Installing a second…
This generation of the prius only has one electronic release and one manual release. The electronic release is located in the handle, whereas the manual one is located under the floor. When this car is stock it is difficult but possible to access the manual release, my car is not stock however. Because of the sound system I have installed it makes it impossible to access that manual override. I wanted to install a trunk release button to the rear of the car because I intended to do some car camping where it would be handy to be able to open the trunk electronically from the rear of the vehicle. Having the internal release button will stand in place of the manual override, its not really an override, but it's the closest I can do with my setup. This modification is really easy to do with only a few basic tools. The tools that are needed: Wire strippers Momentary button Shrink tube Soldering iron and solder or crimps and crimper To do this modification: Open up the hatch and sit in the…