boot release cable?

wun911 · Postby **wun911** » Thu May 15, 2008 8:14 pm

Has anyone cut the boot release cable from inside the car?

ie they cant open the boot of the car when they break in.

After cutting the cable does the remote still open the boot?

(I want to leave my lappy and my GPS in the boot)

Fatty · Postby **Fatty** » Thu May 15, 2008 8:18 pm

wun911 wrote:(I want to leave my lappy and my GPS in the boot)

pffft this sounds more like a thinly disguised attempt to "add lightness" to me.

Juffa · Postby **Juffa** » Thu May 15, 2008 8:35 pm

Here ya go.

http://www.miata.net/garage/techtrunk.html

Now you can have your cake and eat it too.

Oh and most importantly the mod will shave about 0.000000001 grams of weight :mrgreen:

J

sliq · Postby **sliq** » Thu May 15, 2008 8:38 pm

wun911 wrote:Has anyone cut the boot release cable from inside the car?

ie they cant open the boot of the car when they break in.

After cutting the cable does the remote still open the boot?

(I want to leave my lappy and my GPS in the boot)

don't you mean cut and REMOVE the release cable?

Hammer · Postby **Hammer** » Fri May 16, 2008 1:41 am

sliq wrote:
wun911 wrote:Has anyone cut the boot release cable from inside the car?

ie they cant open the boot of the car when they break in.

After cutting the cable does the remote still open the boot?

(I want to leave my lappy and my GPS in the boot)

don't you mean cut and REMOVE the release cable?

With Juffa's link ... not no more. :mrgreen:

Garry · Postby **Garry** » Fri May 16, 2008 9:29 am

Mazda kindly built the console boot release temporary disable function into the NB at the factory. Maybe someone at Mazda reads miatanet?

Postby **Okibi** » Fri May 16, 2008 12:43 pm

I haven't cut mine, but relocated it.

Alex · Postby **Alex** » Fri May 16, 2008 1:11 pm

I just insert the key into the lock and turn in opposite direction, it deadlocks the boot so that the cable release doesn't work anymore

quick, easy, no mods required

silvermiata · Postby **silvermiata** » Fri May 16, 2008 1:31 pm

in my old car, i had one of the central locking servos connected to the boot lock, and the power was coming from the ignition, so if you wanted to open the boot, you needed to have the key in the ignition.

if you have some electrical knowledge its pretty easy, but a little time consuming to put it in,

wun911 · Postby **wun911** » Fri May 16, 2008 2:01 pm

Hrmz looks complicated...

Tempted to just cut/remove the little lever in the centre console...

silvermiata · Postby **silvermiata** » Fri May 16, 2008 2:17 pm

why dont you open the boot and take the cable off the hook from the boot lock? i have not attempted to do it in mx5 but i am sure it would not be too hard to do...

Postby **Okibi** » Fri May 16, 2008 2:58 pm

wun911 wrote:Hrmz looks complicated...

Tempted to just cut/remove the little lever in the centre console...

Duuuuuuuude, you can just unhook the cable, no cutting required !

bruce · Postby **bruce** » Fri May 16, 2008 3:07 pm

silvermiata wrote:why dont you open the boot and take the cable off the hook from the boot lock? i have not attempted to do it in mx5 but i am sure it would not be too hard to do...

C'MON !

Fatty · Postby **Fatty** » Fri May 16, 2008 6:10 pm

silvermiata wrote:in my old car, i had one of the central locking servos connected to the boot lock, and the power was coming from the ignition, so if you wanted to open the boot, you needed to have the key in the ignition.

if you have some electrical knowledge its pretty easy, but a little time consuming to put it in,

my NA6 has this, fitted by previous owner. i will be removing it to save weight .

i have removed many other non essential items from my car already...... rather than just talking about it all the time i actually am doing something to save weight :roll:

unlike SOME people i could mention :shock: