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[craig333]

I disconnected my alarm because I was concerned it could conceivably leave me stranded in the middle of nowhere. Kill switch is a good idea. I could wire one into the fuel pump pretty easily. 

[kmcintyre]

Sorry to hear about this and hopefully your insurance will make it right. 

 

I wonder if someone (I guess I just did) invent a turnbuckle that has a lock on it so that it can't be removed w/o a key?  It'd be difficult to get into that area to cut them off (and time consuming).  Most of the security products really are just to slow thiefs down and this would do that too.

[Stalking Light]

I often carry a lot of photo gear in my truck, which a kill switch wouldn't save but not a bad idea anyway.

[Wandering Sagebrush]

I often carry a lot of photo gear in my truck, which a kill switch wouldn't save but not a bad idea anyway.

Charlie, I've thought about changing the deadlock out for one (if it exists) that requires a key on both sides. That way, a person couldn't breakout a rear window and unlock the door. They might pry the door apart, but not many will do that much to get in.

[Casa Escarlata Robles Too]

Charlie, I've thought about changing the deadlock out for one (if it exists) that requires a key on both sides. That way, a person couldn't breakout a rear window and unlock the door. They might pry the door apart, but not many will do that much to get in.

Steve,I have a "double key" deadbolt on our house. Since others seem to use a "house" style deadbolt on their campers, check out Home Depot/Lowes for the 2 key bolt. I think you can just get the deadbolt and not have to buy the whole door set.

Frank

[ntsqd]

I use a double key dead bolt to lock the latch linkage on our driveway gate. We ordered it keyed to the house key.

 

A battery kill switch in any late model, EFI'd truck (gas or diesel) is going to cause computer memory resets. A simple work around is to jumper across the kill switch with an inline fuse holder & a 2.5A fuse. Power to the computer stays uninterrupted preserving any learned values, but any attempt to turn on much of anything else on will pop the fuse and everything will go dead.

 

I prefer to put kill switches in the ground cable rather than the plus cable, but either works.

[Kolockum]

I disconnected my alarm because I was concerned it could conceivably leave me stranded in the middle of nowhere. Kill switch is a good idea. I could wire one into the fuel pump pretty easily. 

 

I have 2 kill switches wired in. One to the brake pedal sensor which prevents my truck from being taken out of park and the other is wired into my ignition to prevent the starter from working. 

[snuffy]

If a dirtbag wants to steal something bad enough, they will get it.  that said most newer trucks have what you can call a smart key, making it hard for most to drive off. if that fails i call on my two good buds... smith&wesson

[camelracer]

I took my camper deadbolt apart and removed the clip that holds the inner knob on. With the clip removed the knob just slides on and off the shaft. The knob can now be removed and kept in a safe spot when I'm away from the camper in a questionable area.

[Freebird]

^^^^^^^^ Photos??