Hotwiring a Car

[DFBrews]

that and most cars have a steering column lock that is requires the key to unlock... this is pretty hard to get around i did it once in my 91 chevy pickup and that was only because I could not figure out how to get the damn thing back together when i was fixing the tilt steering.

never again will I tear into a steering column they are the devil.

[SideShow Bob]

It is a lot easier than you would think even with a column lock. But because of legal and liability reasons I will not go into details.

[Delfuego]

You guys have never heard of an "immobilizer" have you? It is part of almost all new cars. It will throw an "immobilizer" code via the vehicle's computer and you wont be able to start it.

If you don't believe me just try it on any vehicle made in the last 10 years. It's Fun! Just be prepared to tow it to the dealer and shell out $150-$200 for them to clear the code before the vehicle will start again.

Some new vehicles will throw and "immobilizer" code just by removing the battery completely.

Don't believe me? Try it yourself....

This thread is ridiculous.... Zombies??? Really?? Get a life (literally)...

[SideShow Bob]

You guys have never heard of an "immobilizer" have you? It is part of almost all new cars. It will throw an "immobilizer" code via the vehicle's computer and you wont be able to start it.

If you don't believe me just try it on any vehicle made in the last 10 years. It's Fun! Just be prepared to tow it to the dealer and shell out $150-$200 for them to clear the code before the vehicle will start again.

Some new vehicles will throw and "immobilizer" code just by removing the battery completely.

Don't believe me? Try it yourself....

This thread is ridiculous.... Zombies??? Really?? Get a life (literally)...

Get a clue, zombie attack is just a euphemism for a SHTF situation.
And during such an attack I am sure that most of the zombies are not going to be calling on star (if they are still up and operating) to send an immobilizer
code to their missing vehicles.
And most of us would be going for the heavy duty military type vehicles instead of the bemmers, caddys or fluffy H2s.

[Graves]

You guys have never heard of an "immobilizer" have you? It is part of almost all new cars. It will throw an "immobilizer" code via the vehicle's computer and you wont be able to start it.

If you don't believe me just try it on any vehicle made in the last 10 years. It's Fun! Just be prepared to tow it to the dealer and shell out $150-$200 for them to clear the code before the vehicle will start again.

Some new vehicles will throw and "immobilizer" code just by removing the battery completely.

Don't believe me? Try it yourself....

This thread is ridiculous.... Zombies??? Really?? Get a life (literally)...

Yeah, newer vehicles never get stollen.
Bypassing a transponder isn't rocket science, and they aren't standard on most vehicles.

[theskalickys]

This is my thought newer vehicles get stolen all the time. Hopefully in a Zombie situation people would leave there keys in their cars, but if not and you had to get out of somewhere I believe it would be a good thing to know. Just even if you were driving in the mountains, camped out and forgot your keys and your spare is not where you thought it would be.. Yeah you could camp out for a while, but having the knowledge to hotwire your own vehicle could be a life saver.
Once again I don't know anything about this and do not believe anything I see on Youtube or most other sites. I own tools to unlock vehicles and houses so that my friends can call me when they are locked out. Worked really well when my wife's friend lost the keys to the house she was house-sitting with dogs. Have unlocked many new car doors with higher security systems. Pretty easy when the tools are labeled by manufacturer and a guide.
I do not know any toolkit to hotwire cars or some "Gone in 60 seconds" air key tool. (That was pretty cool though) Also with most vehicles having a chip in their key makes things more tuff. Although I have found most vehicles still work 100% with a un-chipped cut key.
I would love to take a hot-wiring class...

[asmo]

It is a lot easier than you would think even with a column lock. But because of legal and liability reasons I will not go into details.

Two words. Dent puller.

[gcrookston]

Two words. Dent puller.

Those aren't the two words I learned when I was repossessing trucks... they were:


slap

hammer

[Scanker19]

The keys will be in the sun visor.

In High school I lost the keys to my 66 ford truck. I drove it around for a few months "hot-wired." That was fun. I think an older car or truck would be easier to fix as well.

[Graves]

that and most cars have a steering column lock that is requires the key to unlock... this is pretty hard to get around i did it once in my 91 chevy pickup and that was only because I could not figure out how to get the damn thing back together when i was fixing the tilt steering.

never again will I tear into a steering column they are the devil.

The older chebby tilts are easy - On the left side of the column where the turn signal switch is a funky little spring that needs a little manipulating...or so I heard.