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Black_Noise
03-02-2008, 09:53 PM
what wire would we need to make this effective?

after motorhead350's loss of his blazer and cruztaker's idea of a killswitch, it gets me to thinking.....

Better safe than sorry, but not sure which wire to do it to?

help
Raudermaster
03-02-2008, 10:02 PM
If a thief wants your car bad enough, nothing will stop them.
Black_Noise
03-02-2008, 10:06 PM
true.... but if i can make it more of a pain in the ass, ill feel better
rvaldez1
03-02-2008, 10:37 PM
Well, the hot wire to the starter relay would need to be tapped into...or the fuel pump hot wire, or the battery can be switched(not the best solution). Why not get an alarm with a starter disable?
Black_Noise
03-02-2008, 10:50 PM
killswitches are cheaper and easyer to wire...

im thinking a combo of starter relay and fuel pump.
Aren Jay
03-03-2008, 12:37 AM
Best thing is a wheel clamp.

Unless they tow it, they are not taking it.

Not far anyway.

Also if you have your wheel clamp on, it is unlikely to be clamped by someone else.
hyvltge
03-03-2008, 10:34 PM
In my Mustang I tapped into the negative side of the fuel pump relay, that way if it ever grounded out it wouldn't be an issue.
CRUZTAKER
03-04-2008, 05:51 AM
I can't remember specifically, as the last time I did this was when I was still in my teens and had a Mazda RX7, but I just buried a heavy duty switch that was spliced in between one of the computer's start wires deep under the dash.

I figured no one would have enough time, nor the light to figure it out without being seen on the street.
KillJoy
03-04-2008, 06:32 AM
Turn the Fuel Pump off??? There is already a switch in the Trunk....

:dunno:

KillJoy
hyvltge
03-04-2008, 06:47 AM
Are you thinking the fuel pump inertia switch?
Mongoose
03-04-2008, 10:55 AM
Turn the Fuel Pump off??? There is already a switch in the Trunk....

:dunno:

KillJoy
I believe you're thinking of the inertia fuel shutoff switch reset. It does not have a manual on/off function. There are 4 wires connected directly to the fuel pump assembly. The 2 heavier gauge wires in the middle control the pump and the 2 lighter gauge wires are for the float. I'd splice a switch into the pink fuel pump hotwire.
Black_Noise
03-04-2008, 11:09 AM
getting good info here