Battery kill switch

[Scout1067]

I am wondering if installing a kill switch on my CJ7 would make sense. I don't have a radio or anything else that needs to draw power when I am not driving so I am giving serious thought to installing one as an anti-theft measure.

What does the community think, good idea or not?

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[Lumpy Grits]

Better off and way easier to mount a switch that cuts power to the coil.
A real battery kill switch is pretty good size to handle the high amperage demands of starters.

 

[WHATROAD]

or, if in an area that causes concern, just disconnect the coil wire. The soft top makes me keep valuables somewhere else anyways and I try not to leave my friend in bad places.

 

[Scout1067]

It's just a thought. It's not like I drive my CJ into the ghetto. Plus, I am half convinced that my manual choke will thwart most would be thieves.

 

[CJ]

Plus, I am half convinced that my manual choke will thwart most would be thieves.

This made me laugh...

 

[cglax6]

Is there a coil fuse on the fuse block? I just replaced my wiring with a Painless harness, and it has a coil fuse. All I need to do is pull it out and it won't fire up.

 

[Patrick]

Go with a modern anti theft system. You will know where your vehicle is even if it’s trailered off. You’ll get tired of manual disabling eventually.

 

[cglax6]

Or go with a Max Rockatansky...

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[Scout1067]

Is there a coil fuse on the fuse block? I just replaced my wiring with a Painless harness, and it has a coil fuse. All I need to do is pull it out and it won't fire up.

I put the Painless in too this pastspring, I will check it out.


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[cglax6]

I put the Painless in too this past spring, I will check it out.

If it's a Painless harness, it'll have a coil fuse. It even mentions the fact that it can be used as a theft deterrent in the instructions.