73-87 Chevy _ GMC Trucks > Electrical
KillSwitch Scenarios
Spool:
Hey Guys.
73' C20 here.
The more time and love I put into my truck, the larger the fear of someone stealing it grows.
And in Los Angeles, that's a very real scenario.
I'm looking to hook up two killswitches and could use some help as to where.
-I was thinking one on the fuel pump.
-Johnny recommended one on my starter.
1. How can I locate my power to the fuel pump and what amperage relay would be needed?
2. I became inspired by what I thought was brilliant from a man on YouTube. He turned his cigarette lighter into a killswitch by rigging a push-pull switch:
Here's the video: https://youtu.be/ev9sPR3ZsVQ
Yet, it got me thinking, instead of rigging a push-pull switch, how would you go about rigging your cigarette lighter to...
a) remove the heating mechanism
b) push in to close the circuit and stay closed without popping back out.
This way, if you were in a super sketchy area, you could even just take the lighter with you.
Any thoughts?
Spool:
Here's a thread from some other car forum with the cigarette lighter idea as well:
https://www.stangnet.com/mustang-forums/threads/kill-switch-in-the-cigarette-lighter-how.686699/
MY1978:
I feel your concern Spool. I live in a rural area, but we just went through a rash of catalytic converter thefts. Thieves were actually just walking onto people's property and sawing them off. The local mechanic had 5 or 6 customer cars on his lot that were vandalized.
I am looking for not only a kill-switch but a GPS. BIG money in parting these truck out.
VileZambonie:
GPS tracker would be #1 IMO. Use the club if you're in a bad area. It's a simple theft deterrent tool you can use.
Spool, you have a 73 C20, you don't have a fuel pump relay. It's a mechanical fuel pump, so you should focus on disabling the ignition system and starting system.
Spool:
Do you guys use GPS trackers? What do they run- about $20/mo?
Apple just released press on upcoming airtags- about an inch in diameter I think. Put it with you phone and stick the airtag on anything you regular lose or don’t wish to use. Not sure that’s ideal- but it crossed my mind when I saw the release.
But I’m all seriousness, which company would you recommend.
This kill switch does need to happen as a priority though- LA is worse and worse- not even sure why I still live here honestly.
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