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Old Jan 9, 2009 | 01:37 AM
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ok so i have an 86 190e 16 valve i have a sound system in the trunk and i usually prop up the medical box lid with something so the bass comes into the cabin. i have removed the box. i wan to hook something up a motor of some sort with a switch so i can open and close it by flipping a switch.

any ideas? thanks brian
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Old Jan 15, 2009 | 10:02 PM
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Sounds like a job for a electric servo motor. Got any old R/C cars laying around?
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Old Jan 15, 2009 | 10:46 PM
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99' E320 4MATIC ESTATE / 92' 190E 2.6
linear actuator
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Old Jan 18, 2009 | 04:35 PM
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ya i was looking into actuators i went to axe man surplus but they had nothing that small i bought a little 12v geared motor and some wood to make the arms with. how thick should the wire from the battery to switch to motor be like 16 gauge?
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Old Jan 29, 2009 | 01:36 PM
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wow, really? You want a motorizes aid box top? just take the top off and re carpet with something that will allow the sound to pass thru. We talked about this in another post. i think it was the "read deck measurements" or something post.
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Old Feb 2, 2009 | 08:01 PM
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meh i already got the motor and wires im gonna wire it up in a few days. ill post pics its gona be cool
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Old Feb 2, 2009 | 10:19 PM
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Cool, can't wait to see
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