ATP4984

I was watching a Lexus GS commercial and saw that it had push-button start. Anyone want to attempt a push-button start mod? Sounds useless but friggin sweet.

dibble9012

It must be one of those new fingerprint readers, cause just a push button start would kinda be easy to steal, lol, would be awesome to install if you could get one from a lexus

E1

Could be a proximity chip on a key fob. Unless your within a certian distance from the vehicle it wont start. Just a guess? Check out there web site I'm sure they have something on it.

Gangus2006

You stick the key into the ignition, and you have the option of twisting the key or pressing the button. Just like the S2K...

there are kits available for about ~$50

rearviewmirror

I'd prefer the toggle switch ignition and braided cable/padlock like the military H1 hummer's have.

4RUNR

Now does that $50 buy you a simple plastic switch that connects to a 12v source and the starter relay? Meaning even if the engine is running accidentally hitting the button turns the starter again?

paranoidandroid

the lexus push start will only work if you have the proximity chip within range. similar to what they have on the ls430, except you push a button instead of turning a knob. if the chip isnt nearby, you can push the button all you want and nothing will happen. except maybe the cops coming by if you arent the owner.

Steveh29

My friend's new Prius does that too. You get close to the car and it unlocks. I'm pretty sure you can drive it without the key too. She just keeps the key in her purse all the time.

BT17R

That's what it is. I have it on my '05 Prius. It's ingenious and, like power windows, quickly becomes something you can't live without. I think a retrofit would be cost prohibitive. There is no key, although they include a cute little metal key (remember those?) about the size of a thick toothpick for emergency backup.

96LtdYota

i think its really cool...

a friend of mine had a starter swith on his old fordf150... it was cool, but useless.

.... they are now commonly used on ski and wakeboard boats for reasons of turning on and off the engine for unloading and such with riders...

CCSeniorGuy05

hmmm.... epitome of useless... but also at the same time the epitome of bad friggin arse...

jimbo74

i forget what car it is, but its a new high end one and the key never needs to be inserted into anything, it has dash push-button start and just pulling on the door handle will let it unlock if it senses you have the key, no door lock cylinder or anything..... all this new gadetry is cute and all, but what happens if your battery dies? electronic locks dont work without power, and a lot of the new ones dont even have standard key cuts or door lock cylinders @ all

96LtdYota

oh contrare... what good does a key do when your car has no power....
BAM... Busted!!!!

Yamaha+Toyota=Fun

I think that is Mercedes.


I sort of have a push button switch. I have my truck set up so you have to push the clutch start cancel switch to start it. I suppose if you wanted to you could turn the key to start and push the button.... sorta the same effect

jimbo74

a key to get into the car with no power is better, because once inside the car you can pop the hood to get a jump.... or push start ti if its a stick, if you are elcetronically locked out, you cant do either.....

kyle_22r

man, i can't believe how unbelievably lazy people have gotten. this is even worse than pushbutton 4wd.

Yamaha+Toyota=Fun

I'm pretty sure you could still get in the car even if the battery was dead. You still have a key right, just use it like you would on a normal car. I doubt that the car companys didnt think about that situation when designing the car, but you never know. You could be dead in the water if your batt is dead

jimbo74

the one vehicle i was in before that i spoke of earleir did not have an actual key on the little fob, no real key or anywhere on the car to put a key... so basically no way in unless there was some secret place somewhere, but there wasnt an actual key on the fob, all electronic....

Tacoma Dude

My cousin had an old Tercel that was dying and at one point had a button installed under the steering wheel. For some reason they only way he could start the car was by putting the key to "on" and pushing the button.

This new stuff though... I'm sure there's something that protects the car in case someone pushes the button twice, right?

96LtdYota

its a lexus, of course its gonna have something to protect it. I mean, if the lexus LS 430 can have a/c vents that automatically sway back and forth to better circulate the air, then im pretty darn sure that they will have something to protect the pushbutton starter thingy