Ignore this reply, as I didn't notice you were talking about an 08. While I doubt that it is wireless, and would expect a hardwire connection as on earlier models, I can't say for sure.

 

was it a button in the older ones too?
If so it might be similar

 

> was it a button in the older ones too?


Yes, a big button located below the instrument cluster, to the left of the steering column.

 

i could be wrong but i think it just completes a the ground circuit. you might be able to get into where the latch is and see if there is a wire going to the release mechanism. if there is, i would splice into it and touch a wire to ground and if that doesnt work, try putting 12v to it. then you could run the wire to where you want.

 

well.. I want the legit button too... [rofl]

 

Then buy a wiring diagram book and the "legit" button and figure it out[thankyou]

 

I hate wiring diagrams cuz I always get confused [V]

I do things by looking at one that's already done

 

I don't understand why the 08+ didn't come with a trunk release

 

it didn't come with a trunk release button b/c the guys at ford forgot it!!!

they were too busy doodling on the "anti-mobster vicitm" release:

[8D]

 

^^ Hahaha ^^ [giggle][histerical][slap]

That's funny ...

-Ray-

 

That is by far the dumbest thing ever. Our 09 doesn't have it either. When I bought it, I spent 20 minutes trying to find the button... went back to the dealer and they said there isnt one, I was like wtf?? Let me know if you do get one wired up. I have access to an 05-07 round button, if you can figure it out, maybe Ill follow in your footsteps, lol.

 

well someone mentioned the new ones built after Jan 09 have it so there is a way to do it, I just gotta go investigate how its done when I go in for my oil change in a few days

and how come you have a different pull cord thingy lol mine doesn't show the hand pulling on it

 

> they were too busy doodling on the "anti-mobster vicitm" release

Not a bad idea, if it saves 10-20 lives every year. Perhaps not much in the scheme of things, but if you were one of the 10-20, you'd certainly appreciate having it!


"Every year, some 10 to 20 people die trapped in a car trunk, estimates Janette Fennell, founder and president of Kids And Cars, a national nonprofit organization dedicated to reducing injury and death to children in or around motor vehicles. While many victims are kids playing hide-and-seek, many more are adults put in trunks in the course of a crime, says Fennell."