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The Shimano bycycle cables work great. Actualy aircraft stainless steel cables. the Latch ones are hard to open behind the seats unless you're goood at extreme dexterity tests!
You can take the Shimanos apart, pull the "clicker" out, remove the shimano decal, place them right in front of the seat and they stay pretty much hidden. They will work in combination with the solenoids too.
If your solenoids are hot all the time they are wired wrong. there should be NO juice to them unless you actually hit the button to activate them.
DV