Electric Trunk Latch

[RustyRatRod]

A wanted ad for an electric trunk latch is floatin around on top. So it reminded me to look on ebay like I do every few months or so, as I kinda want one for Vixen too. And no mods, this ain't a wanted ad. So I jumped on ebay and everything under the sun came up EXCEPT Chrysler electric trunk latch. I'm talkin about lots of miscellaneous Pontiac crap. Heads, cranks, grilles. I mean seriously. WTF? ebay is worthless anymore.

 

[toolmanmike]

It's strange there are none around.

 

[RustyRatRod]

It's strange there are none around.

Chit's runnin out. I've wanted one for years but never had the dough when I found one. lol

 

[Daves69]

I suspect ...............
if you look at the "Item Specifics" sellers are blanketing their item with huge lists so their unrelated parts come up in your searches. ............

E-bay search SUCKS!

 

[RAT ROD AL]

I think every trunk latch is the same from every mopar ever made. Let me rephrase that . except for the electric one. but still fit

 

[RustyRatRod]

I think every trunk latch is the same from every mopar ever made.

For a very long range. At least up into the late 80s and possibly early 90s.

 

[RAT ROD AL]

Ya may have changed em up with the K cars

 

[Kern Dog]

Chit's runnin out. I've wanted one for years but never had the dough when I found one. lol

For a very long range. At least up into the late 80s and possibly early 90s.

The Chrysler Fifth Avenues built up to 1989 had them. That is where I found mine.

 

[RustyRatRod]

The Chrysler Fifth Avenues built up to 1989 had them. That is where I found mine.

Yup. Good luck. lol I can stand it. I can keep using the key. Just thought it'd be a nice addition. Should have gotten several years ago when they were cheap. Such first world problems. lol

 

[RustyRatRod]

I suspect ...............
if you look at the "Item Specifics" sellers are blanketing their item with huge lists so their unrelated parts come up in your searches. ............
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E-bay search SUCKS!

Yup. That's a huge part of the problem.

 

[Demonracer]

When you do a search on Ebag, type in what you are looking for and add an " * " at the end. This helps weed out a lot of the miscellaneous BS in searches.

 

[RustyRatRod]

When you do a search on Ebag, type in what you are looking for and add an " * " at the end. This helps weed out a lot of the miscellaneous BS in searches.

I thought they did away with the wild card.

 

[RustyRatRod]

Yeah, like I suspected. That didn't help. I do thank you for the suggestion, though.

 

[YY1]

I always add "-fits" at the end.

That at least weeds out all the antenna toppers that "fit" the car I specified.

 

[MV8]

Could grind the spot welds to access the insides to clean and have a alt/starter shop to rewind if needed or adapt one of the cheap standard solenoids they have now for cars without door handles (similar to door poppers) that can pull a cable wrapped around the arm.

 

[DionR]

This thread reminded me that I want one for my '73, so I checked the local pull and save yard inventories and found an '84 5th Avenue (or something like it) in the list. Sure enough, had the latch, so I was able to grab it and the length of wire from the hinge to the latch. Didn't grab the button though, car was full of beer cans and door wouldn't open so I didn't even try and look at how hard it might be to get

Problem is, someone twisted up the latch getting the trunk open. Meant I could get it easily and didn't have to crawl into the the trunk, but how hard would it have been to pull 2 bolts instead of twisting the latch? I don't understand people.

I was able to get the plastic cover off and get the latch straight so should be good. Just need to test it later before putting it all back together. Here it is without the cover.

Also, if it helps, a part number I found for the latch is 04054925. Didn't get me much in the way of results but maybe it helps someone. And mine has a different number on it; 4054962.

 

[rbkt65]

if you find 1 under 100.00 shipped, u better buy it.

 

[RustyRatRod]

if you find 1 under 100.00 shipped, u better buy it.

You ain't kiddin!

 

[67Dart273]

It's strange there are none around.

It's not that. It's that Google, ebay, changed their search nonsense so that what you want does not show up, as they are too busy trying to sell us "anything." The worst is Phlakebooke Marketpharce. I can type in "Mopar" one of the mose unique words on the planet, and get car **** from everywhere, plus cameras, some just ??? junk, it's ridiculous.

Ebay CLAIMS they enforce rules regarding spam key words, and they do the opposite. If you complain, they ignore you. I got into it with some party who specializes in Buick vintage performance parts, but he has a couple of paragraphs of white print on white background (You suspect it, you highlight it!!!) and egag would do exactly nothing.

 

[Mike69cuda]

I have found them in pick & pull for $5-10. I might even have an extra. If I run across it, I will send it to you.

 

[RustyRatRod]

It's not that. It's that Google, ebay, changed their search nonsense so that what you want does not show up, as they are too busy trying to sell us "anything." The worst is Phlakebooke Marketpharce. I can type in "Mopar" one of the mose unique words on the planet, and get car **** from everywhere, plus cameras, some just ??? junk, it's ridiculous.

Ebay CLAIMS they enforce rules regarding spam key words, and they do the opposite. If you complain, they ignore you. I got into it with some party who specializes in Buick vintage performance parts, but he has a couple of paragraphs of white print on white background (You suspect it, you highlight it!!!) and egag would do exactly nothing.

Right! That's the point of me postin this. The ebay search is useless as tits on a boarhog now. It all started when they removed the * for the wildcard. You USED to could search for instance 196* valiant parts and all Valiant parts from the 1960s decade would come up. They took that feature away and slowly it's gotten much worse to where it is now. I searched "Chrysler electric trunk latch". You'd think that was pretty specific, right? I couldn't believe I got so many PONTIAC engine parts. You'd think I was searching for Pontiac Ram Air parts or some nonsense. And there wasn't just a "few" of them, either. There was a PILE of that stuff in there.

 

[DionR]

I thought maybe the part number would help. My part number did find an older thread that had pictures of other latches with other numbers. And I did find listings on eBay using my p/n, but nothing that was available.

Found source for electric trunk release for $40

The guy in that thread said he put "Chrysler" behind the p/n and sure enough that did get me some other hits on Google, but still nothing listed as available.

 

[70dart340]

My 1970 Swinger 340 came with this when I bought it in 2007. I'm guessing it was dealer or aftermarket installed. They cut the tail down from the lock so it wouldn't turn the latch assembly. The momentary closed switch is installed under the head light switch. No part numbers, but could be easy to fab with a large 12V solenoid. Note the bicycle cable with "adjusters." The wires run along the trunk bracket and the wire harness with the trunk light switch wire. With the short tail on the lock to the latch, no power meant no trunk access. They fabbed a small bracket into the trunk latch assembly to turn the release when the solenoid had power. I'm guessing this wasn't Mother approved. Paul.

 

[Pound]

Pretty much all search engines suck now! Regarding the remote trunk release, I used one from a Lebanon or 5th avenue on my '74 Swinger. I don't know if that would work on an early a, though.

 

[missing linc]

I used one from a St Regis on my 70 Dart.