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Old 07-12-2011, 01:28 PM
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Can someone tell me on say a 96-00 year 4 door Blazer is it possible to open the back hatch from the inside? Im thinking of getting one and using it to camp/sleep in and would like to be able to open the back hatch and not always crawl in/out through the back seat door. Is there a quick n easy mod maybe to do this?
 
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Old 07-12-2011, 01:38 PM
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there should be a button on the dash board that under where the 4x4 selector would be that says rear hatch you hit the button and should hear a click in the rear this means you can open the hatch even without getting out mines a 2001 but it should be the same
 
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Old 07-12-2011, 02:27 PM
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Sweet!!
 
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Mine is a 97 and the hatch button is right next the headlight switch.
 
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Mine is a 97 and the hatch button is right next the headlight switch.
Awesome. Thanks.
 
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Old 07-12-2011, 06:50 PM
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if you have a keyless entry there should be a button on there too
 
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Old 07-13-2011, 01:59 PM
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for some reason can't open mine with the push button or from the rear of the truck, any ideas what could be causing this?
 
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Old 07-13-2011, 02:04 PM
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fuse may have went bad. I had a similar problem my motor was working but when I took it apart the little arm on it to unlatch the gate was broken (made of plastic). I used a little screw in metal hook in what was left of the plastic has been working good ever since
 
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1997 blazer dash button doesn't work ,nor does button on tailgatewhat is the magic word to open so I can see whats wrong #@@##}|||???&^^^%$thanks for tour time
 
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Uh Ooo. Carefully pull back the interior panel near the center mound. About three sixteenth is enough. Get a long allen wrench and push down on the latch in front of the window loop. Drop the tailgate; remove the whole panel and look for a loose wire or a broke actuator arm (i think its blue) Good luck.
 


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