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    Anyone install a push button for starter?

    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?


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    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.
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    Quote Originally Posted by 1Marauder View Post
    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.

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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.
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    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?

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    Quote Originally Posted by crownvic97 View Post
    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.
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    Quote Originally Posted by crownvic97 View Post
    Doesn’t seem worth the effort to me, am I the only one that hates the push button starts?
    Quote Originally Posted by FordNut View Post
    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.

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    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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