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You could install a fourth button in a very obvious location. The fourth button actives and locks on extremely loud sirens inside and outside the vehicle, powered by independent batteries. The loud sirens make it impossible to physically be inside the vehicle, unless the criminal also happens to be deaf, which is very unlikely. Just make sure to never press that fourth button yourself!
Magnetic proximity switches switches work well too. My friend put one under the headliner and you had to stick a neodymium magnet in the right place over it to close the contacts.
Get one of those new-agey magnetic "healing" bracelets. Then hide the magnetic switch somewhere you'd naturally rest your arm. That way, even if a thief is _watching_ you start your car, they won't see you use the magnet. Well... they will, but they won't know they did.
Over here in the UK, I'm using the Autotech Ghost 2 in my Jaguar. No need to install any buttons -it detects a sequence of buttons pressed on the steering wheel, windows or radio, etc, in a preset combination.
We have one installed on each of our cars, with three switches that are hidden beneath the trim in various places. There are no visible buttons - we simply press three separate spots on the dash in the correct order and then turn the key. They are impossible to find and work like a dream. I cant recommend them enough. Such a simple idea but perfectly executed
I built something years ago that did a similar job. Mine was based on a button the thief doesn't want to push, the horn! To operate mine you had to turn the key over to start and hold it there and then press the horn to crank the engine. Had to let go of the horn button first because if you let go of the starter button then the horn would start blowing. It all used a couple of standard automotive relays, so it was cheap and blended in to the stock wiring.
If you want to have some real fun, try installing 6 or 8 buttons all together in a cluster in an easy to access place that is visible, but don't wire any of them up, Maybe even stencil numbers on them like a keypad. Then hide 2 more buttons that are actually wired to the starter relay.somewhere else in the car. They will never figure it out. LOL
Funny thing about this video is that my car was actually stolen with a tow truck during the same time frame of three days ago. I don't think the kill switch would've did me any good in this case. But it's good to have for the theft you pointed out in the video.
One thing I’ve learned from 3 decades of working on other people’s vehicles is that the best way to make them less reliable is to cut into the factory wiring.
Exactly. Solder/heat shrink everything, use only quality automotive wire equal or greater in thickness to the existing wire, and you should be just fine. But yes, I have seen some shockingly bad electrical work in my day.
My wife had a '97 Saturn when we met. It had a little numerical keypad to the left of the steering wheel (might have been a dealer installed option). To start the car you had to enter a code (there was a valet mode.) So the car had double protection. First, it was a '97 Saturn, and second it wouldn't start without a code.
I was going to say it should have a keypad code. I knew somebody but me thought of it. LOL! Keypad would be great because multiple buttons would be silly. You can't have them far apart and thieves know about them.
Back in the 1990s when I was into tinkering on older muscle cars I bought a high-end coil. The coil came with a micro-switch that you could engage when you parked you start and left it. It was basically a kill switch BUT it worked in a manner that you didn't know there was a kill switch. If it was toggled you could start the car and it would run perfectly for about 15 seconds. Then it would start missing every now and then for about 30 seconds. After that it would get worse and to the point that you couldn't even accelerate anymore. Finally, after a total of maybe a minute it would die. Turn the key off and start it again it would run rough for about 5 seconds and then die. The third time it wouldn't let you start it at all. It made the car act like it had some issue going on so rather than you looking for a kill-switch you just give up and leave. If you managed to get it into gear as soon as you started it and drove off you might end up a couple hundred yards away at the most. I loved that thing....until I forgot that I had it and ended up being almost 30 minutes late to work. I checked everything until I remember that stupid switch, jumped in the car, toggled it and fired it right up.
