Installed a Secure-Idle kit today
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Installed a Secure-Idle kit today
Finally got around to installing a Secure-Idle kit that I ordered a couple weeks back.
Overall the install went pretty smooth. Took me a bit to find the wire connector that I needed to splice into. Had thought it would have been under the dash but it was actually under the trim that surrounds the steering wheel.
The factory wires are small... much smaller than the wires on the secure idle kit. Keep this in mind. I used butt connectors and wire taps (yeah I should have soldered but don't have a solder gun).
Ran a ground wire, connected the last wire to the blue/grey wire in the accessory pack, drilled a hole in the switch and put everything back together.
Works great! Took me a while to figure out how to shut the truck off. The only way I can turn it off is by shifting out of park. Even if the key is back in the ignition. Not really a big deal. Factory remote start still works as normal along with my BD diesel high idle kit.
Will be nice this winter. It's already been down to -20.
Overall the install went pretty smooth. Took me a bit to find the wire connector that I needed to splice into. Had thought it would have been under the dash but it was actually under the trim that surrounds the steering wheel.
The factory wires are small... much smaller than the wires on the secure idle kit. Keep this in mind. I used butt connectors and wire taps (yeah I should have soldered but don't have a solder gun).
Ran a ground wire, connected the last wire to the blue/grey wire in the accessory pack, drilled a hole in the switch and put everything back together.
Works great! Took me a while to figure out how to shut the truck off. The only way I can turn it off is by shifting out of park. Even if the key is back in the ignition. Not really a big deal. Factory remote start still works as normal along with my BD diesel high idle kit.
Will be nice this winter. It's already been down to -20.
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Finally got around to installing a Secure-Idle kit that I ordered a couple weeks back.
Overall the install went pretty smooth. Took me a bit to find the wire connector that I needed to splice into. Had thought it would have been under the dash but it was actually under the trim that surrounds the steering wheel.
The factory wires are small... much smaller than the wires on the secure idle kit. Keep this in mind. I used butt connectors and wire taps (yeah I should have soldered but don't have a solder gun).
Ran a ground wire, connected the last wire to the blue/grey wire in the accessory pack, drilled a hole in the switch and put everything back together.
Works great! Took me a while to figure out how to shut the truck off. The only way I can turn it off is by shifting out of park. Even if the key is back in the ignition. Not really a big deal. Factory remote start still works as normal along with my BD diesel high idle kit.
Will be nice this winter. It's already been down to -20.
Overall the install went pretty smooth. Took me a bit to find the wire connector that I needed to splice into. Had thought it would have been under the dash but it was actually under the trim that surrounds the steering wheel.
The factory wires are small... much smaller than the wires on the secure idle kit. Keep this in mind. I used butt connectors and wire taps (yeah I should have soldered but don't have a solder gun).
Ran a ground wire, connected the last wire to the blue/grey wire in the accessory pack, drilled a hole in the switch and put everything back together.
Works great! Took me a while to figure out how to shut the truck off. The only way I can turn it off is by shifting out of park. Even if the key is back in the ignition. Not really a big deal. Factory remote start still works as normal along with my BD diesel high idle kit.
Will be nice this winter. It's already been down to -20.
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So this basically allows the vehicle to keep running without the keys in it? If you shift out of park it shuts off? Seems more geared toward a first responder application. I just installed a kill switch for theft protection. If the switch is off the truck won't start even with the key.
5th Wheeling
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So this basically allows the vehicle to keep running without the keys in it? If you shift out of park it shuts off? Seems more geared toward a first responder application. I just installed a kill switch for theft protection. If the switch is off the truck won't start even with the key.
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5th Wheeling
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Mine is keyed
Cargo Master
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You might be interested in the secure idle then. A kill switch simply breaks the ignition circuit so a thief can't start your truck.
5th Wheeling
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I ordered a secure idle kit yesterday. I was just wondering about the workings of a kill switch. I have a curious mind.
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It's just a simple switch installed in the ignition circuit.
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