as this would be the 2nd time for me posted_image

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

Posted By: kotetu
Date Posted: March 24, 2002 at 10:40 PM

Jeff,

Thanks! I appreciate you taking the time to do that. I unfortunately don't know any Honda guys myself, but I may start getting to know them. (I've had my Prelude in 4 times already for trunk noises and will be in there tomorrow again. :( )

Thanks again!

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Kotetu