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Old 04-21-2016, 09:17 PM   #1
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Mine is a 99, mechanical cable operated trunk, in what year did they change to electric?
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Old 04-22-2016, 12:17 AM   #2
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Mine is a 99, mechanical cable operated trunk, in what year did they change to electric?
2002 or2003
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2002 or2003
My 01 S has electric frunk/trunk.
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Old 04-22-2016, 12:38 AM   #4
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I'm not sure if it was a 2003 upgrade thing , but some cars have a connection in the fuse box for applying a 12v to open the trunk when the battery is flat .
I would not count on it. It's a good idea to reroute your cable, regardless. I see a post every month or so in which someone can't get the jump point post to work.
It also won't help you one bit when the front trunk actuator fails, weakens or gets stuck.


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Mine is a 99, mechanical cable operated trunk, in what year did they change to electric?
2001
But don't let that make you think that you don't need to reroute your cable. There are still a number of things that can lock you out, like a broken cable or lever, an electrical problem like the ignition switch or an alarm fault, a car that was armed and now has a dead battery, bad door microswitch, etc...
The lever is locked in place when the door is shut or alarm active.
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