In conjunction with this system... install or use the obvious RED start button, hooked up to the continuous horn/ car alarm. The moment a thief hits that button ,they lose the element of stealth, and all that racket draws attention to them. Nine times out of ten within seconds, they're outta your car and sprinting down the road 😂
Scotty, Thank you so much for this important topic of auto security devices!!!! Live in California where there is a huge increase of stolen newer cars. You are the greatest.
trust scotty and use the three button system cause then the thief will get confused cause simply like scotty says how will they figure out which buttons have anything to do with starting the car and what the proper pushing sequence is for starting the car up
The problem with Australia is that the naughty kids know that if they're caught car fishing, they get a safe place to sleep and a couple of good meals. Then they can go and do it again. Thats why the community is doing something about it.
Reminds me of a kid in my home town a long time ago who installed a grid of toggle switches on the dash of his car; didn't need a key at all, but had to know which toggle switches to throw which way to turn on the ignition. Separate starter button on the floorboard next to the clutch.
In long term parking (airport/train station etc) I’ve gone so far in the past as to pull the fuel pump fuse. Of course, that requires you to A) remember five days later that you pulled the thing and B) remember where in the car you stashed the bloody thing!!! 😂
I've planned on installing a 5 pin relay wired to the starter solenoid on the 87 pin. 87a pin to a horn. 30A to the original solenoid wire. The coils attached to a push button. If the thief tries to start the car without pushing the button, it will sound the horn. The nice thing is that if the car needs to be serviced by a mechanic, simply remove the relay and jump the 87a to 87 pin. It will start normally. When done, replace the relay.
Here’s another idea. Install an extra button in a highly visible location. That extra button only activates a very loud alarm inside the car for several minutes. The criminal won’t be able to physically tolerate being in the car, unless the criminal is also deaf!
I have a kill switch but you have to know when to press to button and know how long to pause it before it starts. I usually count and I know when to release the button and it works all the time and I installed it on my vehicles over 10 years ago with no problems. Family knows the sequence too with no problems.
Great idea but just use a magnetic switch and you carry the magnet in the key ring to trigger the hidden switch in your car. No visual switches to be seen, no two or three inline switches...much much easier
My car used to have a kill switch hook up to the window switch and you had to pull it to start the car at the same time and some people had it a battery disconnect hidden switch. Definitely would recommend something like these. Even if they have fancy tools/screw driver, they still can’t start because they need to connect it.
Deception is the best strategy. This system uses it quite well. Some people have their fuel gauge showing 100% more fuel than what is in the tank. Smart!
Where I live, a standard security measure is a mini keypad you need to type a pin code into before you can start the car. Seems much simpler to do than messing with hidden switches.
Hey Scotty, Back in the 80's I had a RWD Mitsubishi Lancer, I cut the windshield washer motor wire and connected it to a momentary on switch on the dashboard. I cut the wire to the starter solenoid and connected a relay in that circuit and used the windshield washer motor lever switch at the steering wheel to control the relay ground side, it worked great. I thought about connecting another relay from the ign key start position to the horn but never got around to it. What a suprise trying to start. BEEEEEPPPP!
I did something like this on my own but with one difference. The obvious button is a decoy that disables the starter for 5 minutes even if you then press the correct button.
I had an aunt that bought a 1957 Chevy convertible new. She accidentally broke off the key in the ignition. Thus, no need for a key until she got it fixed. The ignition switch had enough external edge to still be able to turn it on with the broken key inside.
My friends friend had his brand new Toyota Land Cruiser parked in his garage, while he drove an old Camry. The Camry was parked outside and when all the children and his wife were packed into the car for the morning school and work run, he opened the garage for something and found his Land Cruiser gone. Someone broke into their house while they were asleep, found the keys and drove off.
@@peterbrako1612 ... by removing the neg batt wire, your ecu loses all fuel trim learning and has to adapt all over according to your driving style (assuming it is fuel injected w/a ECU)...the TCM also looses its learned processes. If the car is carb'd, all you lose is radio presets and clock (depending on the radio)...
Years ago I had a VW Quantum with a bad fuel pump relay. It was like a zillion dollars to me at the time to replace it. I hooked a wire from the battery to a toggle switch under the dash on the passenger side then to the fuel pump. Flip the switch on and the fuel pump worked, flip it off and no fuel. No one would look on the passenger side for a kill switch. Same result for about $5 in parts.
