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Old Jan 29, 2007 | 03:47 AM
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Ok, so i've looked around, both on scionlife and the web, and i've decided to go with the pivot security starter switch, i was curious if anyone has had any experience with pivot or putting in a push button start system. I have to get it from japan, because the American distributor doesn't have it. I was thinking of putting it in above the outlet on one of those carbon fiber cubby panels

Heres the link to the panel: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/CARBO...78923379QQrdZ1
(Does anyone know where i can get them outside of eBay?)

And heres the link to the push button start:
http://pivotjp.com/product/flame-starter_top-e.html
(Its the security starter)
Old Jan 29, 2007 | 03:49 AM
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eh I'm not a big fan of the push button start system (s2000) but i guess some people think its a cool mod, i wouldn't put it there in my opinion, id but it sort of where the s2000 one is, left of the steering wheel. imo id spend my money elsewhere.
Old Jan 29, 2007 | 03:50 AM
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I thought about moving the ignition to the spot where the lighter/12v is and putting the push button where the ignition was with the lit ring around it
Old Jan 29, 2007 | 03:58 AM
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Id want to put it here on the panel
Old Jan 29, 2007 | 04:05 AM
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eh personally i don't like the spot. but get a photoshop and lets see.
Old Jan 29, 2007 | 04:19 AM
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Heres a really bad photoshop
Old Jan 29, 2007 | 05:28 AM
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Those pictures are massive...

Why not just put the start button where the cigarette lighter currently is? You could make that look MUCH cleaner than those ridiculous cf blocks.
Old Jan 29, 2007 | 05:32 AM
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yeah, i thought about that, but i don't want to lose the outlet, in case i use it to power something, could i reinstall the outlet after i took it out? is there a way to re order the panel?
Old Jan 29, 2007 | 05:37 AM
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if you were gonna put a little CF panel right there, id put like a gauge as well, or your neon switch's or something, just the Engine start button there looks meh.
Old Jan 29, 2007 | 05:41 AM
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Isn't there a outlet in the center console.. Do you need more than one?
Old Jan 29, 2007 | 05:44 AM
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^ditto
Old Jan 29, 2007 | 05:46 AM
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There is a panel with a gauge mount, but i don't know what i would put, it probably be just switches, idk, id use one for my phone, and i could always get a splitter....so....yeah. Ok then, how easy is it to remove the outlet?
Old Jan 29, 2007 | 06:29 AM
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as easy as it is to take the part off completely...PULL :D...gently...
Old Jan 29, 2007 | 01:59 PM
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so it all should come out, can it all be put in again if for some strange reason i want to put the power outlet again?
Old Jan 29, 2007 | 03:17 PM
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I wouldnt see why not...unless you pull the wire out...id just leave it there haha and take the cigarette lighter part out
Old Jan 29, 2007 | 03:26 PM
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ok, that sounds like a good idea, I'll start putting this idea together. Has anyone here on scionlife installed a push button start? Do they like it? And do they have any pictures of the set up? I remember seeing a topic with a S2000 push button start put in, but the picture links were broken.
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