boot release (solenoid)

[quicky1980 0]

ive hooked my boot lock to a solenoid so i can open the boot from inside the car.

Ive hooked it up to the cars old rear wiper feed. only problem is the boot tries to unlock multiple times, can i make it so when i press the wipe button (boot realease) it only sends a single feed?

[sciroccotune 0]

if yo are still using the relayed feed from the wiper then it will do that, i guess you could fit a different relay or maybe just wire up an open/close switch to the stalk (if i understand what you are doing correctly)

[quicky1980 0]

is the relay for the boot wiper different to the front wipers?

 

does anyone know which realy i should use?

[Riley 0]

on my ol' mk1 i took power from the washer feed,this is just constant 12v for as long as you hold the stalk back.

 

neil. :)

[quicky1980 0]

a ha, thats where i may have gone wrong. because ive done it on my mk2 golf and that never did this

[sciroccotune 0]

bit on the nasty side if you use the rear washer at 60+mph....may be better with a switch.

[quicky1980 0]

well it'll help with downforce and cornering :)

when i get chance ill wrie it so i can use the wiper switch but only when ign is off. and link it to my alarm

[Riley 0]

aye,sounds like its taking power from the actual wiper feed and running through the relay as sciroccotune says :)

 

i cant just picture the wiper wiring on the rado...stick a 12v tester on a couple of the wires and flick/hold the lever back to find the right one.

 

neil.

 

edit:forgot the quote button!

[sciroccotune 0]

well it'll help with downforce and cornering Smile

 

 

thats mint mate :-D :lol:

[flusted 0]

Im using the same thing on mine,push stalk back and boot opens lol,you cant use the wash wiring as that goes to front of car.

Im guna slice the wire at the stalk and wire to a switch

[quicky1980 0]

oh well guesse ill have to just wire it up to the alarm then, no worries.

[Riley 0]

you cant use the wash wiring as that goes to front of car.

Im guna slice the wire at the stalk and wire to a switch

 

ahhhh,yep.

 

just couldn't get my head around it :oops:

could bypass the relay with some adequate wire and spade connectors.a push button is the best bet though 8)

 

neil.

[flusted 0]

I got a switch from a mk3 fiesta,gune put ingition live to it then cut the wire from stalk and attach to switch