When you click on links to various merchants on this site and make a purchase, this can result in this site earning a commission. Affiliate programs and affiliations include, but are not limited to, the eBay Partner Network.
I wanted to share what I did to get the function of the trunk latch actuator working again after installing a Seibon carbon fiber trunk in case anyone does this and finds that it wont work (Same for a fiberglass trunk I'm sure). I was only able to physically open it with the key. I found that it didn't have ground through the carbon fiber. Obvious now. I had power and ground going to it when a helper pulled the trunk release lever from inside. I was about to order a new actuator but I was thinking it was to coincidental that it suddenly didn't work after the install. Sometimes this sort of thing happens after something gets disturbed. But in this case I tried running a ground from the latch body to the frame and it worked! So here are a few pics of where you want add ground to make it work. The latch body normally grounds through the metal trunk. So you can see the yellow eyelets I used to go from the actuator to the nearest chassis ground point.
As soon as I read the title, I died inside: In hindsight it's so bleedingly obvious, but neither I or my body guy had figured it out, and I thought my actuator was just dead like all the ones in the doors.
Well, thanks for solving the trunk issue I'd given up on.
As soon as I read the title, I died inside: In hindsight it's so bleedingly obvious, but neither I or my body guy had figured it out, and I thought my actuator was just dead like all the ones in the doors.
Well, thanks for solving the trunk issue I'd given up on.
Will you be able to fix it now? Or do you not have the car and/or trunk anymore?
Continuity... it's just not a good idea, it's the law...
Exactly why I scratched my head for a second before giving up and ordering a new lock actuator after I had found power and ground through the wiring. Looking back I don't know why I didn't just hit it with a power-probe to check it's function. That would have told me the same thing and a little quicker.
Will you be able to fix it now? Or do you not have the car and/or trunk anymore?
I'll give it a shot this weekend. I had always just assumed that the actuator just grounded through the connector and that was that. If this works I'll be very pleased.