Toggle Switch To Start Truck
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Toggle Switch To Start Truck
Alright well the 78 F-250 I've been doing a build on was stolen over night since it's easy to get into it from the rear window that doesn't lock. Lucky for me the cops found it a few hours ago but the ignition is jacked so I'll need to replace that. But here's my question, I want to make sure this does not happen again so I want to add some kind of hidden toggle switch that needs flipped prior to the truck being able to start. Any ideas?
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A large power line switch with a red key like on race cars. Try pulling the tumblers first then the outer part. Its easy, just tap the on the 3 notch lock ring on the outside of the dash around the tumbler part and then just un thread it.
As far a a hidden sw, glove box, center of seat, up under there some where, under dvrs side shoulder seat belt cover?
As far a a hidden sw, glove box, center of seat, up under there some where, under dvrs side shoulder seat belt cover?
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That's actually a really smart way to do it. What I did for now was just a toggle switch to inside the glove box that needs to be flipped on prior to starting since my glove box locks it seemed like a good place but I really like the cigarette lighter idea. Do you how he did it?
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That's actually a really smart way to do it. What I did for now was just a toggle switch to inside the glove box that needs to be flipped on prior to starting since my glove box locks it seemed like a good place but I really like the cigarette lighter idea. Do you know how he did it?
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I added a switch under the dash in a hard to reach place. For a visual deterrent, I have a club on the steering wheel. If they happen to get through those, I put a lock on the shifter - since I park forward beside the driveway, the only place they'll go is my backyard. Before these I would just pull the coil wire and I also put a lock on the hood.
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Wondering if maybe I should have tapped into a different wire? The one I spliced into my toggle switch needs to be flipped on at all times while the truck is running. Is there any other wire that goes to ignition where it can just be flipped on for a second just to start than can be flipped off? I noticed a yellow wire under there but it's a much thicker wire so I'm guess that's the wire that goes strait back to the battery?
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Adding to Black79s - I did that on one car but used double throw switches (3 position) so instead of just off/on the thief had to get three switches in the right one of 3 positions - odds of getting the right combination went from 7:1 to 26:1 if my math is right. On VW I had once, I had fog lights activated by an under-dash switch and very prominently mounted a fog-light switch on the dash which was actually the ignition cut-out - figured a potential thief would not be turning lights on voluntarily. That one was tested, by the way, in El Paso - and worked.
