hideaway battery switch

[cuppas]

yeah id say a fuel pump one. you could almost put it to a switch you dont use instead of having a new one.

[Nemesis]

Why not wire in your cig lighter as part of the fuel pump circuit. No cig lighter, car won't start.

[director]

I had a kill switch in my first car, cut power to the fuel pump to stop the car starting. Cost me $60 installed if I recall correctly.

Yep! Whatever else you do - do this. Whether you get it done or do it yourself, put some thought into the location & type of switches you use.

It is effective because it's not 'standard', not 'branded'. Even if the thief has worked as an alarm installer, there's nothing to recognise - every one is different.

I've had expensive 'top of the range' alarm immobilisers beaten by thieves who 'know the brand' & therefore can patch the wires at the control unit ( a Rhino RA in 2002 - stolen from my driveway). With a kill switch they can only guess.

My son went a bit further with his 'cause he was parking his car outside uni all day. He went to a specialist electronics supplier & bought 4 'identical looking' push/pull switches - 2 push for on & 2 pull for on. He cut both fuel pump wires in 2 places.

The result is effective, on the dozen or so occasions I've driven the b'**! thing, I've got the sequence wrong 5 times. 16 permutations is a pain.

His stereo 's been stolen twice & another time he left a sports bag in view - door lock was popped & bag was gone when he got back. BUT even the one thief who fancied himself an auto elec. was defeated by the mother of all kill switches.

One of his mates used 2 screw in fuses from an old stove instead of switches. He's got a couple of spare fuses stashed in the boot in case he loses the ones he takes with him.

Double switching is worthwhile 'cause thieves DO know that if you have a kill switch you will usually hide it somewhere that you can reach from the drivers seat. The second switch will usually not be looked for.

Good luck with it

Cheers
John