Automatic boot opener

[Josh Lane]

Ive been looking at trying to get the boot on my Boc to open using the unlock button on the key fob, the sort of thing you see on BMW's. does anybody know if this is possible? or know of anywhere that would be able to do this sort of work.

see link, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCqLExe3C6I&feature=related

 

[adamb87]

Think it could be done because its an electronic switch anyway. Sadly I dont know of anyone who could carry it out.

 

[Josh Lane]

i know ive been looking all over the place, some people say that you need some gas struts etc but i will just keep looking, someone somewhere will know how to do it.

 

[yaue10]

There's a guy with a Leon whose done this...might be worth asking in the Leon section mate

 

[dannychapman10]

Stronger gas struts and a boot popper of some sort, I believe they use the one from the scirocco.


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[everson38]

Any luck with this would love to know more?

 

[SwinDan]

Vcds and gas struts try searching Leon boot pop on you tube you'll find something that explains it there same principle on ibiza

 

[SwinDan]

There's also an option on obdeleven and carista to do it

 

[propane94]

There's also an option on obdeleven and carista to do it

This wouldn't be for the pre face lifts as well would it??

 

[RUM4MO]

I might not have the right understanding of this topic, but no amounting of recoding will make the hatch lift. Another issue is, from my experience of having older Fords with boot releases, the design of the hatch "popper" needs to inhibit this operation while the car is moving or the contents of the boot will get sucked out if it is accidently opened at motorway speeds. I think that that era of Ford achieved that by using the alternator control in the control, ie alternator running "popper" inhibited.

Edit:- I'd expect nowadays that the "inhibit" function on todays cars would use some other means of doing this as the controller can have access to a lot more signals.

 

[SwinDan]

I might not have the right understanding of this topic, but no amounting of recoding will make the hatch lift. Another issue is, from my experience of having older Fords with boot releases, the design of the hatch "popper" needs to inhibit this operation while the car is moving or the contents of the boot will get sucked out if it is accidently opened at motorway speeds. I think that that era of Ford achieved that by using the alternator control in the control, ie alternator running "popper" inhibited.

Edit:- I'd expect nowadays that the "inhibit" function on todays cars would use some other means of doing this as the controller can have access to a lot more signals.

On my Ibiza keyfob there is a boot release button so if you add the gas lifter struts the boot unlocks and the gas lifters open the boot simples!!!

 

[RUM4MO]

Have you tried this yet? I'd reckon that it might work for a short time then the locking unit will get a bit grumpy about having to open a latch that is a lot heavier loaded that normal. Probably need to beef up the latch/locking unit.

 

[SwinDan]

Haven't got round to adding new struts myself yet but a mate of mine didn't even go that far he just added poppers where the rubber jams are these push up the doors far enough for the the oem struts to do there stuff just a bit slower than the uprated struts. But I get where you're coming from and with the amount of people suddenly having issues with their boot release I'd probably think long and hard before doing it