hideaway battery switch

[mikey72]

hey guys i was just wondering if it possible to use a heavy duty switch to isolate the positive on the battery, is it safe take the terminal off the lead extend the lead to the switch then run a lead from the switch to a new terminal?

[GT-Pete]

There are screw type switches you can pickup from supercheap that will let you isolate the positive terminal....... not sure if I would trust them to give you a good connection though.

I had one a while ago on an old car and ended up taking it off after a few problems

[mikey72]

haha i work at supercheap, but i was thinking of something more heavy duty maybe something for truck purposes. was planning on putting it in the ashtray.

[Ers]

What are you trying to achieve? A kill switch?

On Drag cars we put on Battery Isolator switches, usually Moroso 4 pole. Retail for $230.....

[mikey72]

i park my car outside tafe daily so i dont want it getting stolen. so yer, just something that i know wont start the car unless its in the on position.

[GT-Pete]

Get ready to lose your radio presets and EQ settings everyday

Oh and your ECU will reset too

Why don't you tap into the ignition circuit or something, so even if someone breaks in, the starter motor will turn but the car wont fire over

[mikey72]

thats a good idea what about a wire coming from my ignition barrel? would that work to?

[GT-Pete]

Yeah but that would be the first place a theif would look for a killswitch. You might be better to trace wires and actually splice in somewhere in the engine bay, then wrap looms and everything back up like it came from factory so it looks completely stock.

If someone gets in your car, gets it to start turning over but not kick, they will probably give up

[Ers]

There's several wiring options for kill switches.

Personally toggle switches which are usually sold in kill switch kits are rather crap - too easy to find, and you can forget to flick it to 'off'.

I'd be going with a momentary style kill switch on either a fuel pump relay or on ignition circuit.

[MitchellO]

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.