Anyone use push button start?

[nova---chris]

Who on he list uses a push button start?
Just intrested to know which switch you used and any difficulty in installing it?

cheers
chris

[Dicko]

shud be easy mate, its only a small current to drive the relay on the starter. 3amps max?

[Alex]

I have remote start which is same principle. Ive just fitted a push switch on a mates car and had no problems at all. For push start you just need a relay and the switch. Maplin do some nice push switches.

[Austin_Nova16]

I made mine up myself.

About ?2 for relay, switches and a couple of lights.

[Stuart]

i have two toggle switches (ones momentary contact for obv reasons) controlling mine

i replaced the black block thing, the proper toggle is the ?get the dash to go red one" ie ign on

then the momentary one is for firing the starter.

all original wiring used, no extra stuff (well scotch lock connectors and a bit o wire)

but appart from that you dont "need" relays and shitte lol

[epo]

i bought the richbrook 1 for ?30

[ade]

daft q, but what do you do for security? Do you still use a key to turn on then push button to start?

:?

[Alex]

thats how most work ade

[ade]

cool

I always imagined some fancy gizmo like the renault lagunas with that card thing.

[epo]

every 1 at my work takes the piss as ive still gotta turn the key

[Stuart]

umm i have no ign key lol

that is down to it snapping in the barrel mid summer last year and i couldnt be arsed to pay ?40 for a bareel and yet anouther key for the car. so i just used 2 swithces that i already had to replace the existing system.


for security i erm occasionally set my alrm, but it sometimes forgets that it has a fob to turn it off and i have to set the alarm off before i can turn it off lmao

[Chris LR]

Yeah if you start the Landy by hand you have to put the key in, except that the wires arn't very well connected and are very visable out of the back of the Barrel.

[nova---chris]

ok cheers for the help!
i shall purchase some 5amp wire then and wire up a switch and relay!

take a look on maplins for a switch also!!

cheers

chris

[burgo]

i fitted a push button start to me mates escort the button should of bin ?2 but we got five finger discount its a really neat job as well easy to do

[Jim]

I always imagined some fancy gizmo like the renault lagunas with that card thing.

The renaults are really clever. I drove one of the new Meganes whilst on holiday and it had the push botton starter with the elctronic keycard. The card has the button to unlock the car and once the cars unlocked, the stereo, electric windows and other electric gadgets work. Once you slide the card into the slot, you have to put your foot on the brake pedal and press the start button at the same time (they dont show you that bit in the advert, lol. Trying to figure out what the car is saying in spanish was funny, had to ask the car hire place how to start it, lol)

Jim

[locky]

I done some work on a gipsy wagon last year, must have been bout this time, that had a snapped key, what he used was a trowel lmfao! :lol: