I just watched a show about car theft. My car does have an alarm but that won't stop the car from being stolen. I don't to get a club becuase those are a pain to get on and off and are useless. So I noticed that in most cases, like 95%, the theif must hotwire or do something else to utilize the starter motor.

So here is my idea. The starter solenoid is what allows the power to go to the starter motor...right. So what if power to the solenoid is cut off..... I'm thinking a switch can be placed somewhere inside the car that can open and close the circuit to the starter solenoid. The only way to start the car would be to find the solenoid and manually wire it which is difficult not to mention the solenoid may take some time to find and it would look funny if someone in under a car in the parking lot with a broken window.

The switch can be placed somewhere on the dash, or maybe down near the pedals where it would be difficult to find. Or even in the cigarette butt tray.

Well, let me know what you think.

 

it is a good idea my son did the same thing on his motorcycle

 

But are you gonna have to hit the switch every time you get in the car? If not you'll get lazy over time and just not use it. Plus, what's gonna happen if somebody mugs you and takes your keys. If it doesn't start when they get in they're gonna make you show them how to start it before they put a hole in your gut. A couple months ago here in Orlando a guy got mugged and they took his 2002 1LE. They had the key so there was no alarm to stop them. The car was never recovered.

Here's a thought I had. I just don't have the electronic knowledge to be able to build it.

My primary goals are to let a mugger/theif start the car and get away from me. Then disable the fuel system. It's usually not smart to **** off a guy with a gun while they steal your pride and joy. Let them get a mile down the road before the car shuts down. Due to this we need a timer, an easily reached secret switch to allow the timer to be bypassed and a hidden reset switch to be able to reset the system if you (or your wife) forgets to bypass the timer circuit. Locate and splice this into the power line going to the fuel pump.

When you start the car, you'll have to hit a button within 2 minutes (adjustable). Otherwise, power going to the fuel system will be completely disconnected and remain disconnected until the reset button is activated. So if you get mugged they will be long gone when the car craps out in the middle of the road. Nothing attracts a cop's attention more than a car stopped in the middle of the road (except maybe an Orange SS traveling at 5 over the limit ). The thief is then left on foot too. If you get into your pickup truck soon enough you can run over the turd "on accident" as he runs down the road. Go back to your car. Hit your reset button, fire the biatch up, hit the bypass button and drive your baby home.

As far as the location for the switch... I don't have traction control, so adding that button onto my dash would be an awesome way to set this kind of a system up.

What do you think? Anybody know how to do this? I also think it would be a good idea to incorporate a system bypass circuit by the reset button that would completely disable the timer system in case you had to let a valet park the car or had another similar situation.

 

What your talking about is nothing more than a kill switch. Most theivies will be able to feel around under the dash for this small problem. Any theif coming over to my house is in for a big surprise if I'm home. I'll shoot now and ask questions later. It's called self-defense.

 

There's a guy who wired his kill switch up into his power window switch (and still kept the functionality of the window switch)

Look around .. it's the best one I've seen. Plus, you can't be lazy and just not use it.

 

In addition to the kill switch, I have another idea that saved my old gt Fiero from being swiped.

I had airhorns installed into the &%^() thing. I wasnt there for the robbery, but I can imagine how it went:

~I'm a thief walking up to a fiero because it's pretty easy to steal and I need a ride. I break the window, open the door ... and all of a sudden air horns are waking up everyone within a half mile. After I drop a chunk in my underwear, I get out of there. Because I dont want to stick around for that show. ~

Also, nothing gets people out of your way in the fast lane than laying on some air horns right behind them.

Those horns were the best $40 I ever invested into that thing

 

I had the same thing on my Bronco. I rigged the tripple air horns to a switch in the wheel well and then to the dome light. If I flipped the switch the horns would blair as soon as the door was opened. I used that a lot when I went wading (fishing). I'd leave the keys hidden in the truck so I didn't loose them, lock the doors and leave a vent window cracked. Thing was, I was always forgetting to turn it off and finding out that it still worked.

Come on! Somebody has to have some electronic ability.

 

That's ingeniuos. I guess that's why I didn't think of it. It will work with any button or switch and shouldn't affect the switched functionality if wired right. Too cool.

 

Sounds like a great idea.
I dont have the technical ability to do it myself, so where would someone go to have that done for them?

I know, lame question

 

Here's the link: Click Me

Less than $10 in parts, and if you can follow some simple directions and aren't color blind (since you have to know what color wire to cut) you can do this.

This is actually on my list of "Summer Mods"

 

These are some great ideas guys!!! But I think I will stick to my original plan and hide the switch very very well, like under the seat or something.

 

Uhh, yeah ... that would be the last place Id look

 

And I still want to let them start the car and get away from me. But the window switch is an awesome idea. I think I'll use it.

 

Well when you're a theif trying to find some switch with the alarm blaring and people looking at you I think you might have some trouble. I'm not talking about some big *** rocker switch, but a tiny one you wouldn't even know was a switch if you felt it. There is so much other crap under the seat like wires, motors, and springs, I think someone would have trouble finding it unless he knew where to put his hand. The plan isn't perfect but it's better than nothing, and having to roll down your window everytime you want to start your car.

 

But you're gonna reach under your seat every time you start your car? I must have missed something. If you splice into the wire from the 'up' side of the window control button the window will never have to move. It's just a little bump on the button. And if you hide the wiring and relay good enough it will take too long for a crook to bypass it. The biggest problem I have with the button under the seat approach is that you don't want to put your switch anywhere that it's hard to get to. It will become a pain to use every time and will eventually never get touched.