PatrickIvan
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- Patrick
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- Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada
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- 2019 Jeep JL Unlimited Wrangler Sahara
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I've wanted a kill switch on my Jeep since buying it last October. After reading about people doing or inquiring about it on this forum, and some on youtube, I finally went ahead with the process.
Of course these things are simply to make a theft more inconvenient. The more inconvenient it is, the more likely they'll move on. And even if they're towing, there's still simple things to mitigate that as well. While I prefer to back into a space and driveway, if I drive straight in, and crank the wheels, that jeep isn't being dragged or pushed unless the steering is unlocked or dollies are put under the wheels. Otherwise, it's going to immediately start to turn.
I'm digressing.
I decided on hooking up to the push start button because I wanted the ability to warm up the Jeep in winter with a remote start. After I take my fob out of it's faraday pouch, start it, put it back in the pouch, no one is starting that vehicle anyway, but even if they skimmed the fob codes, they still aren't starting it without finding that kill switch button or working on some serious way to start it.
Now, they can always pop off the center console, get to the start/stop button to see if there's any abnormal wiring, but all they'd see on mine is the factory looking cloth wrapped wires. They'd have to otherwise take the time to remove that pain in the ass to remove cloth tape, AT the right point, then reconnect the start wires.
But again, this is all time and potential damage. Two things they're not the fans of.
It was mostly simple to do. That centre console panel is a bit of a pain to remove. The cloth tape is incredible irritating to remove without damaging wires. It just doesn't unwrap.
While others may decide that the starter solenoid or fuel pump is the way to go, I don't disagree. Especially if you don't care about remote starting in cold weather.
I'm also planning to put a dummy button on that will be hooked to my horn. If a potential thief hits that button thinking it's a kill switch, it'll honk. Again. Just another thing to irritate a potential theft to the point of moving on quickly.
Again, it's a fairly simply process. The issue is the access to the wires is limited without disassembling half of your front console. I think the real pain is deciding where to hide what kind of button you decide to get. And running the wires to it.
I know there are many other options. And pros who can access the wiring far more competently than I could. But this is as simple as it gets while still keeping some basic functions like remote starting.
I'm also thinking of putting a very simple power interupt switch to one of the ODB port wires.
Of course these things are simply to make a theft more inconvenient. The more inconvenient it is, the more likely they'll move on. And even if they're towing, there's still simple things to mitigate that as well. While I prefer to back into a space and driveway, if I drive straight in, and crank the wheels, that jeep isn't being dragged or pushed unless the steering is unlocked or dollies are put under the wheels. Otherwise, it's going to immediately start to turn.
I'm digressing.
I decided on hooking up to the push start button because I wanted the ability to warm up the Jeep in winter with a remote start. After I take my fob out of it's faraday pouch, start it, put it back in the pouch, no one is starting that vehicle anyway, but even if they skimmed the fob codes, they still aren't starting it without finding that kill switch button or working on some serious way to start it.
Now, they can always pop off the center console, get to the start/stop button to see if there's any abnormal wiring, but all they'd see on mine is the factory looking cloth wrapped wires. They'd have to otherwise take the time to remove that pain in the ass to remove cloth tape, AT the right point, then reconnect the start wires.
But again, this is all time and potential damage. Two things they're not the fans of.
It was mostly simple to do. That centre console panel is a bit of a pain to remove. The cloth tape is incredible irritating to remove without damaging wires. It just doesn't unwrap.
While others may decide that the starter solenoid or fuel pump is the way to go, I don't disagree. Especially if you don't care about remote starting in cold weather.
I'm also planning to put a dummy button on that will be hooked to my horn. If a potential thief hits that button thinking it's a kill switch, it'll honk. Again. Just another thing to irritate a potential theft to the point of moving on quickly.
Again, it's a fairly simply process. The issue is the access to the wires is limited without disassembling half of your front console. I think the real pain is deciding where to hide what kind of button you decide to get. And running the wires to it.
I know there are many other options. And pros who can access the wiring far more competently than I could. But this is as simple as it gets while still keeping some basic functions like remote starting.
I'm also thinking of putting a very simple power interupt switch to one of the ODB port wires.
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