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Old 10-04-2014, 05:47 PM
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Default remote to pop your hood

i know they have remotes to start your car and pop your trunk. i cant seem to find a system that lets you pop your hood. i just thought it would be cool so does anyone know of a company that makes one?
 
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Old 10-04-2014, 09:40 PM
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I dont know a company that makes one but you could fab something up. Our back hatches already have that feature and lots of cars have a remote trunk pop. Maybe you could use something like that as a starting point.
 
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Old 10-05-2014, 11:09 AM
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yea i found a video of a saturn that could pop his hood. it looked like he used his trunk latch to do it. i just dont want to use my trunk hatch. and if i get another one i would have to find a way to send a signal to it so it would pop open. im not sure how i could do that.
 
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Old 10-06-2014, 01:42 PM
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I'm not sure but maybe an aftermarket alarm with 4 button remote could work if you did a little modification. Can anybody verify if this is possible?
 
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Old 10-15-2014, 10:55 AM
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You could always use a 6 to 15 year kid?
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Old 10-15-2014, 06:38 PM
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Its a bad idea, have a bad unit or a stray signal from a unknown source or accidently bump the button and people die. Most likely why no one makes an aftermarket one. Just too much chance of a huge law suit.
 
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Old 10-15-2014, 08:29 PM
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Originally Posted by Everett#2390
You could always use a 6 to 15 year kid?
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Yeah, but not the most cost effective way to do it.

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Its a bad idea, have a bad unit or a stray signal from a unknown source or accidently bump the button and people die. Most likely why no one makes an aftermarket one. Just too much chance of a huge law suit.
It could be set up to only work when the car's in park. The only major downside I can think of is not being able to open the hood if the battery goes dead, but a workaround wouldn't be overly difficult.
 
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Old 10-16-2014, 10:14 AM
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well u could always make it were the manual way to open the hood still works if the battery goes dead.
 
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Old 10-16-2014, 01:27 PM
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Originally Posted by CarolinaCamaro
well u could always make it were the manual way to open the hood still works if the battery goes dead.
True, the trunk is poppable via key even when there's no power.
 
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