Originally Posted by
Chooch
Did I miss something?
You STILL require the SKREEM, a transponder chip, and the halo antenna.
What the above mod does is replace the physical key in the ignition with a push button, and individual ignition and accessories switches.
You STILL need the fob to lock/unlock the doors and to activate the SKREEM with the transponder chip.
Also, you STILL need the physical key to unlock the driver door if the fob, SKREEM and/or auto battery fails.
All that said, the above is a nice push-to-start conversion if that is what is wanted, but it does not get rid of the SKREEM nor the security system.
No horn tooting or calling anyone dumb....
Cheers,
Hey Chooch...
No, you didn't miss anything. The original ask was for a way to bypass the skreem OR a cheap way to get the car running again.
The push button conversion was the original attempt to bypass... with extra wiring to force 12 volts to starter, fuel pump, and ignition (the 3 things most immobilizers disable).
That wound up not working (the immobilizer kills the firing signal to the coil packs, not just the 12 volt lead).
So, I found the junkyard parts (ecm, skreem, busted fob) at far less than the ebay or needswings offerings due to damage, but all I cared about was that it had a transponder chip that worked with its skreem and ECU.
So in the end it wound up not being a bypass, but was indeed a cheap fix. And yeah, it looks cool. The fob handles the doors, and we can eventually re-key the physical locks in case the battery dies. In the interim I have hooked up hidden leads that will allow 12 volts to be patched in via external battery from under / behind the front bumper (without having to have access to the hood release).