Kill switch as a new security measure.. question??
12-04-2001, 01:16 PM
#1
Kill switch as a new security measure.. question??
Well I know alarms are worthless when i comes to theft unless they kill the fuel pump or whatever, but i wanted to get some info about getting a hidden kill switch done for my car somewhere nice and secret that i would flip everytime i go to start the car..
i just wanted to know what this entails.. just to have a switch that essentially keeps my car safe from attackers.. the switch would probably be mounted under the front seat or a switch on the dash that is moved somewhere else.. like the hazards switch rewired somewhere and the hazard button being the kill switch.
thanks all
i just wanted to know what this entails.. just to have a switch that essentially keeps my car safe from attackers.. the switch would probably be mounted under the front seat or a switch on the dash that is moved somewhere else.. like the hazards switch rewired somewhere and the hazard button being the kill switch.
thanks all
12-04-2001, 01:26 PM
#2
Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2001
Posts: 1,277
Check out these two links.
http://forums.maxima.org/showthread....entary+contact
http://forums.maxima.org/showthread....ht=kill+switch
http://forums.maxima.org/showthread....entary+contact
http://forums.maxima.org/showthread....ht=kill+switch
12-04-2001, 10:38 PM
#5
Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2001
Posts: 7,530
On my other cars I have had them in the glovebox too. It was a nice place because also if you want you could lock the glovebox or something for extra protection. It may only take them an extra two minutes or what not to brake into it and find it but when stealing your car if you make them take too long they are gonna take off. While your at it why not rig up two switches or what not.
SuDZ
SuDZ
12-05-2001, 06:17 AM
#6
on my 3rd gen, I wired a kill switch to my stock foglight switch
the switch still works and you have to have it pushed in to start the car
when I want to activate it, I just push the switch out when I leave the car
4th and 5th gens switches are different so you'll have to get creative
you can do it using your cigarette lighter or a removable face plate stereo where you have to push in the lighter or have the faceplate on to start the car
check out my page (http://www.prism.gatech.edu/~gte671n/mymax.html) in the how-to for info on those
the switch still works and you have to have it pushed in to start the car
when I want to activate it, I just push the switch out when I leave the car
4th and 5th gens switches are different so you'll have to get creative
you can do it using your cigarette lighter or a removable face plate stereo where you have to push in the lighter or have the faceplate on to start the car
check out my page (http://www.prism.gatech.edu/~gte671n/mymax.html) in the how-to for info on those
12-05-2001, 07:44 AM
#7
Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2000
Posts: 5,809
jay i installed them alot at the shop i worked at. People would slip us an extra $50 to run a hidden swicth to the fuel pump power line. It really does work though, allows the car to run for about 2min then goes dead. and cannot be started ever!!!
12-05-2001, 07:50 AM
#8
Originally posted by ny96max
jay i installed them alot at the shop i worked at. People would slip us an extra $50 to run a hidden swicth to the fuel pump power line. It really does work though, allows the car to run for about 2min then goes dead. and cannot be started ever!!!
jay i installed them alot at the shop i worked at. People would slip us an extra $50 to run a hidden swicth to the fuel pump power line. It really does work though, allows the car to run for about 2min then goes dead. and cannot be started ever!!!
IMO do it to the starter...leave the fuel pump alone. if you're crusing down the rd and the fuel pump craps out on u because of some wiring...good luck.
12-05-2001, 09:01 AM
#9
Supporting Maxima.org Member
Join Date: Aug 2000
Posts: 2,138
Originally posted by DanNY
that's gotta suck if u hit the switch by accident enh? car will never start?
IMO do it to the starter...leave the fuel pump alone. if you're crusing down the rd and the fuel pump craps out on u because of some wiring...good luck.
that's gotta suck if u hit the switch by accident enh? car will never start?
IMO do it to the starter...leave the fuel pump alone. if you're crusing down the rd and the fuel pump craps out on u because of some wiring...good luck.
Jim
12-05-2001, 10:18 AM
#10
thats not true... i had one to my fuel pump and if you turn the switch off while the car was running, it wouldnt makea difference... im pretty sure it was ran to the fuel pump, maybe it was the starter but i remember him saying it was the fuel pump... a cut off switch is a perfect combo with a auto lock... if they get past the auto lock they discover that they cant get the car started now 
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post