VW T3: Ignition hot-wiring (movie myth)

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[@Mutchy-ki5sz]

You may have just saved my skin. Got the same issue, turn the key absolutely nothing, but have power everywhere. Going to try this later 💪🏼

[@EXOVCDS]

Thank you for watching!

[@relaxingnaturesounds6447]

Hi!! good job !! how to add an ignition button (With PINs 15/50/30/X/P/S) so i can start the car with both the key or the button ??is'it ok to light the dashboar with the key and start with the button?

[@EXOVCDS]

Sure... the button needs to bridge 30 & 50 (the two big wires). Remove the 2 big wires from the ignition harness plug and then extend the two wires to a button that you mount wherever you like. The button will turn the engine / starter even when the key is OFF... the engine will start when the key is in the ON position and the button is pushed. To only allow the starter to turn when the ignition is ON, you need to add a relay, that powers the button (allows power from 30 to go to the button) when the key is ON.

[@Badgertronix]

But I'm watching this on TV so this must be a movie. I'm confused now, mind blown.

[@EXOVCDS]

Badgertronix Wooaah... Keanu Reeves voice from Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure!

[@TheDisgruntledMechanic]

Thomas the mythbuster! I am so disappointed to find out Hollywood isn't real!

[@EXOVCDS]

The Disgruntled Mechanic Deep down... I'm sure you already had your suspicions! =)

[@dougiequick1]

For a short while ago lot of Hollywood stuff showed the thief using a slide hammer to yank out the ignition lock cylinder which was actually accurate....but insurance companies demanded better and better anti theft measures until it became unrealistic anyone but a model specific specialist theif would know about and have all the high tech gizmos necessary to steal THOSE cars ...so they mostly just went back to showing old style hot-wiring even on new cars ...which is SUCH LAME BS! ....If I were on the Lamb and had to steal a car I would not even consider hot-wiring anything newer! I would go for OLD classic car which would be HARD TO FIND ...or just hijack...and NOT an expensive one that is connected to the internet! Base models only that I could swap the tags on and hopefully there is nothing in the car "talking" through internet ...which a LOT of vehicles have anymore! Basically the car itself is a traceable cellphone pinging towers everywhere is goes! Have to hog tie the owner to have some time before it is reported...or something! Better to jack someone's uber account and call for a ride...no?

[@type2523]

That’s how I got my first vanagon 😂😂

[@SteveRobReviews]

Hi Thomas .... And that's why the movies are not real but youtube is , yes ?? :)

[@EXOVCDS]

Only if you watch ScannerDanner & SMA!

[@SteveRobReviews]

***** And we have you up in the land of the cannuck. 👍👍

[@stuzman52]

I've always known there was nobody technically minded on the movie sets when they do things like you're talking about. Two other things that come to mind are an engine turns over very good but doesn't start. The guy will ask another guy for a jump start LOL. Another is when they're filming a scene where the car is moving, yet the gearshift lever on the column is in park.

[@Deiphobuzz]

once mine breaks, ill know hot to hotwire my own t3. always happens when youre 1000miles away from home. thanks!

[@EXOVCDS]

Thank goodness most are standard transmission.... roll starting is always an option. =)

[@crocro8559]

I have a 3-speed automatic transmission. Been wondering if it is terribly hard to change into a manual if I need to, one day in the future @@EXOVCDS

[@ozzstars_cars]

Movie magic makes it look easy

[@EXOVCDS]

It does add humor... so I guess that's a plus. =)

[@dougiequick1]

I am not amused by Hollywood fiction .....it just annoys to the point of being offensive ...as if EVERYONE is that ignorant....same thing with people flying backwards after being shot with shotgun or large caliber ...STUPID Or people with no place to have extra ammo in prolonged firefights...just frickin insulting...LOTS of stuff is so insulting ....and the thing is they COULD keep it just as exciting AND semi realistic if they only put forth a modicum of effort ...no?

[@compu85]

I've tried wrenching on the steering wheel of cars in the junkyard to see if I could break the lock. Granted, I'm not the biggest guy and I was trying it on German cars, but I was unable to do any damage. Looking at how big the bolt is on the VW steering columns I'd guess you'd do some major damage to the column putting enough force on it to break the lock.

[@EXOVCDS]

compu85 The steering lock is also meant to keep the vehicle from rolling straight... down a hill, should the parking brake fail. Of course the wheels have to be turned towards the curb first! A locked wheel can't straighten out! Soooo many people don't turn their wheels correctly (up hill or down hill)... one day they will learn! LOL

[@thetexaskidd3820]

In my 1987 vw cabriolet I’ve replaced the starter and ignition switch and when I crank I still get no power to the starter, any suggestions?

[@EXOVCDS]

Standard or automatic? Seat belt safety switch (some older VW's required seat belt latching before starter would turn)? Post a video on your channel so I can hear & see what is happening.

[@thetexaskidd3820]

@@EXOVCDS I sent you an emai

[@EXOVCDS]

@@thetexaskidd3820 What address? I haven't got anything yet.

