Comments on: How to hotwire your own car

By: ZACH

ZACH — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 07:51:42 +0000

I have a 2006 chevy 3500 ambulance. This vehicle is in iraq and the ignition and steering wheel is locked up. also the battery is dead (easy fix). i have the key, but its locked! i am working w/ government and cant disclose what ambulance is used for but need it to run! any advice.

By: puzzlepiece

puzzlepiece — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 18:50:12 +0000

reral simple take a wireless drill put it in the keyhole drill til the tumblers break the your car can prettymuch be started with a simple flathead or household kitchen knife

By: souljah

souljah — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:42:59 +0000

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By: decotrain

decotrain — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 04:28:41 +0000

i have a 91 ford i paid $250 for, the ignition is messed up and i am not about to pay a couple hundred in parts to fix it so i am just hooking up toggle switches. only thing is i am not sure what wires go to what. i have bat. 1 and 2, ign. 1 and 2, starter, and acc. i am guessing i connect acc. 1 and 2 with bat. 1 to give me all my dash lights, then touch bat. 2 to starter to start the car. anyone know for sure?

By: wiseguy

wiseguy — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 06:17:39 +0000

To the guy with the BWM worried about the remote starter (push button start), rest assured that this system uses an RFID and a transponder. That is to say, the car send out a signal which “polls” for the key FOB (it needs to be within a few feet of the car). Without the digitally coded key FOB in proximity, you got nothing. Ultimate safety.

Most of the reply’s in this thread are totally bogus, and BS, some of which are simply made up.

Yeah, you can hot-wire the older cards that use a standard ignition switch on the column, but not the newer cars which use key fobs with RFID, and transponders.

By: Tim

Tim — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 04:33:46 +0000

Y’all r fukin stupid all u need ya do is pop da inition an cut does two wires an put dem togetha an then it will start fukin fagits wea y’all from I’ll cum get er car

By: Austin Leavitt

Austin Leavitt — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 22:27:00 +0000

Thanks now i dont have to spend my money on a locksmith this will help me alot

By: Orv

Orv — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 21:57:48 +0000

Hide a key under your car with one of those magnetic key box things, and you’ll never have to worry about doing this and causing damage to your car. Works for lock-outs, too. A thief isn’t going to go hunting for the key, since they don’t care about doing damage and can steal the car just as quickly without it.

By: laptopleon

laptopleon — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 15:20:30 +0000

I own a Toyota Celica 2002 with a non-standard alarm system that reacts to movement of *anything* in the car (so don’t let a butterfly in..) AND changes in the angle and speed of the car. Beside the screeming noise and blinking lights, it blocks the ignition. Besides that it uses RFID in the key.

So hotwireing is not really an option, I’m not saying it’s impossible, but it would take far too long.

By: K1ngfunK

K1ngfunK — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 09:35:35 +0000

My dad just bought an ‘07 BMW 335i, and with whatever package it has, he simply has to have his key near the car, push the clutch in, and push the button to start it. Quite frankly this worries me, because it appears to be a simple RFID or wireless transmission of some sort enabling this feat. Perhaps these days car thieves must be more tech-savvy than mech-savvy.

By: neorazz

neorazz — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 03:01:05 +0000

for everyone whos a naysayer
wait till the day rour iginition breaks when you stop for gas on the way to work (running late)
i impromptu hot wired my 91 using my bare hands to rip off the sterring colum covers and cut the wires with a knife there are only five main wires (look for the big ones) it was only a matter of minutes to have the car running and with with only a clip holding the wire toghter …so learn before you need to know ..cause when the axis of evil blows out those EMP’S your gonna want to know how to start the only cars without microprocessors

By: BigD145

BigD145 — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 01:46:42 +0000

For those of us that don’t buy new cars every 5-10 years, yeah this article is useful. I’m sure it’ll work on my ‘91 Toyota.

By: miles

miles — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 23:11:03 +0000

All my VW's from 95 up have an alarm, it checks the hood and immobilizes the car :)

Unfortunately I am not a VW mechanic and not privy to that system, but here are some ideas that should work on most older cars.

Find a point that the ignition power will surely be, AKA the coil. Connect the Coil to the battery with something that won't fall off as you are driving.

Find the solenoid wire and clip a temporary alligator clip to it, touch to battery power(which can be found at the alternator if it is closer) and it should start. Clip the alligator somewhere you can reach it again (that won't touch power) so that you can start it again (or on an old ford use a sturdy screwdriver to short across the solenoid).

Use a black dusty wire and chances are you can claim you needed to check the oil if somebody bothers you.

I had to use this once actually, a friend had the transmission interlock wires melt and ground on his exhaust shield. This meant no start and stuck in 2nd gear. I just disconnected the wiring harness on his nissan (right near battery), and clipped the jumper to the wire on his solenoid, it fired right up.

you can do this on any car, but you ought to be a professional mechanic, and ideally a factory certified technician of every model that has alarms/interlocks.

No reason to steal a car if you are this good, you can make a very good living as a mechanic without doing anything illegal. (near three figures if you are intelligent and good at troubleshooting, maybe more if you moonlight or run your own shop)

By: pepe prawn

pepe prawn — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 23:01:45 +0000

wasn’t going to comment on this at all until i saw cerberus’ post. this article is complete trash. being a mechanic, i have intimate knowledge of the wiring and theft deterrents of most modern vehicles.

reading the article is a waste of everyone’s time.

By: miles

miles — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 22:59:43 +0000

Oops, I just forgot, my moms old Ford Escort MK2 already is like this, the “key” can be a paperclip, dime, small screwdriver, or even your thumb if you can get enough grip.

I think it is just worn out, don’t know why. Maybe somebody removed the tumbler pins?

Too bad it won’t run anymore, it developed a horrible mixture problem (the exhaust smelled like rotten eggs), so you couldn’t drive it if you wanted too. I would have repaired it if I had the equipment (fuel pressure gauge, ignition oscilloscope, compression tester, Ford ECU computer reader.)