How to Start old Cars Without Using Keys or Hotwiring

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Tip 1 - How to Hotwire a Car

Published: 9 years, 4 month(s) ago | Submitted by Clvis Ferreria | permalink

While most newer model cars have done much to hide the wiring and otherwise outfit the steering column with safety measures to prevent hot-wiring, older models up to the mid-90s are typically good candidates for hot-wiring. This is...
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For further reading: http://www.wikihow.com/Hotwire-a-Car ^[1]

Tip 2 - How to hotwire your own car

Published: 9 years, 4 month(s) ago | Submitted by MELISSA PADILLA | permalink

Picture this scenario: it's 2 AM, you're stuck somewhere you'd rather not be, and you've lost your car keys. If you can't call the Auto Club, what do you do? Hotwire your own car, of course. Wired.com...

For further reading: http://hackaday.com/2008/08/15/how-to-hotwire-your-own-car/ ^[2]

Tip 3 - How to Start a Car With No Keys | eHow

Published: 9 years, 4 month(s) ago | Submitted by Marcin Okonski | permalink

Many people have lost their car keys at one point or another. But, particularly with older cars, some of those people do not have spares that they can dig out and use until the other set reappears. In this situation, there are ways to start a car without the keys, which can help temporarily until you can get a locksmith out to make you a new set of...

For further reading: http://www.ehow.com/how_5114836_start-car-keys.html ^[3]

Tip 4 - Hot Wire Your Car

Published: 9 years, 4 month(s) ago | Submitted by Marin Dragulin | permalink

Wired's How-To Wiki details how the bane of many an unlucky car-owner's existence, the ability to start a car without a key, can be mastered and used for good, particularly if you find yourself stuck somewhere without a key or an ignition that just won't cooperate. It starts out with a low-tech screwdriver hack and moves onto the electrical disembowelment of the steering column you've seen in countless flicks (or true crime shows). It is, of course, entirely illegal, in a felonious way, to hot-wire a car that's not yours, but knowing how to do it teaches you a bit more about cars, and maybe makes you useful in one or two crucial life moments. Hit the link for the lesson, and share your own (legal) hot-wiring tales in the comments.
Tags: Cars, How To, Top, Tutorials, Tutorial, How to, Lifehacker

For further reading: http://lifehacker.com/400465/hot-wire-your-car ^[4]