Such a great idea. I'm an electronics tinkerer and this is how to make it super easy to thwart thieves. Use the kit described, and replace a one button button with a magnetic switch, and mount it somewhere behind the dash and note the location. Leave a refrigerator magnet in your door or a cup holder. Hold the magnet momentarily to the dash where the magnetic switch has been hidden.
A New Jersey Cop once told me the best way to keep your car from getting stolen . Install TWO SEPARATE Kill switches in 2 different locations , one under the hood and one in the trunk .
That's a great idea, multiple switches is key. Personally though, I just don't like needing to look under my hood and/or trunk every time I leave and/or return to my vehicle when I'm out and about. It's more convenient and less noticable to have multiple switches placed throughout my interior.
@@Mojo32 I see your point . But as far as the trunk switch , I just pretent to be putting my jacket in the trunk . And as far as the Underhood one , it just depends on where you are parking your car and for how long . You can always just use the one in the trunk if your not parking too long or use them both if you are going to be away from your car for a while , like in a movie theatre or parking at an airport . Because it takes more effort , its more effective . And most car thieves are going to search out your interior pretty good for hidden kill switches but how many are going to want to stand outside of the car looking under the hood or in the trunk where they are more visible ?
The "stealing the keys while burgling the house" made me think of something else so OBVIOUS that I should share it... While recently learning about the electronics geniuses creating & selling gadgets that can trigger our electric garage door openers, I read something that just gobsmacked me: the emergency release cord combined with doors that have windows all across the top panel. It literally makes your garage as easy to break into as an old car with a coat-hanger! They can push a wire over the top of the door & grab the grab-handle on the manual-release rope... Thus, I replaced mine with a piece of nice, smooth welding rod with the bottom bent towards the door so there is no way to get a grip (and leave the top connection as a 'U' instead of closing the loop.)
Good work. YT has some videos about how thieves can break into your garage with the emergency release cord. Our solution is that the garage is full of junk and the car they can steal is already outside. :D
I put a momentary push button hidden in my center console of my Ram 2500 Cummins. You have to hold it down to crank the truck. I also have a push button on the dash in clear view that blow my deafening train horns . I doubt they’ll hang around after that.
Since the starter can be run by simply using a piece of metal to short it, I can't help but think interrupting the ignition power like I do is far far more effective.
I live in Australia. Ive got the best security for my work car available. A manual gearbox and a trailer on the back. What are the odds that someone can drive a manual and reverse a trailer simultaneously? 😂
I like this! I would want a 4th button though, that was connected to the car horn or a secondary horn and just set that button beside or near the #1 button. 🤣
Mate we think up some very good ideas out here but usually have trouble getting funding to market them & these days with all vehicles imported to our country they all have that stupid push button start it was a neccessity to invent something like this kit to stop all the crappy imports from being stolen.Cheers Scotty for helping market this product.
Kill switch on coil or pull fuse is a good addition/replacement. Great suggestion. I thought about that, but I liked the idea of having a sequence of 3 buttons. I need to do something. Once you get it in your head to protect it from thieves your it's in my head all day.
We keep our car fobs in a foil lined chip bag in the food cupboard. A little further from the front door but not bad.. Foil is supposed to prevent thieves from reading the fob when you use it. If you wrap your fob in foil it will still work, but you have to be closer to the car.
I have a Faraday box since the car is within 15' of the keys. with the key in the box, standing next to the car, the car will not lock/unlock when touching the door handle.
Long ago, my dad restored a 57 chevy convertible, which had a custom kill switch installed in 1958. To start the car, you had to push in the electric lighter in the dash to start it. The starter was hardwired to it. And there was a magnet in the lighter knob. If you were a smoker (which many people were back then) it wouldn't even look like you did anything to make it start, other than seeming eager to get the lighter charged up. Technically it would also start if you held any magnet against the dash where the lighter socket was. On top of that, if you tried to start it without doing this, the horn would come on, and stay on until the battery died or the lighter was pushed in. And the lighter still worked as a lighter. Had a little custom circuit board behind the dash with vacuum tubes in it, hehe. That was a really neat car, had all the options, factory original power brakes, steering, windows, roof, and AC. Though they were options then, very few cars had those. Clearly the original owner was a tech enthusiast.
