I'll second what Dave said. I installed the reflector with the electronic solenoid remote kit. I love the way it makes my car look, but it does have a drawback.
Fortunately, I tried out the remote release prior to installing the reflector. It didn't have enough juice to unlock the lid. After consulting with some folks, the concensus was that the solenoid actuator was not sufficiently deep enough to create enough pull to trip the lock. I ended up fabricating another actuator connector (that's that little "L" piece of metal that attaches to the actuator and pivots into the unlock lever). The new piece had the connector opening up more than 90 degrees, thus allowing the actuator to rest further into it's enclosuer, generating more force.
The system now works, but somehow I don't trust it anymore so I'm about to fabricate a manual release also, just in case.
To get one of these reflector kits, check out eBay, I've seen several come up over the past few months.
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Originally posted by Dave_Darling
You mean the rear reflector, I take it.
Where? A number of places. There used to be ones made for the 914 specifically, but all that's been around for a while (except from a place in the southeast that probably has The Last One and wants you to pay a premium for that) have been 911 ones that have been cut down to fit.
How much depends on where you get them from, of course.
And how to open the rear trunk with it in place has several different possible answers.
Some people cut a hole for the stock lock button. Some people install an electric solenoid that actuates the latch. And some install another cable like the one for the engnie lid.
All three methods have their own sets of problems.
--DD
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