Push button start
Melting Slicks
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From: Navarre FL
Seems like it would be a lot of work, but it would be cool! Could you just do away with the ignition and replace with a button to make the connection instead of a key. Of course you would lose the security of a key. Im curious to know what would be involved with this. 
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From: Wellington Florida
I am working with the electronics to get rid of my keys and keyholes.
One will be a transmitter that when within range will unlock the doors and keep the car in contact after you close the door.
My ideal, a fingerprint reader at the back of doorhandles and another inside the car for starting.
One will be a transmitter that when within range will unlock the doors and keep the car in contact after you close the door.
My ideal, a fingerprint reader at the back of doorhandles and another inside the car for starting.
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St. Jude Donor '04-'05-'06-'07
I am working with the electronics to get rid of my keys and keyholes.
One will be a transmitter that when within range will unlock the doors and keep the car in contact after you close the door.
My ideal, a fingerprint reader at the back of doorhandles and another inside the car for starting.
One will be a transmitter that when within range will unlock the doors and keep the car in contact after you close the door.
My ideal, a fingerprint reader at the back of doorhandles and another inside the car for starting.
That's a great plan... I'd love to see that when you get done 
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Melting Slicks
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From: Bay Area (Danville) CA
a memeber here has one that I have seen. i think his id is "EVILC5" . either way, i think he uses the key first, then the button to start (placed in the ashtray area).
i would like to do this as well if some lays out a step by step.
i would like to do this as well if some lays out a step by step.
It's all good 
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From: United Kingdom England
I am going to do a push button start on my Vette.
I did this mod on my 99 Z28 and used a silver start button with blue light.
I then changed to the Honda S2000 push button. You have to keep the key for the Vats pass key. I eventually cut the yellow wire to my key and put a bullet conector in there so if I needed to plug it back in I could by removing the knee bolster panel
I am trying to find the wiring instructions I used and I will post a link. I used a relay and wiring was quite simple.
Here is a pic of the S2000 start button in my 99 Z28 (now sold)
Here is the original silver start button I fitted lit up at night in the 99 Z28
I want this button to go in my 97 Vette to match up with my blue LED interior
I loved this mod in the Z28 it was so cool to have push button start.
All the latest high performance cars are going back to push button start.
I have found the link I used to do my 99 Z28 push button start I am sure it would be very simple to do this on th Vette as the wiring is even easier to get to than the Z28's was.
http://www.pitreweb.com/s2000sw.htm
I did this mod on my 99 Z28 and used a silver start button with blue light.
I then changed to the Honda S2000 push button. You have to keep the key for the Vats pass key. I eventually cut the yellow wire to my key and put a bullet conector in there so if I needed to plug it back in I could by removing the knee bolster panel
I am trying to find the wiring instructions I used and I will post a link. I used a relay and wiring was quite simple.
Here is a pic of the S2000 start button in my 99 Z28 (now sold)
Here is the original silver start button I fitted lit up at night in the 99 Z28
I want this button to go in my 97 Vette to match up with my blue LED interior
I loved this mod in the Z28 it was so cool to have push button start.
All the latest high performance cars are going back to push button start.
I have found the link I used to do my 99 Z28 push button start I am sure it would be very simple to do this on th Vette as the wiring is even easier to get to than the Z28's was.
http://www.pitreweb.com/s2000sw.htm
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From: Charlottetown Prince Edward Island
Funny when I started this thread before everyone wrote in and thought I was nuts to even try it! Anyway this outfit makes one for th C5 that goes in the cigarette lighter, not here now but was last week.
http://search.stores.ebay.com/Simple...309522QQsofpZ0
http://search.stores.ebay.com/Simple...309522QQsofpZ0
Melting Slicks
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From: Navarre FL
Funny when I started this thread before everyone wrote in and thought I was nuts to even try it! Anyway this outfit makes one for th C5 that goes in the cigarette lighter, not here now but was last week.
http://search.stores.ebay.com/Simple...309522QQsofpZ0
http://search.stores.ebay.com/Simple...309522QQsofpZ0
Burning Brakes
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Pushbutton (Honda s2000) start in Mazda Mitas with a good writeup for some ideas.
http://www.revlimiter.net/mods/s2000_button.html
http://www.angelfire.com/mac/brb/brbindex.html
http://www.revlimiter.net/mods/s2000_button.html
http://www.angelfire.com/mac/brb/brbindex.html
Last edited by NOT2MELO; Apr 28, 2007 at 10:30 AM.