How to start your samurai if you lost your key

[rangerscott]

*******I do not promote stealing/theft/car jacking.   You are responsible for your own actions.*******

[Mr_DIY]

are you kidding? 

[bell]

are you kidding? 

I think he is, because I'm lmao!!!!

[rangerscott]

If you can't get your key to work your ignition, this is what you need to do.


Take off the plastic plate from below the steering wheel column.    The look at the back of the ignition switch where the wires are coming out.   You'll notice it is only held in by one screw.    Take out the screw and it will pull right out.    There is a slit right in the middle.   Stick a flat head screw driver and turn till its starts your sammy.

[harry whooo]

Not bad, but there is a easier way with a piece of wire

[ZUKIMON]

This is OK, but I think that someone may try to steal one now.

[Zuki-murai]

This is OK, but I think that someone may try to steal one now.

could be, but i lost my key last  wkend on the middle of a trail, my friends tow me all the way back, that was not funny at all

[zuk1972]

  No offense but most thieves know a sammy isnt worth a dime ,isnt fast to get away ,or common enough to blend in and samurais are kinda a neck vehicle how many brothers you seen in one?

[hughmungas]

  No offense but most thieves know a sammy isnt worth a dime ,isnt fast to get away ,or common enough to blend in and samurais are kinda a neck vehicle how many brothers you seen in one?

like rednecks don't steal? 

[VA88ZUK]

like rednecks don't steal? 

That's an awful accusation....





 

[supazuk]

don't worry about it getting stolen ... the colum is still locked

[zuk1972]

  fyi    [necks and all] when the swich housing is removed so is the locking stub....

[aperion]

so even if it is stolen you can't drive it with this method.

I'm partly worried about my sammi getting sotlen, partly not. It's a one of a kind out here in SB, I've seen most of the samurais out here and I've seen one other that looks kinda similiar, but not really. still if mine was reported stolen it's stick out like asore thumb, must be the teddy bear on the front bumper

[zukiller]

don't worry about it getting stolen ... the column is still locked

would be quite entertaining to see some one hot wire it, take off, and realize that it doesn't steer, but if you have about 8 people you could just pick it up and run with it......

[durnzuki]

Heck if it has the 1.3 you could chase them down on foot before they got away.

[guner]

You may not be able to steel it with this method but if you remove the two bolts that hold on the ignition switch to the steering column it will  unlock the steering and you would be able to drive it.  If i wanted to steal a sami i could in 5 min but i have my own and i have morals

[aperion]

You may not be able to steel it with this method but if you remove the two bolts that hold on the ignition switch to the steering column it will  unlock the steering and you would be able to drive it.  If i wanted to steal a sami i could in 5 min but i have my own and i have morals

I think that's what prevents most people from stealing stuff, the moral because having one samurai doesn't mean you can't have more

[6011]

I think that if some pro car thief was high enough to think that steeling a sammy would be worth it, He wouldn't use a little Phillips screwdriver and a 10mm wrench or what ever you need. He would use the "any key" BF flat screwdriver in his pocket and smash the lock in 4 seconds just like any other car.

[rangerscott]

You may not be able to steel it with this method but if you remove the two bolts that hold on the ignition switch to the steering column it will  unlock the steering and you would be able to drive it.  If i wanted to steal a sami i could in 5 min but i have my own and i have morals

Rounded bolt heads

[wflaw45]

Rounded bolt heads

ive done it many times, all you need are needle nose vice grips. ask jimmy, thats how i got the blue stocker off his trailor when he delivered it 

[guner]

ive done it many times, all you need are needle nose vice grips. ask jimmy, thats how i got the blue stocker off his trailor when he delivered it 

X2

[hi_ho_sami]

  No offense but most thieves know a sammy isnt worth a dime ,isnt fast to get away ,or common enough to blend in

Isnt that the truth hahahaha.

would be quite entertaining to see some one hot wire it, take off, and realize that it doesn't steer, but if you have about 8 people you could just pick it up and run with it......

I did that with mine and 4 ppl. We picked it up and turned it around on the spot. Funny but the front end is heavy.

[CodyJ]

 

[slowmotion4x4]

if you sammy dissapears Chris. It is not over here  lol  even if I have one that looks similar, it will be just a coincidence   

[papasmurf_37886]

The home boys i know use a little better class of tools,a small pickup,a knife and a 2wheel dolly,back pickup and dolly in front of sammy and take knife out and look at it ,put it back up and unsnap top and open either door and put transfer in neturall and push on dolly,one tie strap and gone,1 min 7 sec total.However the manuel does say to stop a short dist away and strap both wheels for high speed pulls...................

[Mr_DIY]

  funny

[chucky]

touch wires until it starts or change the whole ignition system

[phoenix827]

touch wires until it starts or change the whole ignition system

Thats what I did, cut off the lock cyl and added 2 switches and a push button.

[Guito]

After losing my keys I tried smashing in my ignition switch - them little buggers are tough! After thirty mins of smashing it I just decided to hotwire it, took less than a minute to do. Also for the honest people out there if you've really lost your keys and need to turn the wheel just turn the wheel really hard. With enough force you'll break the steering lock. These things weren't exactly built like tanks.

[Jr8Fan]

Well on mine, I just take the keys to my chevy truck, suburban, blazer, house, office,or a flat screwdriver, and turn clockwise. I like all my stff keyed alike. LMAO

[tombrannen]

don't worry about it getting stolen ... the colum is still locked

One hit on the old pot metal ignition and the lock is gone.