electric releases
#1 _2doorterror_
Posted 05 January 2006 - 11:36 AM
#2
Posted 05 January 2006 - 11:47 AM
If your bonnet is tight to open, it may need to be realigned...slap some neverseez on the catch too...
Edited by knoath, 05 January 2006 - 11:47 AM.
#3 _QIKSLR_
Posted 05 January 2006 - 12:31 PM
#4
Posted 05 January 2006 - 06:41 PM
#5 _devilsadvocate_
Posted 05 January 2006 - 07:06 PM
Re the electric bonnet release, dont see much pt to it really, the boot release is for those occasions where you want to let someone get into the boot to get some gear that you are dropping off, or for opening it when it is raining(so you spend less time getting wet while you avoid having to put the key in the lock) and other circs.
The bonnet? well you can pull on a cable from the drivers seat, whats the difference between that and pushing a button.
Most solenoids wouldnt have enough strength if they had to pull through all the cable at the dash end, but if the catch was well greased and the pin that holds the bonnet down is not under too much pressure then a solenoid mounted right at the latch could do the job.
Begs the obvious question, how are you going to open the bonnet with a flat battery.
#6 _Flamenco_
Posted 05 January 2006 - 07:35 PM
I have a remote solenoid for the lock on my hatchback.
Since there was no provison for a hole in the inner workings of the latch I ended up drilling the rivets and taking out the striker arm. I heated it up with a butane torch until red hot & let it cool, this allowed me to drill a small hole in it for the cable. After that I heated it up agin and quenched it in water to re-harden it...
#7
Posted 05 January 2006 - 09:32 PM
RACV MAN
#8
Posted 05 January 2006 - 10:40 PM
Remote battery jumper terminals - a few differnt brands.
Chuck a couple of these under the back where you can get to them and you can jumpstart with no acess to the battery.
#9
Posted 05 January 2006 - 11:00 PM
RACV MAN
#10 _devilsadvocate_
Posted 06 January 2006 - 06:52 AM
#11 _2doorterror_
Posted 06 January 2006 - 11:05 AM
#12 _Leakey_
Posted 07 January 2006 - 10:00 AM
We were welding quite late at night and noticed the boot light was on....
Problem was with no battery connected what was making the light in the boot area?
Bloody thing was on fire!!!!! could not release the boot with the switch, had to reconnect the battery, but by then she was well a blaze. When we opened the hatch, finally, the sudden rush of air just made her go up worse still.
Finally got her out, but not before much damage done.
Yeah, put an electric boot release in!!!!
Dooooh!!!
#13 _2doorterror_
Posted 07 January 2006 - 12:53 PM
#14 _QIKSLR_
Posted 08 January 2006 - 09:26 AM
Oh yeh, the reason for me running the cable is that the solonid is massive and ugly. Kinda takes the class out of having a remote boot release. On the commodores they are hidden inside the skin of the boot. I mounted my solonoid to the back seat and I set it up so that the cable runs past one of the holes in the boot firewall so if the soloniod ever fails, I can remove the back seat and pull on the cable to get the boot open. Providing that I mount the cable well I don't see how it will be a problem.
Edited by QIKSLR, 08 January 2006 - 09:29 AM.
#15
Posted 09 January 2006 - 11:42 AM
Grant..
#16 _Torana482HP_
Posted 10 January 2006 - 08:58 PM
#17 _Leakey_
Posted 13 January 2006 - 09:41 AM
Great look!!
Sad story, but she looked good in the end. Happy ending.
- Leakey
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