so... whats the whole idea behind

[MilleniaOn18s]

im curious. and i kinda wanna do it. whats involved? how difficult is it? and whats the risks? does it make it more accessible for thieves to start your car?? just kinda curious...

[mohamedeladawy@hotmail.com]

they cant start your car without the key being in the ignition...i think.

[///BHRpowered]

you can wire it several ways. you can wire it to the start and battery, meaning anyone could start your car at any time, BUT, without the key the steering wheel would be locked and they would still have to get in. Mine is wired to the acc and start, so until the key hits acc its dead and does nothing. To use it you have to still insert the key and turn to "acc" then press the button. I however did not disc the start, so if I want I can turn the key to start the key as normal, if I want to use the button I just make an extra step because its cool.

 

Alot of people disc the start from the colum and run it to the switch, if you turn the key all the way it will just bounce back and nothing will happen. Some people use this as a valet feature and hide teh start button.

 

mostly it just looks cool.

 

 

there is an installed pic floating around somewhere

 

here we go, it was on my cardomain page, only difference between this and now is its actually installed so there are no wires, and I have an 01-02 chrome bezel instead of the smaller unangled 99-00 one

 

[mohamedeladawy@hotmail.com]

so....pointless technology. unless u can get wat the guy in the "transporter" has. i would totally buy that.

[latinopikachu]

[Dallasaurora]

I got one installed too...basically just for the cool factor. Dead easy to install...just a few wires and very safe and reliable. mine's set up exactly the same as BHR's. I've become conditioned to using it all the time now.

[mohamedeladawy@hotmail.com]

i want the "transporter" security dammit.

[ing-schu@online.no]

Basically it's adding up another action needed for cranking the engine, stupid in my book.

[ChiTown]

can you wire the "acc" in the column to a hidden switch under the dash which would have to be flipped before the push button start would work?

 

then you wouldnt need the key and you can just use the remote to get in the car...

 

And another thing, i NEVER let valets in my car.

 

[///BHRpowered]

chitown, you could, but then your still left with the problem of having to put the key in and turn it to unlock the steering wheel.

 

camel, those things have a name and its not "that thing from the movie" and I'm sure for like 100 dollars you can find one. and extremely simply and cheap technology. all your doing is typing in a code that upon being right will send an electrical charge to start the car.

 

Basically its the EXACT same thing as garage door openers where you have a keypad outside the house to open it if you get locked out.

 

I bet you could even take one from a garage door opener kit and wire it up so long as it had its own power source from the battery. I do not know if you would need an invertor for 110v power, but maybe

[mohamedeladawy@hotmail.com]

i was thinking more of a security than a accessory. i was thinking that no way in hell could u even turn on the car without puttin in the codes. even if u turn the car to on and all that junk. then when u put in the code, then it allows u to crank the car and finally turn it on.

[Renboy]

It can be done so you don't need keys at all, but you have to be careful when doing this. If you remove the airbag, steering wheel, dash, and lights/wipers thing you can completely remove the key cylinder which will remove the steering wheel block. At this point you can completely remove it and put the start button in it's place (though you'll have to find out how to bypass the security), or 'modify' the cylider so that it doesn't block the steering wheel.

 

Another benefit to push button start is that doing it gives you the option to rewire the start so that you can't start the car when it's already running, very much like a remote starter's anti-grind feature.

[AngelOfDeath]

I like that feature from the movie, but Audi with the screen input would be sweet.

[mohamedeladawy@hotmail.com]

meh. i wont install it till i get the lcd screen security system

[///BHRpowered]

no screens, fingerprints, glare, more for my to clean. a nice military grade rubber or powder coated pad. But where would you put it?

[mohamedeladawy@hotmail.com]

ON THE STEERING WHEEL!

 

 

 

 

jk

[///BHRpowered]

no, there really isn't any area that it would fit, let alone look good, unless you made a flat area in the center console and put it in there, truely hidden...you could just never carry anything in there

[MilleniaOn18s]

so its not a big thing to mess with? im pretty good with wires, so i dont think ill mess stuff up. but if i do it, i wanna buy the best stuff.

[mohamedeladawy@hotmail.com]

apparently. its not that hard. just dont screw up and then post a thread "my car wont start!!!!"

 

 

[mts]

Bahahahahah.... that is coming

[///BHRpowered]

millenia, its very easy, I will try to find the link from the place I bought mine, it was something like 30 dollars shipped and has only a 3 wire hook up.

 

a main power which you connect to the acc

a starter wire you connect to the start wire next to the acc wire

and a ground wire you can ground anywhere really

[AngelOfDeath]

Bahahahahah.... that is coming

 

sooner than expected probally.lol

 

[mts]

[MilleniaOn18s]

thanks BHR. and i shall never resort to posting one of those. ill put my car in the shop for days before i do that.

[Hitman]

the keypad is a nice feature for looks and security. On the 01-02 console it may fit by removing the ashtray, but I do not see a decent size one working on other millenia's.