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Agent Utah · 05-19-2010, 03:48 PM

One of the things I LOVED about my '68 was the ignition was straight ahead on the dash.

Wondering how hard it would be to mod a new one to do the same..

hmm....

Berean · 05-19-2010, 03:56 PM

I agree, that would be an awesome mod.

40years · 05-19-2010, 04:06 PM

I doubt that you could do it because of the ignition/steering wheel interlock and the ability of the sensor to read the micro chip code in the key fob.

Blue Demon · 05-19-2010, 04:57 PM

If you knew how many knees were jammed into the key during crashes back in those days you may change your mind.

FxsX24 · 05-19-2010, 05:01 PM

look at alot of todays GM cars. many have the key on the dash

Phoenix328 · 05-19-2010, 05:06 PM

what if you still use the key by placing it in the ignition and turning it to the on position and then have a push button on the dash to actually start the motor. i thought thats how the cars in the 50s were you had a key and a push button start.

savage71ChevelleSS · 05-19-2010, 05:10 PM

I love that about my 67 Chevelle. The ignition key on the dash, how cool is that. My 70 and 71 Chevelles have it on the column. I think 68 was the last year GM did that

AlSuwaidi · 05-20-2010, 02:29 AM

how about push button ignition!

Homestar1217 · 05-20-2010, 02:37 AM

You know I though push button would be cool, but the Genesis and Altima I drove had that and it's not even one-touch. You've got to hold it in like a freakin turn-key ignition. I mean honestly, my Cobalt has a key but it has 1-touch too. At least the Camaro has 1-touch, I'd rather that than push button.

formuladan · 05-20-2010, 06:44 AM

The C6 Vette push button ignition works very well. Just push and release. It cranks and starts on it's own after that. No need to hold in the button. That's one feature I miss from my C6 and wish they had integrated into the new Camaro.

HTWLSS · 05-20-2010, 11:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by formuladan

The C6 Vette push button ignition works very well. Just push and release. It cranks and starts on it's own after that. No need to hold in the button. That's one feature I miss from my C6 and wish they had integrated into the new Camaro.

You don't have to hold the key when you start it. Just give it a quick twist and let go. It'll take care of itself from there.

Ghost1LE · 05-20-2010, 11:22 AM

My lexus is250 has the push start and it's pretty nice and i do wish the camaro had a push start.

khabboub · 05-20-2010, 11:23 AM

i thought that that little blank spot on the dash right behing the steering column was suppose to be a push button ignition option, but they decided against it

HALFFAST · 05-20-2010, 11:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by khabboub

i thought that that little blank spot on the dash right behing the steering column was suppose to be a push button ignition option, but they decided against it

I think that was meant for the hud control panel

Ron66Vette&10SS · 05-21-2010, 12:23 AM

With as retro as the 5th Gen is, I think the ignition on the dash would have been a no-brainer.......apparently I thought WRONG though.

They started putting the ignition back on the Vette's dash in '97.......shoot,even my wife's G6 has it on the dash. Who knows what made them decide to leave it in the steering column?

Buelligun · 05-21-2010, 12:38 AM

Ive always wanted a push button starter after seeing inside an Aston Martin............then those bloody French made it cheap by putting it in their crappy plastic poor excuses for cars!!

OL BEAR · 06-05-2010, 11:27 AM

ill be looking into this issue ,ill locate the start wire in the igintion switch where it exits the column and try a push button on the dash just forward of the key on the dash . has anyone had there dash apart to see if a pushbutton will fit ,,, i like the looks of the BMW button w/ the chrome bevel

greenrail · 06-05-2010, 11:45 AM

Obviously I am being sarcastic here. Sorry!

But why not go for a crank on the front. What would be the point of going this way. Just doesn't work for me.

OL BEAR · 06-05-2010, 11:55 AM

i think ya need to be older than 50 to appreciate it !!!

greenrail · 06-05-2010, 12:10 PM

I am way older than 50. LOL

2010 SSRS · 06-05-2010, 12:45 PM

that would be a cool mod.

el ess X · 06-05-2010, 12:50 PM

I think all Mustangs have push start....get out and push!

