CLASSIC DIY: 98-01 Accord trunk opener on 7thgen civic

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This is sort of a repost. ohmysac covered it pretty well. I just thought a good DIY would be helpful to everyone. Credit goes to ohmysac and krisic at wash u. This is adapted from his DIY. Rumors that a 98-00 Accord Trunk Opener bolts directly to a 7thgen are true. There are actually two models. The 98-00 accord opener P/N: 08E49-S84-100H looks like this: The 01 accord opener P/N: 08E49-S84-101H looks like this: Okay, so the difference between the two is that the 01 has the green self release so if you get stuck in the trunk you can get out You can get this from Handa Accessories for $30. 98-01 Accord Trunk Opener @ Handa Okay, on with the install. Tools you need are the following: 1. 10mm Socket Wrench 2. Rachet 3. Hook up wire 4. 22-18 gauge connectors 5. Crimping Tool The install is pretty to the book of the instructions that come with it which you can get here. Install PDF 1. Open the trunk and remove the trunk opener rod from the key cylinder. In order to remove the rod from the light blue retainer, you must rotate the retainer clockwise to unclip the rod and then pull the rod out of the hole. 2. Unclip the trunk light switch from the original trunk lock by depressing the tab and pulling on the black plastic housing. 3. Remove the Trunk pop cable by pulling the cable housing retainer out of the clip and then manipulating the cable out of the Trunk lock. 4. Remove the Trunk lock by removing the 2 10mm hex bolts. 5. Swap the trunk lock rod from the old trunk lock to the new trunk lock. Do not reverse the orientation of the lock rod. Remove the lock rod from the old trunk lock as in step 1. Transfer the lavender colored retainer clip to the new trunk lock. Squeeze the tabs on the retainer clip in order to remove it from the old trunk lock. 6. Reinstall the new trunk lock by mounting it with the 2 10mm hex bolts. 7. Reinstall in the trunk light switch. 8. Reroute the Trunk pop cable so that it can be reinstalled on the new trunk lock. Try to make the bend radius of the cable as large as possible to prevent binding. 9. Reinstall the lock rod onto the key cylinder. So that should have taken you like 15 minutes. Now comes the hard part. The trunk requires a 12v+ signal to open. If you have an alarm that outputs + signal then you can just wire the blue wire from the trunk opener to the signal wire of your alarm. If your alarm outputs a negative pulse like mine did, you need to use the relay that comes with the kit. There are four prongs and to attached wires to them, I recommend you go to the hardware store and pick up some 22-18 gauge connectors. So here is how the wiring goes for the relay. If you look on the diagram on the relay there are two prongs associated with coil/resistor and the other two prongs have a switch in between them. You'll want to connect you cars 12v line to one of the prongs with coil and one of the prongs with the switch. Doesn't matter which one. Then, you want to put the negative output wire from your alarm to the other coil prong and the wire to the trunk release in the other switch prong. That's it. If you hold the button for the trunk release on your remote, the relay should click. If it clicks, you know its powered and working. Make sure you ground the relay as well. It should work then, to hide the wires, I tucked it under the door sill along the carpet line and through the back seat. NOTE: Make sure you use the 12v line from the battery or from the steering column harness. I tried to use the 12v from the OEM alarm harness and it didn't have enough current. That's it, hope this helps everyone looking to get remote access to their trunk.

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