For you M6 guys, can you pop the rear hatch while you are driving, or is it similar to the reverse lockout where you lose that ability above a certain speed.

Thanks!

 

IIRC you hafta the e brake engaged

 

yep the e brake has to b on.......it wouldnt fly open anyway.....the struts on that damn hatch are rugged....you could use them as shock absorbers

 

Ebrake for me too.. I just notice that after 4 years of driving the car...

 

Thanks guys! When I converted my Impala to M6, I ran into a problem with the trunk not working since I had to disconnect the wires so the ECU thought it was in drive for the right tables. Another guy and I were discussing this earlier, and my great idea was to just hook it up the the reverse lockout wire from the ECU. Figured I wanted to do what was "Correct." I still might run a relay and run the reverse solenoid and trunk on that, so I'm not running all the amperage through the ECU when I pop the trunk. I'd probably get away with it without the relay, but for a $50 ECU, I'll buy the $3 relay.

 

I don't know what the wiring would be like on an Impala, but after doing the A4 --> M6 swap on my Z28, there are 6 wires connected to the auto shifter, 2 of which being for the hatch release. Splice them together, and the hatch works at all times, all speeds, no e-brake set (basically, according to A4 "logic", it's in Park or Neutral at all times! ).