Seriously, adding a push button may add extra crap to do to get the car to start. For one, Corvettes use a proximity key. You would need some sort of safety device or mechanism to prevent just any old passerby from hopping in and driving off. So if you add the button you may still need the key placed to "on". So I can't see how that could be done cheaply or without causing more gyrations to get the car to start. JMO

mcarney · 06-05-2010, 04:42 PM

I actually turned off my engine with my knee once by mistake. Granted I was parked reaching for something in the backseat but it was still kind of annoying.

AZCamaroFan · 06-05-2010, 04:58 PM

I had a 68'. Was the ignition on the dash? geez, i don't even remember anymore.

05-19-2010, 03:48 PM	#1
Agent Utah Drives: '10 Camaro Victory Red Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Utah Posts: 96	Ignition on the dashboard One of the things I LOVED about my '68 was the ignition was straight ahead on the dash. Wondering how hard it would be to mod a new one to do the same.. hmm....

05-19-2010, 05:06 PM	#6
Phoenix328 Drives: 2010 Camaro SS/RS IBM Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: USA Posts: 344	what if you still use the key by placing it in the ignition and turning it to the on position and then have a push button on the dash to actually start the motor. i thought thats how the cars in the 50s were you had a key and a push button start. __________________ 2010 Camaro SS/RS IBM 6M 1100: 07-01-09 4000: 08-25-09 4200: 08-25-09 5000: 09-02-09 6000: 09-02-09 2000: 07-24-09 2500: 07-29-09 3000: 07-30-09 3100: 08-02-09 3300: 08-05-09 TPW 08-17-09 3400: 08-13-09 3800: 08-24-09

05-20-2010, 02:37 AM	#9
Homestar1217 Automotive Technician Drives: 2010 Synergy Special M6 (The Hulk) Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: DFW, Texas Posts: 766 View My Garage	You know I though push button would be cool, but the Genesis and Altima I drove had that and it's not even one-touch. You've got to hold it in like a freakin turn-key ignition. I mean honestly, my Cobalt has a key but it has 1-touch too. At least the Camaro has 1-touch, I'd rather that than push button. __________________ 5/6/2010 - The Hulk is signed over to me! I eat Rice for lunch :-) -Boston Acoustics G3 Sub/Alpine amp -MRT v2.0 exhaust/Roto-Fab CAI/BBK Headers -SS sway bars/Pfadt springs/Torque Solution Shifter

05-20-2010, 06:44 AM	#10
formuladan Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SS/RS Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: North Myrtle Beach, SC Posts: 155	The C6 Vette push button ignition works very well. Just push and release. It cranks and starts on it's own after that. No need to hold in the button. That's one feature I miss from my C6 and wish they had integrated into the new Camaro. __________________ 2010 Camaro 2SS - Silver/Black Auto/RS/Sunroof/20" Polished Rims

05-21-2010, 12:23 AM	#15
Ron66Vette&10SS C5 Z06 Convert Drives: 66 L79 Corvette & Family Truckster Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Derby, Kansas Posts: 700	With as retro as the 5th Gen is, I think the ignition on the dash would have been a no-brainer.......apparently I thought WRONG though. They started putting the ignition back on the Vette's dash in '97.......shoot,even my wife's G6 has it on the dash. Who knows what made them decide to leave it in the steering column? __________________ Previous Cars: '78 Z28, '92 Z28, '95 Z28, '85 Corvette, '01 SS, '96 Z28, '04 Z06 Corvette, '10 SS Current Cars: '66 Corvette (restoring), '04 Trailblazer Future Car: ... Z28, Z51, or even GT500

05-19-2010, 03:56 PM	#2
Berean Drives: Truck Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Home Posts: 2,441	I agree, that would be an awesome mod.

05-19-2010, 04:06 PM	#3
40years Drives: 2010 CAMARO 1SS/RS IBM Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Tucson, Arizona Posts: 1,320	I doubt that you could do it because of the ignition/steering wheel interlock and the ability of the sensor to read the micro chip code in the key fob.

05-19-2010, 04:57 PM	#4
Blue Demon Drives: 2006 Corvette Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Ft. Worth, Tx Posts: 468	If you knew how many knees were jammed into the key during crashes back in those days you may change your mind.

