Who kows how to HOTWIRE a car?

[Numbles]

My $200 car will not let me start it. Its a 93 mercury tracer. The key will go into the ignition but will not turn over. The ignition is frozen. We tried a breaker bar with a fladhead on the end and that wouldnt turn in over.

Anyone kow how to hotwire it. I dont really care about tearing anything up. There's 5 wires coming out of the ignition. 3 in one connevtor and 2 in the other connector.

Im looking for any way to get this car started and driving for under $20.

Anyone who knows gets a cookie from my girlfirend.

 

[CarFreakGT]

LOL--I was just wondering how to do this myself the other day. Out of curiosity than necessity, though.

On a different note, define "cookie." LOL

 

[Numbles]

cookie. mmmmmmmm

 

[lxwants12's]

all i can say is that i know how...dont ask me how i know how...and i am not about to post how to hotwire a car on the internet something bout it says trouble

 

[Numbles]

Do i need to post a picture of the key for the car. It looks like a corkscrew from trying to start the car.


Ahhhh. Just noticed ive reached 1000 posts.

 

[lxwants12's]

do you want to know how to do it from the colum or under the hood? is it a manual or auto?

 

[PonyboyIsaac]

why dont u just watch gone in 60 seconds, nic cage will show ya

 

[lxwants12's]

NOW THIS IS JUST WHAT I HEARD...NEVER HAVE DONE IT FOR MYSELF AND WOULDNT TELL YOU TO DO IT EITHER.....unlock the steering wheel using a flat blade screwdriver
take the screwdriver and placve it at the top center of the steering column.push the screwdriver between the steering wheel and the column.push the locking pin away from the wheel.be very firm when pushing the pin the pin will not break
then you could do 1 of 2 things to start it...
take a screwdriver and jump the starter soloniod or
Firstly, you need to get the ignition on. Touch the two matching red wires together. If you're successful the dash will light up. Now the ignition's on, you can power up the starter motor. Crossing the brown lead with the reds should crank over and kick on the engine.

 

[lxwants12's]

 

[DmnStr8]

Lifted from wikipedia. Thought this might be a more permanent solution. BTW hotwiring a car is legal if the owner consents. Though you may have to put some form of "lock" on it to keep unauthorized persons from starting the car.

There is another, less-used method of hotwiring, involving some simple disassembly rather than hacking and mucking about with wires. In this method, the cover of the steering column or a part of the dash is removed so that the key mechanism is exposed. On the opposite side of where the key is inserted should be the switch that the key activates. This can usually be removed quite simply with a screwdriver. Once it is taken out, it operates exactly like the usual keyed switch, only disengaged from the lock so you don't need a key.

 

[Numbles]

Thanks for the info. Especially about unlocking the steering colum. I would juem the can and have to then dissasemble the colum and figure out how to get the thing loose to turn.

 

[lxwants12's]

hey dmnstar8...probably more lgit then my way....thats good stuff there, i was just speaking from a New Yorkers experience of hotwiring...NOT SAYING I EVER DONE IT OR ANYTHING...hehe

 

[Numbles]

Yeah. LOL. I was thinking the same thing.

And more detail on how to unlock the colum. No that Im thinking about it I dont understand where the flathead has to go. Ive seen the locking mexhanism when I parted out my totaled 95. Could I take the airbag off the wheel and get a better idea on how to unlock it.

 

[lxwants12's]

i dont think that would help...i would imagine once u take the bag off, all you will see is the nut that holds the steering wheel to the column...hmm i dunno man i never did that to a tracer..