I suggest a kill switch for petty thiefs. And for the flatbed trucks which is what is used out here i california i suggest lowjack. they have a 90% recovery rate and if they done recover your car within 30 days they pay you 2,500. plus lowjack can be hiddin very well. dont put a low jack sticker on your window because then they will now to look for and disable it.

 

good point

 

my mom said i need to get lowlack.

im not arguing, she said i need it, im getting it, time to look how much ti is

 

just so you know dealer cost on low jack is 345-375$ next time someone you know buys a new car pay for the lowjack and have them install it on your classic.

 

kill switches? How do those work? How much and effective are they? They sound like that might be the best option. I do have a great alarm system with motion detectors but this kill switch sounds great. Any direction?

 

To help you underdtand a kill switch, think of sitting on a riding lawn mower, then step off while the mower blade is still running. The kill switch is located under the seat, and the weight of your body keeps it open, but as soon as you step off the kill switch stops the motor instantly. If you are using a push mower, you have to pull up on a thin bar before the engine will start. When you let go of that bar, the engine stops immediately. Kill switches are good things to have for safety reasons, but for preventing theft......?

 

Yeah Glen, its a switch in a hidden location that kills all electrical flow, or does not allow the coil to ground. If you switch the ground side, and they hotwire it, it still wont work.. its not a complete circuit. its just a way of preventing someone who doesnt know what it is or where it is from starting the car.

FYI.. I can have a pre 70 vehicle running in less than a minute. Wont tell how, but it isnt hard. A break in the ignition or start system would prevent that.. an alarm sometimes works, sometimes not. if it pages you thats a bonus..

Lojack is a great idea..

 

same as what soaring said only you hide the switch somewhere. mine is a push button underneath the carpet to the side of the shifter. no would know, until now that it is there. that button needs to be pushed in order for the car to start.

 

OK, so basically it is just an inline kill switch that you push in to make contact, and hit it again to disconnect. That makes sense, but I wouldn't call it a kill switch because you have to actually intervene to get the engine to stop. A real kill switch is designed so that you cannot interfere because you are flying through the air or something and cannot physically interfere with the switch by pushing it. That is a safety device, and not designed for theft prevention. A batttery or inline disconnect switch is what you guys are talking about. Not a kill switch as I understand it.

 

Soaring your right. i call it a kill switch though...just sounds cooler than inline battery disconnect