automatic trunk release conversion

[ProjectCorolla]

has anyone with a manual trunk attempted and succeeded to install an automatic trunk release such as http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/REMOT...QQcmdZViewItem ?

im tired of having to turn my car off for my friends to get their stuff out of the trunk. it doesnt look very difficult..but things are never what they seem. what is the process in doing this?

[Raddman]

Originally Posted by ProjectCorolla

has anyone with a manual trunk attempted and succeeded to install an automatic trunk release such as http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/REMOT...QQcmdZViewItem ?

im tired of having to turn my car off for my friends to get their stuff out of the trunk. it doesnt look very difficult..but things are never what they seem. what is the process in doing this?

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What year Corolla do you have I have an 03 manual trunk and I don't have to shut my engine off to pop my trunk open!....Radd Guy...

[ToyotaMan1281]

Originally Posted by Raddman

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What year Corolla do you have I have an 03 manual trunk and I don't have to shut my engine off to pop my trunk open!....Radd Guy...

2006 rolla- same thing.

[Raddman]

So why do you have to turn your car off each time you pop your trunk

[gasman]

Originally Posted by Raddman

So why do you have to turn your car off each time you pop your trunk

to use the key?

[REN69]

get a second key...

[ProjectCorolla]

yeh i have a 1999 and i dont have that lever on the drivers side. i know some other people with 99 corollas that have the lever..but i have the base model VE so i get jack with it..no power windows or locks

[Raddman]

yeh i have a 1999 and i dont have that lever on the drivers side. i know some other people with 99 corollas that have the lever..

That clears a lot up ...Radd Guy...

[ProjectCorolla]

Originally Posted by REN69

get a second key...

i used to have a second key but then i lost it..its a good idea thought but im not very organized and thus i lost it..

[REN69]

Do like I do.. I carry two sets of keys with me at ALL times for both.. correction.. ALL my cars, one main key chain with house keys, car keys, locker keys, garage, keys.. etc. The other a couple of keychains with the extra car keys. I always keep the extra sets in my pocket unless I really need it.

BTW, my girlfriend has a set of keys in her keychain for both my cars, and I have an extra set at my dad's house just in case he needs to move either of my cars when I keep one in his driveway. I know it sounds like a lot of keys but I rather pay $1.50 at walmart for a copy than $60-80 for a tow truck to open my door everytime I lock the keys in the car.

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[Driver]

Whoa! One learns something new everyday. Maybe it's just me, but i feel that a trunk lever should be standard.

[Raddman]

Originally Posted by Driver

Whoa! One learns something new everyday. Maybe it's just me, but i feel that a trunk lever should be standard.

Could be that he has a trunk button or lever somewhere on his car that he hasn't found yet! Radd Guy...
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If Barbie is so popular, why do you have to buy her friends?

[Tercel GTS]

I installed an electric trunk opener on my Tercel.

[ProjectCorolla]

Originally Posted by Raddman

Could be that he has a trunk button or lever somewhere on his car that he hasn't found yet! Radd Guy...
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If Barbie is so popular, why do you have to buy her friends?

haha cmon give me more credit than that. trust me. there is no trunk lever.

[ProjectCorolla]

Originally Posted by Tercel GTS

I installed an electric trunk opener on my Tercel.

what did this involve? like what were your steps? and how long did it take?