Need help with the wifes escort, 1.8 escort ghia-x

I have fitted a good quality alarm and it does the boot release but i cant find out which wire to connect it to....

On her old fiesta there was only 2 wires, live in and out but on the escort theres 4

Anyone any good with electrics?

Neil

 

get a 12v lamp on a length of wire and touch it to each terminal on the boot connections and to the body , while pressing the boot release switch, you'll see which it is whn it lights up, the other connections are for the rear wiper.

 

Done that mate, at the switch end and there dont seem to be 12v

Are the rear wiper wires at the boot release switch then?

Neil

 

no, dont forget .... the boot realese switch is ONLY powered when the ignition is OFF

 

Will have another look, any other ideas if not mate?

Neil

 

Have found wire in boot lid, its green/white but theres no green/white at the switch so it must go through a relay?? any ideas Dave? or anyone?

Neil

 

what year is it and i'll look at the wiring diagram

 

Is a P plate, 97/98?

Many thanks, the naggins killin me!

Neil

 

Anyone got any ideas????

HELP???

Neil

 

sorry Neil, had completly forgot to look i'll go now and see if theres anything useful there

 

Cheers mate!!

 

The boot release gets power from the anti theft/central locking module.
The actual motor for releasing the boot lock should be red with a white stripe. Should be a 1mm2 wire and located inside the tailgate behind the panel where the wiper motor would be see if this helps if not post back and let me know

 

I can find the 12v wire in the boot but am trying to find it closer to the switch. Saves a lot of pissing about gettin wire into tailgate. Any idea where it is in the car?

Cheers mate

Neil

 

Have a look in the footwell area for the central locking module and should see a red/white wire 1mm2 coming from a 10 way connector. this should activate the boot release. juts check with a multimeter first to make sure this wire is the one that does go to the boot release motor. HTH

 

Cheers chap, will have a look

 

Theres 2 red/white wires, 1 is the central locking wire (i have already cut into this one) and another the same. The other has got about .3v at it all the time but not 12v when the switch is pressed, any other ideas?

Neil

 

Sorry Neil but my diagrams have only got the bit that i've already explained .

Can you trace back the wire from the release motor with a multimeter also pull out the release switch and have a look at the colour of wires this may help. sorry cant be of any more help without actually being there

 

Thanks for all the help mate, will just have to tell the wife to SHUT UP!!

Neil