How to get 914 started w/o Keys?

[Dave at Pelican Parts]

23 seconds to get in, <10 minutes to start it? NOTRIGHT, you are *not* invited over to my house! ;^)

I think you may be taking the name a little too seriously... ;^)

--DD

[scriabin]

Not long after purchasing my 914 (in CA then, where car theft is rather more frequent than in most places), I studied my ignition and sought through the methods of hotwiring the car to discover the difficulty level, which I found to be quite satisfactorily difficult. I decided one would have to possess some intimate knowledge of this car to pull it off and actually be able to drive the thing away. And this was comforting, as neither of my door locks were functional at the time, doh!

The only theft deterrence I ever instituted since was a nifty metal finger bolted to my tail shifter and designed so that before exiting the car I could leave the gear shift in reverse and then reach under the car and swing the metal finger down over the end of the linkage to prevent the car from being shifted out of the reverse gear. Figured that would foil all but the most determined klepto.

I did, however (for my own personal use only, now), specially design a slim jim that reliably enabled entry into the driver's side in an easy ten seconds. Just left the door panel off so I could practice and devise the most appropriate shape for the tool--and no I won't say what it looks like.
But I still keep that thing hidden underneath the car (feel free to guess where?) and now simply laugh when those keys end up left in the ignition. Just keeps me in practice.

John, in

[mejulihn]

Thank you, Brian! Sometimes we need to be reminded of simple solutions with a brilliant flash of the incredibly obvious! I also have a hidden spare key and can get into my locked car very quickly without special tools or frustration.

[This message has been edited by mejulihn (edited 02-08-2000).]

[TFI]

My 914 is WAY easy to get into! a few cold mornings ago i pulled on the door handle and it fell off in my hand. now i just have to reach in the hole and push just right and the door comes open for me. not that anyone would really want to steal my 14, because of how "unique" it is. very "custom" multi color paint job that has taken over 25 years to get where it is today! I was thinking about getting a visor strip for my broken windshield that says ""very" poor man's porsche"

[scriabin]

Number one: spare key--BORING. No fun there. Of course I had one in a box, two boxes in the course of time actually, but the magnetic box kept disappearing on me. One just fell off somehow, perhaps poorly placed, and the other . . . well, I forgot where I hid it. It eventually turned up months later, or rather, my brain did.

--John

[dbeardsl]

Uh, about the feeling safe about someone breaking into car cause the doors are hard to unlock... you know, most car thieves will just break the window (they dont care).

About theft prevention. I believe the MOST effective method is the one I use. I hooked up a wire to my negative coil(or you can use the wire that goes to the tach)to a switch that grounds it. When the switch is on(the wire is grounded), the engine wont run(the coil is grounded, no sparks)). Use a small switch and route it to someplace hidden but easily reachable when you get in or out of your car. This works excellently! even if someone spent the time to hotwire your car, the engine still wouldn't start. Plus you can legally claim it as "Active Disabling" lower your rates slightly.

[Germain]

Well, I'll throw in my opinion (again) just for kicks. My beleif in theft protection rests solely on insurance. Well not solely, I try to park cars in safe places. But the bottom line is if a theif want the car, the radio, the cool Porsche logo on the steering wheel, the theif is gonna get it. (Unless were dealing with a complete looser theif, in that case, a fake red flashing light will work

[NOTRIGHT]

DD I REPO CARS FOR CAR LOTS
AND DO SOME LOCKSMITHING ON THE SIDE


HAVE A NICE DAY
NOTRIGHT

[JP Noonan]

So Gonzo... did you get it started yet???

[Gonzo]

What I ended up doing was going to a local junk yard & buying an ignition w/key (cheaper than a locksmith). So without locking the steering column I disconnected the ignition harness & pulled out the ingnition & replaced it. So no I didn't get to steal that 916!

[Dave at Pelican Parts]

Sorry, Notright. I was just kidding!

--DD

[TFI]

Dave,


was that a dinner invitation for NOTRIGHT? break out the fine china, you're having company...

[NOTRIGHT]

DD
no need to say sorry i know you were jokeing
i dont want any one to think i steel cars
i mad a bet with a freand that i could unlock
just about any car and he said well do your porsche so we locked it up and i open it up
and in 23 seconds i had it open
if you know how to use a slim jim its a good tool to have but if you dont know how to use it you can realy trash the latch in the door

had a nice day
notright

[NOTRIGHT]

TFI
i was thinking about comeing over to your
house for dinner and maybe we could rent some video tapes

heheheh
just jokeing

have a nice day
notright

[stelan]

just do what I do make a copy of your key and put it in your wallet, deep inside like behind a credit card or something like that, I dont' know about you guys but I do not leave my house or car without my wallet. the only problem is that if you loose your wallet the person that finds that wallet will have your name, address, and key car!!!!!!!

[TFI]

NOTRIGHT

go for it, come on over. bring your 914! i'm a poor college student so you're in for gourmet ramen with a side of frozen veggies... and all the tap water you can drink!

[JP Noonan]

Nice to know I'm not the only one (granted I've been tossed into that "continuing studies" catagory. Lots of people go to university for 10 years...doctors). I usally park 200-400 yards from class and always see 2-3 Boxsters parked along the way. Do they wave, no. Do they know what a 914 is, no. Do they know where the engine is in their own car?

Parked next to a new 996 last week, had nice rims, wide body I think. Spotted a carbon fiber dash, aluminium handbrake and...AUTOMATIC SHIFTER HANDLE!!!

I guess the fiberglass thing on the deck lid was a double decker ironing board, unless Porsche has sold out and made an automatic turbo.

What next??? Cup holders??? The end is near my friends. lol


Got two "stoplight comments" today. One from an older gentleman who had a 914 "way back when" and was convinced that mine was painted the wrong color (I guess his was white). The other from a new Jetta full of teenagers, asking "what year" and "that's one of those 914's right?"

Makes a father proud.