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Old 12-09-2004, 06:52 AM
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i have a 2002 camaro ss with the p.a.s.s. key system and wanted to know was that good enough can they still hot wire it or do you have to use that key or it wont start????????????????
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GM's quick summaries:
http://gmcanada.com/english/firstnew..._features.html
http://www.gm.com/company/gmability/...ft_deterrence/

http://www.pagerealm.com/fbody/faq3.html
Q: How does the PASS-Key II system work?

A: PASS-Key II works with a small resistor chip embedded in your ignition key. This chip gives a certain resistance. When the ignition key is inserted into the car for the very first time at the factory the computer controller memorizes the exact resistance of that chip and will not start again w/o it.

This provides pretty good protection against all but the more sophisticated thief. A knowledgeable thief can get around it with the right equipment, but the time to steal goes up considerably.
How it's possible to get around but why it takes a while, and more complex than a simple 'hot wiring':
http://home.t-online.de/home/O_Scholz/vats.html

Patent:
http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-P...S=PN/4,296,402
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can you take it out and put in just a plain ingnition
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You can only put a regular lock cylinder in the vehicle if you read the resistance of the stock key then wire a resistor of that value into the two wires that lead to the lock cylinder under the column. It will now be bypassed and you can put the cheap 15.00 lock cylinder in that gm has used since the beginning of time.
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Heres something I wrote on it after fighting with it:
http://mainstreamtopics.com/forums/i...showtopic=1016

The computer needs that resistance inline to act properly, yes you can simulate it with a resistor that matches the resistor in the key.



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