I took the clutch switch off the clutch pedal of previous Tacoma and hid installed a hidden mini toggle switch in it's place. I had double security...the switch and a manual transmission..😅
great advice, but in my country most of the cars ar Manual, so they just have to push the until it turns on, so, maybe it can be connected to the fuel pump wires?
These are awesome but in California if they can’t steal it and they find a button they are going to rip it out so no one can start it. Same with audio systems usually if they can’t get the woofers out they just stab em
On old cars I'd just pull the coil wire. My current car has a toggle switch mounted somewhere inconspicuous. It's pretty low tech. But, also cheap and effective.
I prefer to use an double-pole switches instead of classic ones. One circuit connected to ignition coil(s) and the other one can *short some sensor* . During unauthorized start attempt the car starts cranking as usual, but didn't start. And *"engine check" light will blink* also, so the thief may think, that this car is not protected, but just fu*ked up. This saves my car few years ago. I found my car with doors unlocked, ignition switch bypassed (dash, radio and AC alive) but still infront my house. Or you can disconnect signal from your tank to the fuel gauge with simmiliar effect.
In my case, because I'm alternating between Northern Illinois, and Upper Michigan, I need almost the opposite. I need an ignition bypass so I can push a button, pull my key, and let the steering wheel and shifter lock while the car is running unattended in -17° F weather without someone easily being able to drive it away. Also, as electronics has been my hobby since I was a tiny goblin, I solder every connection that doesn't have a plug. If it's a wire repair, I go with a union splice after sliding a piece of shrink tubing on the wire, solder it, paint on some liquid electrical tape to seal it, and then slide the shrink tubing over the splice after the tape dries, and shrink it. Double insulated that way. The reason I use liquid electrical tape is because using silicone, which is acidic, will eventually eat through the wire, and someone will eventually need to make the same repair again. Liquid electrical tape will properly insulate the connection without ever harming the wire.
And maybe some unforeseen issues - as in trying to start your own car quickly as possible, in an emergency (or under threat of something). But having the extra hoop jumping to do could make the difference between good situation and bad situation. And also need to make sure there's some redundancy in the secret starter system, so that if the 'logic' circuitry fails, then the secondary circuitry at least kicks in and works.
in the 1980s I would just pull out my ignition fuse so the engine would not start, It worked but they broke my window and busted the steering column linkage to bypass the key but the car didn't start for them.
it should cause it's a simple solution and how the hell do the thieves know how many buttons you use for your car you could have two or three and if ones hidden real good they may miss it as well
If you're this concerned about some stealing your car with your own keys, then just hide your keys better. Or take the steering wheel off like Mr. Bean.
I've had this idea for a long time to instead of using a button to install a magnetic reed switch like they use in home alarm systems. Put it in the console so it's easy to access and have some magnet that you put elsewhere when you park. So start it up you put the magnet in your special place an d the switch closes so you can start the car. A thief can look as much as they want but unless they know where to put a magnet it' won't work. A reed switch would work with the system you talk about here.
I had a kill switch on my 99 civic, this car is thieves magnet. Thieves had tried to steal this car 5x since I had it. They wasn't able to steal it bc of the kill switch. So glad I had a kill switch installed.
Hey Scotty, Thank you again for your great info videos. Hope you keep up for a LONG time as you're not only entertaining but extremely, honestly helping me (us) car owners
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Hey Mr. Kilmer this is a great idea, but I have a question...I came across one of your videos where you said under the hood, there's a module that kills the engine as well....Could you direct me to that video?
@@EmeraldHill-vo1cs Only just. I can think of many easy ways to get around this locking system. Easiest would be pop the hood and bypass. That could be done in about 2 mins.
