Start Button Kill Switch Harness

AvGeek · Jan 2, 2023

TRXINAZ said:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000MMFIZS/

Admittedly my soldering skills are terrible. I plan on using crimp terminals to connect to the toggle switch, anything wrong with that move?

maestro5531 · Jan 2, 2023

Nothing wrong with crimping, there are pros and cons to everything but crimping terminals is the best one in this case.

Cleantrx · Jan 2, 2023

What are these for?

TRXNUT · Jan 2, 2023

Cleantrx said:
What are these for?

These are so you can add a kill switch without cutting your factory harness to the start/stop button (see post#1 in this thread) and place the switch wherever you may desire.

Cleantrx · Jan 2, 2023

TRXNUT said:
These are so you can add a kill switch without cutting your factory harness to the start/stop button (see post#1 in this thread) and place the switch wherever you may desire.

Thanks but why would you want to do that?

LDN · Jan 2, 2023

Cleantrx said:
Thanks but why would you want to do that?

Makes the truck a little harder to steal.

Cleantrx · Jan 2, 2023

LDN said:
Makes the truck a little harder to steal.

It’s supposed to be like Igla?

TRXNUT · Jan 2, 2023

Cleantrx said:
It’s supposed to be like Igla?

It's a cheap, easy, self installed form of theft deterrent that makes it more difficult for thieves to steal your truck. I wouldn't compare it to an IGLA system myself as it's not a true alarm system like IGLA.

LDN · Jan 2, 2023

Cleantrx said:
It’s supposed to be like Igla?

No IGLA is a can bus immobilizer. This is a physical kill switch for the on/off/start button

Freeagent4224 · Jan 3, 2023

Cleantrx said:
Thanks but why would you want to do that?

You must not be familiar with how ridiculously quick/easy thieves have been stealing these trucks…

Cleantrx · Jan 3, 2023

Freeagent4224 said:
You must not be familiar with how ridiculously quick/easy thieves have been stealing these trucks…

i wasn't sure of the purpose but I have been enlightened..I can see how this would deter a newbie car thief or make them take long enough for one of us to grab a weapon of our choice..but if someone knew what they were doing couldnt they just unplug the harness once they realize there is a kill switch in the car?

Eighty · Jan 3, 2023

Cleantrx said:
i wasn't sure of the purpose but I have been enlightened..I can see how this would deter a newbie car thief or make them take long enough for one of us to grab a weapon of our choice..but if someone knew what they were doing couldnt they just unplug the harness once they realize there is a kill switch in the car?

Sure. But figuring out where the kill switch is located and then bypassing it takes precious minutes. Car thieves likely don’t want to hang out long enough to diagnose/fix the issue.
That’s where Ravelco shines. It would take hours to work around it, even if you know how it is installed.

LDN · Jan 3, 2023

Cleantrx said:
i wasn't sure of the purpose but I have been enlightened..I can see how this would deter a newbie car thief or make them take long enough for one of us to grab a weapon of our choice..but if someone knew what they were doing couldnt they just unplug the harness once they realize there is a kill switch in the car?

It is also not immediately obvious there is a kill switch, or what is 'killed'. You could make a kill switch for lots of different things. Fuel pump, starter, on/off button, shifter, etc. Nothing is going to give you a 100% protection, but the harder you make it...

maestro5531 · Jan 3, 2023

LDN said:
It is also not immediately obvious there is a kill switch, or what is 'killed'. You could make a kill switch for lots of different things. Fuel pump, starter, on/off button, shifter, etc. Nothing is going to give you a 100% protection, but the harder you make it...

Exactly. If an experienced thief knows where IGLA is hooked up they can go after it too. Anything can be figured out but an extra step is more time a thief is exposed