ok so i just bought a motor for my car andi had the slam before and i am buying a release switch for the inside but does the button go on the console or on the thing where the headlight switch and cigarette lighter are?

and how do i wire it is there just two wires that have to connect to the two tabs on the button?

 

on your car the button mounts on the console between the PW switches. Run a 12v line through the switch to the terminal on the popper, and a ground wire from the popper housing to the car body. I just brought home an 88 IROC parts car and have have the wiring harness and switch to sell, I can check tomorrow.

 

hmm so run a wire from motor to button then from motor to ground?

 

No brother, it's a bit more complicated than that. Do a search as it has been covered at least 1,000 times.

 

I just did this last week. My car never had a hatch release button, but it had a power pull down...go figure. I used a hatch release button from a 4th gen (the little yellow square one). It mounted perfectly on the bottom of the lower dash cover on the driver side. I picked it up at a junkyard along with a stock 3rd gen popper button. I didn't want to cut a hole in my dash or console for the 3rd gen button, and I didn't want it visible either. I'll get picks tomorrow.

To hook up the button tie one of the wires from the button to 12V+, hook the other wire from the button to the popper solenoid on the hatch release.

 

pics would be sweet

 

im having a similar problem with my rear hatch. im not sure whether the switch is bad or the popper, but i plan on checking out all of the wiring soon. pics would definitely help please

 

I feel there's a couple of issues with the button placement between the window switches...

This solution works fine when done as Chevy designed it first time around - so that it grounds through the solenoid and the gear selector. This means that you can only pop the hatch with the gear selector in park or neutral.

The reason i say this is i had a car set up as described in a previous post - just a simple circuit that enables hatch release. Now this is fine, while stationary. Tho, while driving and actually using the gear selector, you run the risk of accidentally popping the hatch while going down the highway - now that is not quite as much fun.

Of course, this won't kill you, but driving with the hatch open is for sure not a good idea(if your struts are fresh, it'll open going over the first bump in the road, mine did).

just my two cents