loss prevention tips?

[romeolimagolf]

You could use one of the older style dimmer switches in the floor as a cut off switch to the ignition. It is hidden down there on the floor so most people will not think to press the dimmer switch in order to start the vehicle. (of course this only works if you have the dimmer switch in the column) You could also put in a line lock in your brake line. If it will not move, it would be hard to steal. Clubs on the sterring wheel are completely useless unless you have an aftermarket billet steel steering wheel. It takes all of 5 seconds with a hack saw to cut through the steering wheel to remove a Club.

 

[myraley]

kill switch to coil

I am putting a kill switch in mine and connecting it to the coil, since I already have an alarm connected to the starter wire. But I was hoping someone could clarify about whether to put the switch in the positive wire running from the ignition to the coil, or in a negative wire that runs from the negative side of the coil to a ground. I have a toggle switch where I can switch the wire coming from the coil negative from the tach to a ground, and on some old posts they said that would prevent the engine from starting too. I dont know enough about how coils work to know which side would be better to install the switch, but this way, even if the thief messes with the starter, they wont be able to get the car started.

 

[dyeager535]

What? No need to mess with the starter, to bypass a coil cutoff, you simply run a wire from the battery + to the coil terminal on the distributor. You can jump the starter terminals to crank it over, which means it will start and run. Nothing new here, GM set their stuff up like this almost universally until VATS in the late 80's. Yes, it's a bit complex for a thief on the go, but a kill switch is pretty easy to bypass.

You HAVE to break or disassemble the column to steal one of these trucks without a key though, because you can't steer until you do...which is why I think protecting the weak column is the key. At best with a kill switch you end up with a busted window and column because the thieves don't know it won't start.

 

[DustinK5]

My brother is a auto locksmith and has been for over 10 years. He has always told me that the best kill switch is the one out in the open. The jobs he goes to where there was an attempted theft, the thieves couldn't get it because of an obvious-out in the open kill switch. The jobs where there was a successful theft, had a hidden switch. He says the thieves know that we hide switches so they look for them, not even considering the obvious switches.

 

[Dafey]

When my netural safety switch went out , I went ahead and put a switch inline on it. Its in the dash along with others where the a/c vent used to be.