I had a 1988 Saab 9000 Turbo (my only automatic), which had a fuse panel in the glove compartment. Easiest thing in the world to remove the fuel pump fuse & pocket it. Car would start and run for a few seconds then, without any more fuel being delivered, would of course quit.
I'm confused Scotty. You talked about how you were going to use the starter relay. But after installing, you could turn over the engine without it starting. Wouldn't interrupting the starter relay keep the starter from engaging and therefore the engine wouldn't turn over?
great idea. you could also use two toggle switches. one for the battery that would be kinda hidden and really hide the other one which would be for the starter. a whole bunch of ways to do this. thanks scotty.
You can do that but the point of this system is that you don't have to activate it when you park the car. It is autoactivated when you turn the car off. I wish it had an override, like when you take your car to the shop. Then you wouldn't have to tell them how to start your car.
@@TVPC-df2leYup after a lot of thought that's my main concern too. I may be able to currently trust my mechanic and such, but there are so many more scenarios, plus what if someday I don't have that same mechanic anymore? a sequence system is really one of the best ideas for this unfortunate measure that we should take these days.
Hook it to your spark ..if the positive grounds it won't fire (yes it would wear out your starter / battery) but the likelihood of catching that guy goes up .. Hook up a silent alarm to your keychain ..that tells when the key is in or even a remote control ground to extra relay switch (if on the road and that switch goes out bingo you have an extra) many things a person could do .. Scotty you are awesome thank you
I have mixed feelings- Using the older couple in Houston as an example that had their keys taken when the thief broke in when they were sleeping: Imagine if the thief went out there and the car wouldn't start. You would have an angry thief who would or may return back into the house and do far worse. If they were my parents or grandparents- I think I'd want that thief to just get out of there and find the car later.
I used to take out the Engine Fuse to keep a neighbor who had dementia from driving her car. She would expose her sneak by tell me something is wrong with her car. She even used the house key to get into the truck, because she couldn't find the car keys. Destroyed the trunk keyhole. Eventually, she got the keys and crashed. Survived. They got rid of her car. Sweet Lady, RIP🕊
I had a 1967, 396 RSS Camero and was so worried somebody would steal it. I ran a wire from the starter wire to a toggle switch under the dash.. You had to turn on the toggle switch to start the car. My uncle raced cars and bought it from his wife's family car dealership in Kentucky. He was dying from cancer and since,I was the one who took him in and cared for him until he died, he Willed it to me. His daughter, my cousin, had no clue what is was worth and was just happy she got everything else. It had 28362 miles on it when I sold it in 2003 for a crazy amount of money to my sons father in law. he is a huge car collecter.
What is the residual current draw of this device? Hopefully it is sub milli-amp until it is called upon to start the car. I don't want something drawing too much current and draining my battery so I can't start the car either.
Appreciate the vid, I won't spend the money on that device maybe. Its Raven Craven the second line defense, then my favorite baseball bat from1968, maybe a 9 mm. First line of defense? That's a secret. Living around D.C. for a while cured me of innocence. I appreciate you Scotty.
On my first car - a 65 Tempest- i installed a kill switch that would allow the engine to start, then after a few seconds would gradually short the ignition over a period of time, making it sputter gradually then stall. After that it would stay shorted for a couple of minutes so any thief would have flooded it trying to start it. Dont know if it ever fooled any thieves but i involuntarily tested it more than once!
Manufacturers could easily make all cars un-stealable. But it has a racket. From the dealers to the insurance companies. They don't want the problem solved.$$$
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send power to a real loud alarm and door locks so they at least lose their hearing
This will still work if they put your ignition out?
Thank you Scotty
What you want is a quarter inch flat momentary button and install it under the carpet. Press that spot for ignition.
Mate things are getting so bad here in Oz ,people are installing bollards in front of their garages.Another Australian company.
