R33 Gts-4 Manual Ignition

[thurrzor]

hey,

my r33 series II was recently broken into at highpoint shopping centre while i was at work (cops say theres a group of thugs going around boosting cars). my weathershield was ripped off and my ignition barrel was hollowed out but couldnt be stolen thanks to my immobilizer. this is about my 5th break in, and my second ignition i have gone through since owning the car.

i then bought a prolock wheel lock and parked in a different place. i removed the old ignition so my steering wouldnt lock on me. i also use a screwdriver to turn on my car after my immobilizer is disarmed. less than a week later my workmates s15 got broken into, while my car was in front of it. his car had to be towed home cos they did the same to his and wrecked his ignition and wouldnt disarm. mine was untouched (my guess is the prolock did its job).

point is im after a new ignition and i was wondering if there is a difference between an auto and manual ignition? my last ignition i bought had the wrong connector for the light surrounding the keyhole, so i didnt want to risk wasting money by getting one totally wrong. also, would a gtr ignition work? i found one for an entire set including glovebox lock, boot lock and door locks for about $220

any help would be greatly appreciated. thanks!

[Dan_J]

most nissan auto ignition barrels have a little unit that locks the key in the barrel unless the car is in park(auto), the unit is held on with a screw/bolt and is a pretty weak unit so you just snap it off if you cant reach the bolt easy.

its what you do with most auto to manual conversions

Edited March 30, 2014 by Dan_J

[Bick033]

I have a r33 gts4 s1 that had a Manuel conversion rb26 also and the ignition barrel was modified think the pin to lock the key in in park removed but the key be taken out when the car is running not sure if it's related haven't bothered to sus it out yet.