Push button start!

[Flatspyder]

Love the push button start on my fiat. Didn't appreciate it until I drove another fiat

http://youtu.be/be5TDIpEjN8

The key still needed to unlock the steering wheel though!

[Tobi]

Looks like a nicely done job but how is this better than just turning the key?

[Flatspyder]

I can just leave the steering wheel unlocked, then just pressed the button. No battery drains coz the switches cut power to the fuel pump and then the other electrics!

[toplessexpat]

Looks like a nicely done job but how is this better than just turning the key?

For this reason http://forum.fiatspider.com/f08/viewtop ... =5&t=24712 probably!

I used to have push button start on the TVR (stock). It was great, and had a proximity key so all I had to was jump in and hit the go button.

If I was going to do it to the spider - I'd set up the same, with a proximity based steering lock. Would be fun to do... but plenty of other things need doing first!

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[TX82FIAT]

I know the standard ignition switch is a poor design. However, I love the old fasion Fiat key. The push button just seems out of place given the classic design.

[Flatspyder]

yeah aesthetics that was a concern.. but hey.. if it starts the car every time, allowing me to drive it everyday; that is a whole lot better than waiting for what will happen when I turn on the key, and having to drive another car while this one is in the shop.

I'm all in favor of anyone trying to do whatever to keep these beautiful cars enjoyable and driven on the road!

[burgandy81]

I like that, especially the twin toggle switches for "pre-flight"

My attempt below, it looks a bit dramatic in the photo but is fairly inconspicuous on final instal. It is a Honda 2000 starter switch in the stock cigarette lighter hole.

It is simply connected to the start circuit of the ignition switch with a relay to handle the high current.

[Flatspyder]

Wow! Looks good!

[Daniel]

which button is for the oil slick and the smoke screen? I thought you had to move your hand a considerable distance
to start the car

[Flatspyder]

In the video, It was the first take so had to make sure the steering wheels were unlock and car was in neutral. I should have preset everything and just press the button. LOL