05-19-2010, 05:01 PM	#5
FxsX24 Drives: S10 283 V8,Jimmy 4wd 4dr bk/bk Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Verona NY Posts: 306	look at alot of todays GM cars. many have the key on the dash

05-19-2010, 05:10 PM	#7
savage71ChevelleSS Drives: 2010 Camaro 1SS Imperial Blue Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Holly Springs, NC Posts: 265	I love that about my 67 Chevelle. The ignition key on the dash, how cool is that. My 70 and 71 Chevelles have it on the column. I think 68 was the last year GM did that

05-20-2010, 02:29 AM	#8
AlSuwaidi Drives: BLACK LS3 GCC-Spec Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: UAE - SHARJAH Posts: 2,878 View My Garage	how about push button ignition!

05-20-2010, 11:22 AM	#12
Ghost1LE Drives: 2013 AGM 2SS/RS 1LE Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Gainesville, FL Posts: 906	My lexus is250 has the push start and it's pretty nice and i do wish the camaro had a push start.

05-20-2010, 11:23 AM	#13
khabboub Tampa Gulf Coast Family Drives: 2010 Black Camaro 2LT M6 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Tampa, florida Posts: 1,243	i thought that that little blank spot on the dash right behing the steering column was suppose to be a push button ignition option, but they decided against it

05-21-2010, 12:38 AM	#16
Buelligun Drives: 2SSRS manual yellow black stripes Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Medicine Hat, Canada Posts: 216 View My Garage	Ive always wanted a push button starter after seeing inside an Aston Martin............then those bloody French made it cheap by putting it in their crappy plastic poor excuses for cars!!

06-05-2010, 11:27 AM	#17
OL BEAR Drives: 2010 2ss/rs all black Join Date: May 2010 Location: crown point ,indiana Posts: 17	ill be looking into this issue ,ill locate the start wire in the igintion switch where it exits the column and try a push button on the dash just forward of the key on the dash . has anyone had there dash apart to see if a pushbutton will fit ,,, i like the looks of the BMW button w/ the chrome bevel

06-05-2010, 11:45 AM	#18
greenrail Comic Curmudgeon Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SS-2010 VW CC Sport Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Near Chicago, IL Posts: 2,386	Obviously I am being sarcastic here. Sorry! But why not go for a crank on the front. What would be the point of going this way. Just doesn't work for me. __________________ Member Illinois Camaro Club His Name is Rosie - "Speak Softly and Carry a Big Stick!" - If you know who said that, then you know the genesis of his name.

06-05-2010, 11:55 AM	#19
OL BEAR Drives: 2010 2ss/rs all black Join Date: May 2010 Location: crown point ,indiana Posts: 17	i think ya need to be older than 50 to appreciate it !!!

06-05-2010, 12:10 PM	#20
greenrail Comic Curmudgeon Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SS-2010 VW CC Sport Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Near Chicago, IL Posts: 2,386	I am way older than 50. LOL __________________ Member Illinois Camaro Club His Name is Rosie - "Speak Softly and Carry a Big Stick!" - If you know who said that, then you know the genesis of his name.

06-05-2010, 12:45 PM	#21
2010 SSRS Drives: 3 V8 Camaros Join Date: May 2009 Location: Warwick,RI Posts: 114,174 View My Garage	that would be a cool mod. __________________ Jannetty Racing JRE Street Package

06-05-2010, 12:50 PM	#22
el ess X Drives: 2010 Camaro SS Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Aiken, SC Posts: 2,207	I think all Mustangs have push start....get out and push! Seriously, adding a push button may add extra crap to do to get the car to start. For one, Corvettes use a proximity key. You would need some sort of safety device or mechanism to prevent just any old passerby from hopping in and driving off. So if you add the button you may still need the key placed to "on". So I can't see how that could be done cheaply or without causing more gyrations to get the car to start. JMO __________________ My 2010 Camaro is a P.O.C. MODS- PLEASE STOP EDITING MY SIGNATURE. IT'S MY CAR AND I'LL DESCRIBE IT AS I SEE FIT. THE DESCRIPTION IS WITHIN THE RULES. THANK YOU.

06-05-2010, 04:42 PM	#23
mcarney Drives: SSRS CGM LS3 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 435	I actually turned off my engine with my knee once by mistake. Granted I was parked reaching for something in the backseat but it was still kind of annoying. __________________ When you're really good in a past life, you come back as yourself.

06-05-2010, 04:58 PM	#24
AZCamaroFan verlassen Drives: yes Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Phoenix Posts: 14,353	I had a 68'. Was the ignition on the dash? geez, i don't even remember anymore.

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