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Jan 26th, 2020, 20:40 | #1 |
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Where to mount "hidden" immobiliser key?
In the quest to get more keys without the need to go to Volvo and pay £150+ each I have decided to go down the route of hiding the working key with an immobiliser close to the ignition barrel and using cut keys (without an immobilier) from then on.
Has anyone got any tips about where to put this neatly that's close enough and hidden to the ignition barrel?
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Will it tape inside the the cowling?
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I think 'cheshired5's idea is probably the best if there's room within the cowling.
I guess any placing of the key though will have to be tested for its continued workability with the ignition. If it won't fit in the cowling I would think that gaffa taping it under the cowling, out of site, would do the job. I suppose you've got to ask yourself how secure do I feel with a key in a certain place, and in reality.. who's going to look in such a place for a key. Personally I think nobody would.. Dave..
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In the old days I had a Ford Fiesta which was overly prone to theft as the average towrag could open it with a lolly stick, I installed a Ford switch into a spare slot on the dash as an immobiliser and whilst it was broken into several times again it wasn't taken, moral - if what you're doing is unconventional nobody will suspect it, so sticking the key in the cowl would probably be sufficiently secure. I have thought about this option with keys myself and the only extra level I had thought of was as the original key would need to be in or very close to the immobiliser coil around the keyhole, one could trace back the wiring and install another coil under the dash along with the original key to keep the key hidden away from the lock in the column, if you put a simple switch in those wires it would mean only those in the know would be able to start the car.
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The guy who cut the keys for me recommended cutting the metal "key" part off with a hacksaw so I could fit it in smaller places, I'm hesistant about this though as the key would then be forever unusable if there's problems in the future. I'm not worried about any security concerns, I don't think it's likely that someone is going to risk going to prison to steal a 20 year old C70 and even if they did the chances of finding this are going to be slim hopefully.
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google images of 'Volvo V70 immobiliser antenna ring' and you'll see the unit which fits around the keyhole in the cowl, you'd need another to fit under the dash somewhere, the ring piece has 4 connector pins (if I remember right), there's a power and an earth connection for the little bulb that lights up the keyhole and two for the antenna. The antenna is just a coil of wire which would have next to no resistance to dc current as in a multimeter, if you can find a circuit diagram then the wiring colours should be on there but Mr Haynes isn't any help for that.
edit: Or cut into the ignition wire from the keyswitch and put a 'hidden' switch in that wire.
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