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[James1997]

1989 Mayfair - I want to wire in a kill switch so when I am parked up in a public car park etc the car won't start until the switch is on. How do I fit one and do I wire it to ignition or battery or starter motor if anyone could give advice or instructions much appreciated :)

[nicklouse]

it depends on the switch and what you want it to do.

 

do you have an alarm that you want to work? do you want the radio to keep saved channels etc etc etc

[Simont]

Like this?

clicky


 

[James1997]

Someone said that I could fit a switch that would be connected to starter motor so that if the switch is off the starter motor won't work and if it is on the the car will start ideally in fitting any kind of kill switch I dont won't to be loosing radio stations etc. Simont above wouldn't work battery is in the boot and I have a boot liner would be a pain to have to keep pulling it all out

[grahama]

Do a search for distributer kill switch. Just did it and it came up with my original post. It needs the positive feed to the coil earthing via the kill switch.

Edited by grahama, 03 May 2017 - 06:10 PM.

[Dusky]

You can do a lot of things.
Simplest is taking the wire on the + of the coil and fitting an extra switch between it.
An extra switch in the white wire that starts at the steering lock will do the same. ( Need a good switch).
Another of my favorites things is wiring the horn into switched lives. When you turn the key your horn will be going off untill they find the switch. ( I made a system with a timed relay so they can't turn it off by switching the steering lock off)
Another good/easy thing to do is a battery cutoff switch. There are versions wich allow some current to flow, so you keep the radio memory etc, but can't start ( a fuse will pop).

Edited by Dusky, 03 May 2017 - 06:52 PM.

[Spider]

Like this?

clicky
 

 

 

Another good/easy thing to do is a battery cutoff switch. There are versions wich allow some current to flow, so you keep the radio memory etc, but can't start ( a fuse will pop).

 

These are possibly some of the simplest for money spent and effectivess I think.

 

If you fit a batter isolator, it'll be in the boot which is not at all easy to break in to in a Mini.

 

If, as Dusty's alluded to, have a radio or clock that needs some power for a memory in them, just fit a 5 or 10 amp fuse across the battery Isolator. It will keep power on to the car, but if someone tries to start it or put the headlights on, it will blow the fuse.

[Simont]

the thing i linked to has a low current fuse for radio memory, but i completely understand the hassle of the bood board,
in my friends mk2 ford consul, we fitted a red handled kill switch on the floor, similar to the dim/dip floor position,

[KernowCooper]

If you mount a Battery switch on the - terminal in the boot make a bracket and fit the switch on the boot bracket far right, then just move the r/h upright boot board 2 min job

Edited by KernowCooper, 04 May 2017 - 10:57 AM.

[idlethumbs]

Wouldn't know how to do it but I once had a car that you had to pull main beam flash whilst turning the key to trigger the starter motor.
No faffing with removing things then.
I guess the main beam flash was wired as a switch in the starter circuit.

[dyshipfakta]

Wouldn't know how to do it but I once had a car that you had to pull main beam flash whilst turning the key to trigger the starter motor.
No faffing with removing things then.
I guess the main beam flash was wired as a switch in the starter circuit.

That's clever and easy enough to do. Could also use the useless brake switch that does nothing

[James1997]

Wouldn't know how to do it but I once had a car that you had to pull main beam flash whilst turning the key to trigger the starter motor.
No faffing with removing things then.
I guess the main beam flash was wired as a switch in the starter circuit.

That's clever and easy enough to do. Could also use the useless brake switch that does nothing

Hmm I like that idea any ideas of how to do that ?