Using cig lighter as a kill switch? anyone done this?
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Racer
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From: Willoughby Hills OH
Using cig lighter as a kill switch? anyone done this?
So I was told to not bother with the cheapo battery kill switches because most thieves know about these and know what to look for.
My shop guy who has owned a few vettes suggested turning the cig lighter into a kill switch.
are there any noob tutorials out there for this?
all i can find is really old posts/threads that the pictures no longer show up on.
thanks guys (wishes i was in PA)
My shop guy who has owned a few vettes suggested turning the cig lighter into a kill switch.
are there any noob tutorials out there for this?
all i can find is really old posts/threads that the pictures no longer show up on.
thanks guys (wishes i was in PA)
Race Director
Joined: May 2006
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From: Dayton, Ohio
On points ign I guess you could run a wire from the points to the lighter and ground the points out when the lighter is pushed in.
On HEI you don't want to ground anything,guess you could run the pink power lead through the lighter-push the lighter in so the engine will run-pull the lighter out so engine won't run. You would have to isolate the lighter from ground.
I've seen switches under the ash tray before that work.
On HEI you don't want to ground anything,guess you could run the pink power lead through the lighter-push the lighter in so the engine will run-pull the lighter out so engine won't run. You would have to isolate the lighter from ground.
I've seen switches under the ash tray before that work.
Melting Slicks
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When my car was a DD I worried about it getting stolen also. I installed one kill switch that breaks the neutral starter switch, purple wire under console, and one that kills the power to the HEI dist. First simulates dead battery and second simulates no spark/fuel. I do not worry about theft anymore, just keepng it running.
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