jonspencer_1981
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I had a request from CHESTNUTREE (on PumaPeople) to do a how to on this so thought I'd write one up.
This is a "how to" on successfully making an interior boot release which DOESN'T affect your current exterior boot release or the central locking.
You will need -
approx 3-4 metres of insulated electrical wire (good insulation as it will be wired to an ignition live)
a boot swicth from a Ford Cougar/Ka etc
blox electrical connectors (best I can describe it - the ones with little screws in)
wire cutters
wiring connectors
Ford headunit keys (or aftermarket if required)
Firstly, open your boot and remove the carpeted section from your n/s/r light. You may need to undo the plastic bolts holding the shield on your boot lock to get enough acess to the wiring. Upon doing this you will see a plastic wiring connector with a black/orange wire on either side. To be sure this is the right wire, follow it to the boot lock.
You will need to cut this wire and remove the black connector. This black connector will no longer be required.
Next, you will need to feed a single wire from the boot, underneath the carpet until you reach a suitable position in the fron cabin (I placed mine under the gearstick so the switch could be mounted on the plastic surround, but will be repositioning to the interior fuse cover eventually)
This wire is going to eventually connect from your boot to your stereo!
Following this, remove your stereo and connect a length of wire (dependant on desired switch position) to your ignition live on your headunit. This will now need to be connected on one side of your blox connector along with the wire under the carpet (NOTE - both connected on the same side!!)
On the other side of this, you will need to connect your switch. I had to do a trial and error on the cables to see which way to connect it (just try wires in different positions as 2 wires will be for lighting the switch, the other 2 will be to power it)
I didn't light my switch, so once you have determined the switch wires, trim and tape the spare wires.
Now the front section is completed, go back to the boot.
Since you have cut the boot switch connector off, you should have 2 black/orange wires and the wire that runs under the carpet.
As you look DOWN into the boot, you need to connect in the following order - LEFT = one black/orange wire RIGHT = one black/orange wire and the extra wire you have placed under the carpet.
Connect the wires using a blox connector so that you have one wire on the left side, and 2 wires on the right side.
Before putting everything back together CHECK IT WORKS - check exterior release, interior release, central locking & alarm.
If you have done it correctly, everything should work, and you can put your boot back together.
There you have it, one interior boot release that runs on ignition, and you still keep your exterior release for when the ignition is off.
I am unsure if this works with aftermarket alarms, but should do as the concept is fairly easy.
YOUR ALARM MAY GO OFF AS THE WIRING FOR THE BOOT HAS BEEN CUT, WHICH MAKES THE CAR THINK YOUR BOOT IS OPEN. ALL YOU NEED TO DO IS SET AND UNSET IT (I DID IT WITH THE KEY ITSELF)
This is a "how to" on successfully making an interior boot release which DOESN'T affect your current exterior boot release or the central locking.
You will need -
approx 3-4 metres of insulated electrical wire (good insulation as it will be wired to an ignition live)
a boot swicth from a Ford Cougar/Ka etc
blox electrical connectors (best I can describe it - the ones with little screws in)
wire cutters
wiring connectors
Ford headunit keys (or aftermarket if required)
Firstly, open your boot and remove the carpeted section from your n/s/r light. You may need to undo the plastic bolts holding the shield on your boot lock to get enough acess to the wiring. Upon doing this you will see a plastic wiring connector with a black/orange wire on either side. To be sure this is the right wire, follow it to the boot lock.
You will need to cut this wire and remove the black connector. This black connector will no longer be required.
Next, you will need to feed a single wire from the boot, underneath the carpet until you reach a suitable position in the fron cabin (I placed mine under the gearstick so the switch could be mounted on the plastic surround, but will be repositioning to the interior fuse cover eventually)
This wire is going to eventually connect from your boot to your stereo!
Following this, remove your stereo and connect a length of wire (dependant on desired switch position) to your ignition live on your headunit. This will now need to be connected on one side of your blox connector along with the wire under the carpet (NOTE - both connected on the same side!!)
On the other side of this, you will need to connect your switch. I had to do a trial and error on the cables to see which way to connect it (just try wires in different positions as 2 wires will be for lighting the switch, the other 2 will be to power it)
I didn't light my switch, so once you have determined the switch wires, trim and tape the spare wires.
Now the front section is completed, go back to the boot.
Since you have cut the boot switch connector off, you should have 2 black/orange wires and the wire that runs under the carpet.
As you look DOWN into the boot, you need to connect in the following order - LEFT = one black/orange wire RIGHT = one black/orange wire and the extra wire you have placed under the carpet.
Connect the wires using a blox connector so that you have one wire on the left side, and 2 wires on the right side.
Before putting everything back together CHECK IT WORKS - check exterior release, interior release, central locking & alarm.
If you have done it correctly, everything should work, and you can put your boot back together.
There you have it, one interior boot release that runs on ignition, and you still keep your exterior release for when the ignition is off.
I am unsure if this works with aftermarket alarms, but should do as the concept is fairly easy.
YOUR ALARM MAY GO OFF AS THE WIRING FOR THE BOOT HAS BEEN CUT, WHICH MAKES THE CAR THINK YOUR BOOT IS OPEN. ALL YOU NEED TO DO IS SET AND UNSET IT (I DID IT WITH THE KEY ITSELF)
