so how hard is it to rig pushbutton ignition?

[Walleye]

i'm looking for projects for the future, after i finish my car-puter. i'm thinking of adding push-button ignition. yes, i know it's a gimmick. but it's all that much cooler


i also wanna add 4 or 5 kill switches just for the hell of it

no theif would ever try to steal my car, but i probably should attempt to defend it....

 

[hdeck]

virtually impossible

 

[Jetblade]

How bout you drive it off a bridge!

And DON'T forget to wear your seatbelt!

 

[Walleye]

Originally posted by: Jetblade
How bout you drive it off a bridge!

And DON'T forget to wear your seatbelt!

how bout no?


when we do trash it, it'll be given a proper funeral pyre. on the ocean. probably fairly close to where the yukon rests

 

[Heisenberg]

It's not impossible, but it'd be a PITA, especially if you have an anti-theft system.

 

[Walleye]

Originally posted by: Heisenberg
It's not impossible, but it'd be a PITA, especially if you have an anti-theft system.

actually, i dont have any sort of anti-theft system.


i was thinking about locks, but that just wouldnt be sporting






edit: incase you didnt get the sarcasm, my vehicle does have locks, but a slim-jim gets right past em.

hell, i opened my vehicle with a coat hanger....


anyway, it's not very secure... i'm not trying to make it more secure, just have some fun with an already POS vehicle.

 

[shekondar]

My first truck (77 Chevy) had pushbutton ignition... the ignition switch was FUBAR'd, so the guy I bought it from rigged up a button to start it (it was basically always turned on, the button just ran the starter)

 

[Demon-Xanth]

Depending on your car it'd either be a complete PITA or cake.

More than one hot rodder/mechanic that I know have push buttons that they clamp onto the battery and starter that they use for bumping the engine while adjusting valves.

 

First off, make, model and year of vehicle ?

This is important because you MUST supply power to the ECM first (If the vehicle has an ECM).

 

[Demon-Xanth]

Oh, and one thing to note:

Are you going to requre a key to still start it? If so, you just have to splice a normally open switch onto the proper wire(s).

ie: get in car, insert key, turn to on position, push button vs. get in car, push button.

Edit:
Another thing to note about the keyless method-you'll have to disable the steering column lock. (you don't want to go driving into the first corner and not be able to turn the wheel)

 

[DurocShark]

Yeah, it would either take the keyswitch that's already there and a pushbutton, or some other kind of toggle or push on/push off switch along with the momentary switch to power the starter.

I've done it before, and my rabbit had a starter button wired in the engine compartment for the reason mentioned above: to kick the engine when working on it.

 

[Walleye]

Originally posted by: Roger
First off, make, model and year of vehicle ?

This is important because you MUST supply power to the ECM first (If the vehicle has an ECM).

1984 toyota camry.

ECM = internal computer, right? i think it has one.

and yes, this is a key-on and pushbutton ignition idea.

 

[amnesiac]

Originally posted by: hdeck
virtually impossible

Not really. My friend managed to get a pushbutton start rigged up for his RX-7 and that thing is a nightmare for electronics.

 

[DrPizza]

It's a piece of cake to do it...
(at least for me, it was)

My key broke off in the tumbler (with the steering column unlocked fortunately). After going through the trouble of hot-wiring the car for a few days, I made a stop at radio shack, pucked up a bunch of switches and push button switches, complete with LED's.... It was wayyyy cheaper than replacing the tumbler. The switches worked kinda like a combination lock. They had to be thrown in the correct positions to get power to the components.

The best part of it was being able to turn off the accessories while driving.... in the winter, I could stop the wipers in the up position while driving so that I could snap the driver's side wiper a few times to get the ice off.

 

[DrPizza]

incidentally, for the actual push button ignition, all you need is the wires that are connected when the car is turned to ignition. The switch should be the type that is on only while being pushed and is off when released.

 

[PaNsyBoy8]

i don't think its that hard, i've seen plenty of ppl doing it, just do a seach online