On 06:14 PM 07/22/02 -0500, John Nix said... >On Mon, 22 Jul 2002, Robert K. Kuhn wrote: > > > Since we're on the subject, has anyone added a power lock for the rear > > hatch? Easy? Hard? > >I'm assuming you mean power hatch release, not hatch lock.
Correct. >When my CRX was broken into last year, I paid over $450 to get my >alarm installed. I had the power door lock silenoids installed and a >power hatch release installed. When I was talking to the installer, I told >him that I wanted the whole hatch release cable removed so the ONLY >way they could open the hatch is with the remote or the key. He said >that was the best, because the power hatch release for most Hondas are >very difficult to get to work along with the factory hatch release. Even >with him pulling the cable out, it still took him a good 2-3 hours to get the >release silenoid to work every time. It was very worth the money IMO. >And if your wondering if anyone has broken into it since, nope... I was >rear ended 4 weeks later and the car was totaled! :) (Karma is a bitch) > >John Did the $450 include doing the rear hatch? 2-3 hours? Hm. Maybe if I have time this weekend I'll see about doing mine. I have the solenoid hardware. I was thinking about having the solenoid use the stock cable to work the stock hatch locking assembly (using a small section of the cable and having the solenoid mounted somewhere near the rear latch assembly) or use a small metal rod in place of said cable (which is what I would rather do). Then I could use the stock rear hatch lever to activate a rear parachute or something James Bond like. ;^) Robert K. Kuhn CRX Owners Group President (http://www.crx.org/southcal) 1990 Honda CRXsi (http://drive.to/jiggy) ICQ # 3714283 (nickname: godzilla)
