Alarm Trunk Release

I have a Prestiege/Audiovox APS 250 in my Integra hatchback and when I
had it installed, I opted not to have the trunk release option
installed. (An actuator and relay somewhere? They wanted a small
fortune for it.)

What is involved in installing whatever is required to make the second
button unlock the hatch?

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As you have suggested, you need an actuator, like one of these:
http://tinyurl.com/yq7eo mounted at the trunk latch. You also need a
relay (e.g. http://tinyurl.com/3euru) and it is usually convenient to
mount the relay close to the alarm / remote receiver. You need to run a
wire (wouldn't go smaller than 14 AWG, the trunk actuators draw quite a
bit of current) from the actuator to the relay and also a wire from the
relay to the battery (or to the under-dash fuse box if it is like my '94
Civic and has an auxiliary power connector fuse at 50A). One of the
wires in the alarm harness is the control wire for the relay. Do you
have the installation instructions for the alarm? It will tell you
which wire to use.

 

Unfortunately I don't have the installation instructions. I had the
unit (Prestiege APS 250) installed about 7 units ago by an alarm
shop..

Just looking at the service manual, there doesn't appear to be an
auxiiliary power connector fuse or similar. So, I guess the relay
needs to be placed in a socket then?, powered off the battery or a
main always-on circuit.

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Look for the installation manual at http://tinyurl.com/yuw8y. Looks like
the dark blue wire is the one you want. It goes to terminal 85 on the
relay. Terminal 86 and 87 of the relay both go to battery voltage
(unswitched, always on) and terminal 30 goes to the positive terminal on
the actuator. The wire to terminals 86 and 87 should be fused close to
the source. The documents that come with the trunk actuator should
specify the fuse rating required.

What year is your Integra? The auxiliary power conections are called
"Option 1" through "Option 5" in the service manual for my '94 Civic. If
you post a real e-mail address I'll send you a photo of my fuse box so
you know what to look for. You do not need a socket for the relay, you
can connect it up with regular 1/4" spade connectors.

 

Thanks for the link. I didn't realize the manuals were available
online, that's quite helpful.

E-mail address: nntp at spamsack dot org (spamsack becomes mailsack,
for valid address)

Thanks for your help.

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