Push button start
4th Gear Member
Joined: Aug 2008
Posts: 1,775
From: Minnesota
I dont use my power outlet. I want one of these! Id probably use it for the first week then just go back to turning the key. However, this would be a fun mod, looks nice IMO, and would be fun for passengers (Ie my six year old brother!)
2nd Gear Member
Joined: Jun 2007
Posts: 242
From: new york
I have it on my car and it can be installed such that the key will work as it always did, without the starter button. Its def a gimmick but kids go wild and think you're the coolest dad around. Wife thinks it stupid obviously, but that's what most wives would think. It just adds to the fun of owning a mustang. I had the same thing in an XK 140 Jaguar, it felt like I was starting a Spitfire or a P51 Mustang. Hard to describe if you have never had a starter button tho. Its all what turns you on.
1st Gear Member
Joined: May 2007
Posts: 83
From: Walden, CO
The push button is just a cool mod. More functional then most cosmetic mods. After all hood scoops and stripes don't do anything either and neither do dash kits or engine dress up items as was prevously stated.
This mod is cheap and esy to install. You can get an engine start button from an S2000 for about $40 and the install is fairly simple. Whether or not you can still start the car with the key depends on how the switch is installed. If you cut the original wires, then you can't use the key to start eh engine and must rely on the buttoon. But if you simply splice the switch in, then you can start the car with either the switch or the key.
Most cars with egine start buttons still require the key in the ignition. these include the S2000, the Ford GT and most other cars with engine start buttons. The ones that don't require the key use a different technology called Keyless ignition. These rely on on a proximity sensor that senses the presense of a pre-programmed fob within range of the sensor. These systems are much more ellabiorate and complex then a simple engine start button.
OK, now for the added benefits of the push button start.
If you splice the switch in, pushing the button without the key in the ignition will provide accessory power for a few minutes. This means you can raise or lower the windows, your convertible top, listen to the radio, etc. without the keys
I find this very useful. Sometimes I will leave my daughter in the car for afew minutes while running errands and she can listen to music but I don't have to worry about leaving the keys in the ignition. Other times, I will be in the garage with the keys in the house and I would be able to lower/raise the windows or the convertible top without having to walk back in the house for the keys. Since I don't drive the car every day, I keep it in the detached garage at the back of the house and this saves me a bit of time.
I wrote up a set of instructions when I installed mine. Here is a link to them. You don't need a fancy kit. All you need is a momemtary contact push button switch. Personally, I think the one from the S200o looks best in our cars. The Ford GT switch is a bit more expensive and to be honest, does not look as good.
http://www.cherod.com/mustang/HowTo/Start%20Button3.htm
This mod is cheap and esy to install. You can get an engine start button from an S2000 for about $40 and the install is fairly simple. Whether or not you can still start the car with the key depends on how the switch is installed. If you cut the original wires, then you can't use the key to start eh engine and must rely on the buttoon. But if you simply splice the switch in, then you can start the car with either the switch or the key.
Most cars with egine start buttons still require the key in the ignition. these include the S2000, the Ford GT and most other cars with engine start buttons. The ones that don't require the key use a different technology called Keyless ignition. These rely on on a proximity sensor that senses the presense of a pre-programmed fob within range of the sensor. These systems are much more ellabiorate and complex then a simple engine start button.
OK, now for the added benefits of the push button start.
If you splice the switch in, pushing the button without the key in the ignition will provide accessory power for a few minutes. This means you can raise or lower the windows, your convertible top, listen to the radio, etc. without the keys
I find this very useful. Sometimes I will leave my daughter in the car for afew minutes while running errands and she can listen to music but I don't have to worry about leaving the keys in the ignition. Other times, I will be in the garage with the keys in the house and I would be able to lower/raise the windows or the convertible top without having to walk back in the house for the keys. Since I don't drive the car every day, I keep it in the detached garage at the back of the house and this saves me a bit of time.
I wrote up a set of instructions when I installed mine. Here is a link to them. You don't need a fancy kit. All you need is a momemtary contact push button switch. Personally, I think the one from the S200o looks best in our cars. The Ford GT switch is a bit more expensive and to be honest, does not look as good.
http://www.cherod.com/mustang/HowTo/Start%20Button3.htm
5th Gear Member
Joined: Oct 2007
Posts: 2,217
From: NC
Well I wouldn't say this is the most effective way of getting a floppy power connector but it will work. Go to Newegg.com and buy a floppy drive. They cost around $10. It will come with a floppy power that you can cut off and use if that is indeed what you need.
Joined: Oct 2008
Posts: 25
From: VA
They already have a keyless push button mod that is made by this company:
http://www.digitalguarddawg.com/
It uses a RFID FOB that you have in your pocket and the car will start....
Video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=912dXCfqkxM
http://www.digitalguarddawg.com/
It uses a RFID FOB that you have in your pocket and the car will start....
Video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=912dXCfqkxM
5th Gear Member
Joined: Apr 2007
Posts: 3,547
From: The High Country
But what if you had a little fob thingy that you carried around in your pocket that armed the push button when you got close enough to the car? Then after you left the car, the button would go dormant?
2nd Gear Member
Joined: Apr 2008
Posts: 394
From: Maryland
They already have a keyless push button mod that is made by this company:
http://www.digitalguarddawg.com/
It uses a RFID FOB that you have in your pocket and the car will start....
Video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=912dXCfqkxM
http://www.digitalguarddawg.com/
It uses a RFID FOB that you have in your pocket and the car will start....
Video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=912dXCfqkxM
