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?
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?
2003 300A Black, #4918 of 7838, 17,400 Miles
Tune, KYB's, JLT, FlowMaster 42441, Res Delete, New BFG's, 8 coats of zymoil Titanium
2003 300B Silver Birch, #21 of 419, 29,800 miles
Tune, JLT, FlowMaster 42441 Res Delete, New Nitto 235/255 Bigcarsforever dead peddle & custom SRP peddles, 5 coats Zymoil Titanium, Addco front and rear sway bars, KYBs, 1/2 inch coil cut, Sparta Watts link and Control Arms, Carfixer alignment.
2003 CV Sport Matador Red, 19,280 Miles, DD, Curless Full Service Royal flush, Marto Tune, 18 Chrome Wheels w 235/265 front/back Nitto tires, NEW OEM Sport Springs -1 coil & Monroe Severe Duty (front) shocks, Addco front and rear sway bars, KYB rear Shocks, Carfixer Alignment.
2004 CV HPP Silver Birch, 93,000 miles. Son's DD, 18 Chrome Wheels w 235/265 front/back Nitto tires (thank you Lowndex!)
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.
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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.
2004 Silver Birch w/moonroof. "Isabelle"
Eaton swapped summer/fall 2015 with all the gooddies, tune by the one-and-only Marty-O +2psi pulley, Steigemeyer stage 6 port, SWLT, custom ss exhaust, Borla ProXS, Addco sway bars, TCE s/s brake hoses, Hawk HPS pads, Zack big brak kit, J-mod, battery in trunk, full custom audio (never used, blower whine sounds better)
To do list:
HID headlights, LED interior/exterior, courtesy "3-flash" turn signals, widen wheels, rear deck wing, marauder stencil on cmhsl? bumper cover inserts? deck lid, steering whee, hood liner godshead, more power!
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.
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Doesn’t seem worth the effort to me, am I the only one that hates the push button starts?
Thanks to Darrin @ BC Automotive:
$1800 and it was worse than when he started!
Brian (FordNut) FPG # 1458 of 7838
03 MM 300A (Lotsa mods, 130k mi) was 303rwhp/318rwtq N/A
then 476/410 D1SC ProCharged on stock block
then 660/555 D1SC PC on 5.3 wet sleeved Teksid alum big bore stroker
then 365/369 N/A on 5.3 wet sleeved Teksid alum big bore stroker
Now 751/617 3.4L Whipple on 5.3 Boss5.0 iron big bore stroker
03 MM 300B Silver (Mostly stock, originally wife's car, 370k mi) FPG # 7053 of 7838 or 49 of 417 SB
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+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.
Last edited by Lowndex; 10-28-2017 at 11:38 AM.
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.
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