[@thetexaskidd3820]

@@EXOVCDS I just posted the video

[@rhkips]

Hahaha, that was really cool! Sadly, a lot of people think the movies is how it works. Ages ago when I was a kid, someone tried to hotwire my father's 1983 Porsche 911 while it was parked at the airport, and burnt it to the ground.

[@EXOVCDS]

Ouch! I mean NEIN!!!!!

[@EXOVCDS]

Link on how to change the switch is in the description!

[@williamobrien3926]

I have this 2001 VW golf paddock basher that hasn't got a key and watched your video to try and hotwire it but it has an electric immobilizer that won't let it start. Is there any way I can disable it or turn it off the electric immobilizer so I can start it?

[@EXOVCDS]

Not that I am aware of... aside from "Immobilizer Delete", which involves special software that is used to "flash" the ECM (reprogram it to think that it does not have an immobilizer). A good Mobile Automotive Locksmith will be able to code & cut you a new key (with chip).

[@tayloraphelps]

So just thinking out loud here, i just watched the follow-up video on the ignition switch too.. So aren't vanagons moderately theftproof since even though you can start it, without the key to unlock the steering column its a no go right? Or is that where a screwdriver and hammer come into play huh

[@EXOVCDS]

Thank you for watching my videos! Pretty much all cars work like that (steering lock)... with enough force, anything can be overridden / bypassed. It's just not as easy as movies make it out to be.

[@bbogdanmircea]

but still thieves were stealing cars pretty fast and still do even with immobilizers and what not, how do they do it ?

[@EXOVCDS]

Carefully.

[@wtbm123]

But it has to be true , i have seen it in more than one movie , lol

[@EXOVCDS]

Hehe.

[@txsviking]

There goes my bubble. 😟

[@EXOVCDS]

LOL!

[@timcarver8352]

Would this work on mk3 1993 golf

[@EXOVCDS]

Yes.

[@timcarver8352]

@Thomas EXOVCDS The problem I'm having is The starter cranks But I'm not getting any spark from the coil Coil is new crank shaft sensor is new I have a new ignition switch But I don't have the right tools to take off the steering wheel. Do you think this would work? I really appreciate all the help man..

[@EXOVCDS]

Watch this video and tell me what the dash lights do. kzbin.info/www/bejne/nIi8mYyubceAjck

[@salth2osr]

Your the man! Thank you so much for sharing all your knowledge!

[@EXOVCDS]

Thank you for watching!

[@By_Any_Means_Necessary]

nice video now I know how to hot wire a old car jk great video tho

[@EXOVCDS]

Don't forget the key! =)

[@normansmith7806]

That is just another thing Hollywood screws up 😊

[@EXOVCDS]

Can't live with it (the irritating myths)... cant live without it (the movies)!

[@wyattoneable]

That's awesome! You got to love Hollywood crap.

[@EXOVCDS]

My other favorite myth is the one about cutting the air lines on a semi truck / trailer.... leading to no brakes. LOL... air is used to release the brakes. Cutting air supply will apply / lock-up the brakes! =)

[@wyattoneable]

That's right , I forgot about that. I use to drive a truck in the 70's. They were designed that way for safety.

[@ttoledo2009]

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[@EXOVCDS]

Canada =)

[@randygudeahn7304]

I thought that was a Vancouver thing, not Hollywood. ..lol. love your work Thomas.

[@EXOVCDS]

Stealing cars is passé... sideswiping is where it's at these days!

[@randygudeahn7304]

And shopping cart damage

[@EXOVCDS]

Yup... thats another good one!

[@randygudeahn7304]

Hey, while you are here. If you don't mind a oil question. 2014 Jetta with 1.8 TSI. Are you a 0-40 guy or 5-30 VW approved. I live in Western New York

[@EXOVCDS]

Boss just stocks the VW approved 5-30... I haven't hear anything about it needing or running better on anything other. Have you?

[@Deafjustin]

you are in trouble!!

[@EXOVCDS]

LOL... don't go stealing a T3, ok!? LOL

[@Deafjustin]

LOL you wish borrow T3 for me

[@EXOVCDS]

If I win Lotto... I buy you one and we convert it so that it can accept your wheelchair!

[@Deafjustin]

yes I miss T3

[@dougiequick1]

And even beside the steering lock there is also a PARK lock....unless it is a manual ...if you want to steal cars you need to do your homework first and have tools ready to overcome cylinder locks etc ....older cars are best candidates ....new cars I am sure are an absolute BITCH to steal....hijacking car from owner is the only realistic thing for quick thefts. We are getting to the era however where scanners are reading license plates with no human involvement .....just reading every plate that the sensor can see ....anything reported is going to be INSTANTLY flagged and calls go out ....Hollywood and novels largely ignore reality and still have people "hotwiring" Any vehicle they choose in 10 seconds ...Very insulting to our intelligence...of course they would not want the good guy car jacking and killing the witness so they stick with the BS fiction