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Old Jan 18, 2005 | 05:11 PM
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Hey im trying to install a starter kill... im going to hook it up to a factory button so that i have to press a button WHILe turning the key in order for the car to start...


I cant find the starter wire though, i would like to access it from wherever there is the most space, i have a 2001 v6 bird, does the starter wire run under that glove box panel? or will i have better luck under the hood where the starter relay is?


i found the starter relay and i attached wire to the coil posts and pluged it back in, then i attached one wire to the batt and the other i tapped to the chassis, it made a loud pop/bang, did i just almost hotwire my car? or did i break something? i am assuming it is the starter solenoid i just activated?
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Old Jan 18, 2005 | 05:15 PM
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the starter wire is right under neath the steering wheel. i belive it is the thick pink (poissibly yellow) wire in the ignition harness, but i could be wrong, i would have to check when i get home
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Old Jan 18, 2005 | 05:23 PM
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sorry, for the starter it is yellow, 12v is red, and the ignition is pink

good luck
(double check before you cut)
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Old Jan 18, 2005 | 06:27 PM
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hey thanks... but wouldnt that be like the first place a theif is going to look for a starter kill? where does the yellow wire go after that? does it exit the cabin through the firewall on the passenger side? i remember seeing a large yellow wire behind the glove box...
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Old Jan 18, 2005 | 07:00 PM
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Brent's page has a good writeup: $5 Starter Kill (hopefully there's no reason why I shouldn't post this link).
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lol unfortunately thats why i have questions, he says 4th gen starter kill, but he did that on a 96 camaro and i have an 01 bird, i couldnt find any of the wires he was talking about in that guide.... thats why im here.
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Oh well...good luck.
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Old Jan 18, 2005 | 07:07 PM
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lol!! thanks...
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lol unfortunately thats why i have questions, he says 4th gen starter kill, but he did that on a 96 camaro and i have an 01 bird, i couldnt find any of the wires he was talking about in that guide.... thats why im here.

well then dont use the wires i told you, they were for an LS1 camaro
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ive heard from others that they are the same wires... but i think i want to do my relay somewhere in the engine bay
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