As anyone ever thought of hiding a kill switch inside of their bronco? I was just thinking about it the other night so that I could leave my top off over night without the fear of the truck getting stolen. Any thoughts or opinions?

 

I have one installed on my bronco. Probably the best thing I have done cheap and easy insurance. Also it gives me a sense of relief when I leave it parked in the desert and take off on my dirt bike for hours at a time.

Find a wire to tap into somewhere in the ignition system


Then run it into the cab and hide it somewhere easily accessible


mine is well in a undisclosed location.

 

Hahah alright! thank you very much!

 

Don't just tap any wire especially if your truck is EEC-IV equipped. (You WILL do electrical damage if you arbitrarily start cutting and splicing wires). Get a copy of the FULL wiring diagram (any Haynes or Chilton's manual) and proceed to remove the ability to start the truck. The concern here is that for a kill switch to be the least bit effective, it has to be hidden or, at the very least, difficult to access. Lets face it, if you are worried about someone being able to hot wire the truck while you are away with the inside of the truck easily accessible, a toggle switch under the edge of the dashboard is unlikely to be any more deterrent than if you left the keys in the ignition.

Since the only thing you have to do to get the starter on our Bronco's to turn over is to get the hood open and jam a screwdriver between the large lugs of the start solenoid (see 95bronco12's photo above), you aren't likely to keep anyone from being able to get that much to happen. Keeping power from reaching the ignition coil and/or the EEC-IV computer/fuel pump is the only way to ensure you will come back to find your beloved Bronco where you left it. So, if you are considering some form of electronic disabling device, make sure you pick a location in the appropriate wiring that would-be thieves cannot readily access even with the hood open. (After all we are talking about rendering the truck immobile even with easy access to the cabin... where you can easily pop the hood).

Like they say, "You hafta think like a crook to beat 'em at their own game." And in that vein, I will not make any more suggestions here in an open forum... I mean, not much point in TELLING the thieves HOW you plan to keep them from taking your ride!

 

Okay I see what your saying! And don't worry I'm not about to go all in half cocked and starting cutting wires since I am working with some one who knows this stuff pretty well and will hopefully be able to help me get the job done soon. Only thing is finding a very good hiding spot.

 

Hint: Magnetic proximity switches can be hidden in places where you don't need to even touch them directly to activate them. So they can be right behind something in plain sight but unless you know where to apply the magnetic field, its just not gonna close the circuit.

 

Didn't think about that, But I just went out to the bronco to try it. Turned the kill switch off and jumped it she will crank and crank but not start..
No matter what you do with a kill switch if somebody wants your truck bad enough they WILL find a way to get it.

 

You know... Hehe, you could pull the tires off like they do in the ghetto

Just kidding, don't worry. I know that isn't easy to do.

I've thought about a kill switch for my 78 but the wiring is so simple and it is very easy to start without a key, it would be kind of a waste of time... I'd be better off pulling the battery and taking that with me where I go.

 

You could always buy you a chevy blazer. No body wants to steal 1 of them

 

you can always use your inertia cut off switch...its alittle tucked away but if your that worried about it getting stolen its a sure bet to keep them driving off