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I have a 2001 Honda civic ES1 sedan. I have purchased a universal central locking kit. The car has the factory central locking, however i want to add remote boot open. I am this one works on my phone so no need to carry both remotes. I only want to use the kit for the remote boot open.

I was looking at using a fuse tap to the 20A sunroof fuse as I don’t have a sunroof. (Fuse 7 under dash) Would this be suitable for my needs? I assume it is constant power, that is what I have come across online. What fuse should I put in?

What gauge wire should I be using I was thinking 22AWG?

thanks

 
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Don't know anything about your kit to make any recommendations on wire size. However, fuse should match wire size. 22AWG is good for like ~7 amps, not 20.

 
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What's the rated amp draw of the remote boot kit? Tapping a fuse spot for an accessory you don't have is more than fine, as long as it has constant power to it.

That said, most trunk poppers, if I had to guess, it'll be less than 15A, if not less than 10A. Your best bet is probably going with 14AWG, 16AWG if you manage to use a fairly short length of wire.

here's a good chart to give you guidance. You'll highly likely be dealing with the first two rows, and I'm guessing you're not going to exceed 10 feet of wire

 
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thank you for your reply. The kit sates the working current it 15mA. Wire may be 4 meters long.

 
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hi thank you for your reply. The kit sates the working current is 15mA. If that helps. Thank you

 
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22AWG would work fine. Just use a smaller fuse to protect the wiring. Like 5A.