Hatch release button in cabin?
 

Has anyone tried to do this? I'm going to attempt it in a week or two. If I get it to work and no one else has done it yet, would anyone like a DIY thread on it?

Pop open the gas tank also. Oh, and open the doors. Open the cubby hole also. Maybe open the secret compartment also. WELD ALL THE SEALS!!!!

So that's a no then

Ive thought about doing something with the release cable thats under neath the trunk paneling behind the drivers side.

My Touring has one. I wonder if you could just use parts from the Touring model? Do you have the hole by the steering wheel for the button already?

My car is a touring and doesn't have one :confused:

I am curious as to why you want this anyway but maybe I am just jealous because my hatch doesn't actually pop open because of my amuse wing.

u folks actually use the rear glovebox aka hatch? :ugh:

My 2011 Touring model didnt' have one, nor does my 2014, other than the cable release under the rear deck carpet. :confused:

(ETA: I believe that the Roadster does have a remote release button.

For my part, I valet park at the airport fairly often. The cops that are assigned to check for bombs have to look in the rear hatch as well as under the car and always ask me to pop the hatch. They get peeved when I can't do it, generally suspecting that I'm being obstructive and apparently they can't let me get out of the car. I just resolve myself to sitting and waiting while they cluelessly fumble around looking for the rear release.

Back up to here and provide more detail please.

l'd be interested in a DIY. I still catch myself reaching for the non-existent release button in the cabin when I know I'm getting out and have to pull something out of the trunk.

So, that's at least one "yes".

Gotta put my snow brush somewhere...

I'm gonna get the parts then play around to see what I can do

I'm interested in a DIY, but I don't spend a whole lot of time in the hatch to need a release button there ;)

But a momentary switch in the center console might be pretty convenient on occasion :tup:

if you do it, i´d love to see it. like most others it´s not something that is a huge inconvenience but there are occasions.

I would love to see one as well, there are all types of situations where it would make my life easier.

Just gotta wait on the parts then I'll start working on it

And I'll say now if what I'm thinking needs to be done works, it'll be $20 tops for everything

Are you guys kidding me? We are talking about a 370Z not an SUV.

It's been a while since I looked at the wiring diagrams but, IIRC, all that is required is a switch (momentary contact?) and some wire. Diagrams are in the FSM (see link in my sig).

No for the hatch motor to release, you have to 5-wire it with a relay

Can you post which page(s) of the FSM have the hatch release wiring diagrams? Unless the hatch button status is sent over the CAN bus, you should be able to add a switch in the cabin and tap into the wire from the button to the BCM.

I wonder about that, since the opened/closed status of the hatch is part of the vehicle status display. However...

http://www.the370z.com/attachments/e...m-overview.png

http://www.the370z.com/attachments/e...-bcm-trunk.png

According to Chrisslicks, :

I believe Chrisslicks is correct. Except it may be terminal 61. FSM will tell you which switch is which.

The FSM also has diagrams showing how the wires are routed. You may be able to find an easy place to tap into the wire between the hatch button and BCM.

Oh I know exactly where the wires are in the passenger kick panel. The pin for the hatch release is negative but the motor needs to be 5-wired

http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/b...19-12-27-1.png

http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/b...4-19-13-36.png

http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/b...4-19-13-45.png

The BCM should handle the motor. All you should have to do is tell the BCM to unlatch the hatch.

If you will tell me the FSM page with the wiring diagram(s), I can verify all this.

I go off ALLDATA and direct techs

Im in for a DIY.

is it a big deal to use exterior hatch button, I use it 2x a month maybe

Especially since you have to grab the handle anyway.

You could extend that question to a variety of modification that people make to their automobiles. "Is it really worth it?" Good lord...people here often obsess about changing their starting button to a red GTR button. For example.

http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/g...a/IMG_0048.jpg

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Short answer, apparently, is "yes". For some people (maybe not you), a remote button for the hatch is a convenience that may be worth the effort of splicing in a remote momentary-contact switch. This thread is hoping to find a simple way to do it.

OP - does it function while driving or in gear?

I've already been into the BCM while installing the T-connector for illuminated kick panels. That was a piece of cake, and the M121 bus is even easier to get to than the M119 where the illuminated kick panels splice in.

Splicing into the gray wire should be easy enough, but it would be nice to have confirmation that a momentary switch between gray wire and ground is all that's needed.

Not the best comparison.
GTR button is an appearance mod that one sees everyday.

I'll bet you could come up with a better example.

Yes. Different people see these things differently. Some think that a remote hatch release is dumb, some think that changing from a white to a red button is dumb. Some even think (gasp!) that adding forced air induction is dumb.
People shouldn't judge the value of what other people think is important.

I don't think that this mod is dumb, just redundant. One still has to go and and use the handle to pull open the hatch, so does it matter whether one presses a button inside or outside.

Now if you could get the hatch to rise automatically, like an SUV - now you are talking.

I'm just gonna try to do this for ***** and giggles because I'm bored

BTW - no GTR button for me.

don't tempt me