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1Marauder
10-25-2017, 07:42 PM
Quick question, has anyone installed a push button for starting?

If so, was it hard/expensive? Do you then key to "on" and then push the start button?
1stMerc
10-25-2017, 08:27 PM
Thought about it years ago, but never got around to doing it. Flaming River supposedly has some nice easy to install kits. A bit pricey tho.
All Girls Garage installed one on one of the cars they worked on.
Mr. Man
10-25-2017, 10:19 PM
Quick question, has anyone installed a push button for starting?

If so, was it hard/expensive? Do you then key to "on" and then push the start button?If you've gone this far just turn it another 1/16 of a turn. :fishslap:
dmjarosz
10-26-2017, 04:53 AM
Would be nice to have the keyless/push button functionality of the newer Fords. I just bought a 2015 Edge as a dd and the stuff it can do is pretty awesome. Retrofitting that into a Marauder is an electronics/software project wayyyyy beyond my skill level.
fastblackmerc
10-26-2017, 06:46 AM
You would either have to insert the key and turn it to the RUN position or incorporate the PATS system into the button - - no small feat.
crownvic97
10-27-2017, 01:39 PM
Doesn’t seem worth the effort to me, am I the only one that hates the push button starts?
FordNut
10-27-2017, 05:18 PM
Doesn’t seem worth the effort to me, am I the only one that hates the push button starts?

No, you're not the only one. Give me a key any day.
Ambitious1
10-27-2017, 08:58 PM
Doesn’t seem worth the effort to me, am I the only one that hates the push button starts?


No, you're not the only one. Give me a key any day.

+1 on this. I have to admit that there is something visceral, deep down and satisfying for me when I turn the ignition on with the key and hear the engine roar to life. I feel more connected to my machine. I may be the minority, but I don't even do remote start. I rented a newer (I think it was a 2014 or 2015) Dodge Durango for a business trip and it had the pushbutton start and rotary transmission shifter. Felt very odd and very disconnected from the vehicle. But that's just my opinion.
Lowndex
10-28-2017, 11:29 AM
https://www.americanmuscle.com/mustang-startbutton-9904.html
a_d_a_m
10-28-2017, 12:39 PM
The previous owner installed a push-button start on Stick Vic.
You have to turn the key all the way and push the button.
I don't really love it.