LED Ignition Light DIY

[Kaotic Lazagna]

Originally Posted by J_Lynn

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Sorry to see that it won't work.

[J_Lynn]

Meh, its ok - you win some, you lose some. lol

[CTScott]

Originally Posted by J_Lynn

Alright, so Scott said the difference between the ignitions was about 1mm - so I ran out, took the steering over off and tried it out; it didn't work. It is too small. *BUT*, do you think it's possible to snap off the piece surrounding the ignition and mount it somewhere else in the steering area and still have it work? Or does it *have* to be around the ignition itself for it to work as designed? I'm not sure really how that whole thing works, so it's a shot in the dark - but I figured I'd throw it out there.

Here's pictures of what it looks like:

That makes sense. The no engine immobilizer ones have a shoulder in the ignition switch body that the ring slides down onto.

[47_MasoN_47]

This is coming from someone that still hasn't put a lot of skill points into automotive work, but could you swap the ignition switch for one from an 09?

[CTScott]

Originally Posted by 47_MasoN_47

This is coming from someone that still hasn't put a lot of skill points into automotive work, but could you swap the ignition switch for one from an 09?

No. The engine immobilizer is a function of the ECM (it needs to see a response from the transponder in the key to allow the engine to start), so you really can't change the keyswitch without changing the ECM as well.

[47_MasoN_47]

Shaft.

[why?]

Originally Posted by 47_MasoN_47

Shaft.

great movie.

[OTA'sTOY]

you could also get a duplicate key made
regular metal non immobilizer
remove the pickup ring and relocate and tape (if you still have the valet) immobilizer key to it and tuck in column cover

i removed the chip from my valet and siliconed it to the ring
$6 metal key compared to $60 for original

[47_MasoN_47]

Originally Posted by OTA'sTOY

you could also get a duplicate key made
regular metal non immobilizer
remove the pickup ring and relocate and tape (if you still have the valet) immobilizer key to it and tuck in column cover

i removed the chip from my valet and siliconed it to the ring
$6 metal key compared to $60 for original

That's a pretty sweet idea.

[J_Lynn]

That is a sweet idea. But way too advanced for me, I don't take risks with stuff like that because I don't want to mess something up and not be able to fix it :)

[47_MasoN_47]

If it's not broke, fix it until it is broke :)

There are still a bunch of pieces of my interior in my closet somewhere that haven't been on in nearly a year because I'm always dinkering around with the wiring in my car.

[OTA'sTOY]

here's a pic of where i siliconed the chip on the pickup ring
if anyone was interested in