Date: 9 Aug 2001 04:00:23 -0700 From: skieltynopsamritech.com (Shawn) Subject: Re: Saab Ignition - Can I replace the switch with a generic switch
Benjamin Grossmann <bennopsam.com> wrote in message news:<ben-436E2A.01235408082001nopsamwsr1.we.mediaone.net>... > The same thing happened to me in my 83 900S and I was in the middle of > Northern Alaska with no convenient access to OEM repair parts. > > I robbed two toggle switches from the cockpit of a wrecked DC-9 and a > "momentary" switch and had the whole operation functional in about 30 > minutes. (Although it took me another hour and a trip to NAPA to make > it all pretty) > All in all, I preferred the new method of starting to the method of > using a key by far. (As anyone who's ever dropped tapioca between the > front seats of their car can attest, the key can be diffucult to turn. > Particularly at -50 degrees below zero) > Of course, it would seem that not using a key would reduce the > security of your car, but when I moved to downtown Los Angeles and my > car was broken into, the would-be thief couldn't figure out how to start > the car and left me with a only broken window. If you don't really know > what to look for, two toggle switches and a push-button don't seem too > intuitive. > > When you take the plastic shroud from around the shifter & ignition, > There'll be a bundle of wires connected to spades on the metal frame > just above the keyhole. With a little bit of deduction, you'll be able > to figure out what does what and wire it to the switches (one for > Accessory Power and one for Main Power, the Momentary Switch is > obviously for the starter) I just went ahead and mounted them on the > center console and I haven't had a single problem with them except that > the red bulb that made the "missile launch" Main Power switch glow red > burned out once and I had to replace it. It's handy to also wire little > lights to tell you that the circuit is being completed in case you need > to troubleshoot. TIP: Use a wire rated approximately the same as the > wires you're jumping to! Don't get the little tiny wires, go for the > proper gauge. > > Incidentally, if you were really concerned about security, I started > working out how to use an old Palm Pilot to make you have to enter a > password before it would turn the car on. I figured out that it would > be pretty easy before I decided it was overkill. > > Have fun with it! It'll make you sooooo much more in love with your car > when you've customized it like that (Plus it impresses mechanics if you > ever have to drop it off) > > Ben > (83 900s, 87 SPG) Indeed Ben - Just the confirmation I was looking for - that someone else had done it without any problems - It seems very fixed. And I am much happier. Thanks Shawn
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