You could install a fourth button in a very obvious location. The fourth button actives and locks on extremely loud sirens inside and outside the vehicle, powered by independent batteries. The loud sirens make it impossible to physically be inside the vehicle, unless the criminal also happens to be deaf, which is very unlikely. Just make sure to never press that fourth button yourself!
Lmaooo hilarious comment
And you may as well have it blast the speakers with some tormenting Britney spears or something like that Friday Friday song so they can chill out😂
make the button lock them in your car 🤣
@@leonranchero7088or Taylor Swift
Or Mariah Carey Christmas songs!@@robingeorgetowntx
Magnetic proximity switches switches work well too. My friend put one under the headliner and you had to stick a neodymium magnet in the right place over it to close the contacts.
I found putting the switch behind the ashtray was great. You would have to close it to start the car. Most cars don't come with them anymore tho
Well working method for decades ... Who does not know where to put the magnet, have 0 chance to start your car ...
Get one of those new-agey magnetic "healing" bracelets. Then hide the magnetic switch somewhere you'd naturally rest your arm. That way, even if a thief is _watching_ you start your car, they won't see you use the magnet. Well... they will, but they won't know they did.
Smart as fk, I am going to use this.
Just hide regular kill switch in place of stock dash button. I recommend one your never typically use.
Over here in the UK, I'm using the Autotech Ghost 2 in my Jaguar. No need to install any buttons -it detects a sequence of buttons pressed on the steering wheel, windows or radio, etc, in a preset combination.
£499.00...
We have one installed on each of our cars, with three switches that are hidden beneath the trim in various places. There are no visible buttons - we simply press three separate spots on the dash in the correct order and then turn the key. They are impossible to find and work like a dream. I cant recommend them enough. Such a simple idea but perfectly executed
Ok. But what do you do when you need your car serviced? Is there a way to bypass the system for maintenance?
@@MsRotorwings you tell them what to do to start it. adding a workaround like that makes it so thieves can do that.
Where did you get the kill switches?
@@MsRotorwings u tell the honest mechanic..where the switches are located.
Nice. Does this work with push start button cars?
Stop any thief from stealing your car? A manual transmission. 😁😁😁
I hope bro
They need to make a comeback ever since they made automatic transmissions mainstream they started having more issues 😂
They have google though? "Hey google how to use manual car?)"
thats a myth bud dont rely on it
only works for MILLENIALS and GEN Z
I built something years ago that did a similar job. Mine was based on a button the thief doesn't want to push, the horn! To operate mine you had to turn the key over to start and hold it there and then press the horn to crank the engine. Had to let go of the horn button first because if you let go of the starter button then the horn would start blowing. It all used a couple of standard automotive relays, so it was cheap and blended in to the stock wiring.
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Freaking brilliant. Thanks for sharing.
That... is genius 😂
@@nuckels188 it sounds like from the context the horn will not engage when doing it properly
Brilliant!
Scotty, I love the fact that you not only narrate...but use sign language for the deaf!
If you want to have some real fun, try installing 6 or 8 buttons all together in a cluster in an easy to access place that is visible, but don't wire any of them up, Maybe even stencil numbers on them like a keypad. Then hide 2 more buttons that are actually wired to the starter relay.somewhere else in the car. They will never figure it out. LOL
Than I couldn’t start my own car if I did that
Or get ones with a backlight and just wire up the power for the lights.
@@HaggisMuncher-69-420 is that the pedophile flag 🙁
The auto version of buying a security sign without the security system. I like it! :D
Funny thing about this video is that my car was actually stolen with a tow truck during the same time frame of three days ago. I don't think the kill switch would've did me any good in this case. But it's good to have for the theft you pointed out in the video.
One thing I’ve learned from 3 decades of working on other people’s vehicles is that the best way to make them less reliable is to cut into the factory wiring.
Remove the coil wire from the cap it won't start until it's replaced. Bad guys don't have those
@@mdoy5667 I use to do that when cars had distributors.
Depends how well you do it.
Exactly. Solder/heat shrink everything, use only quality automotive wire equal or greater in thickness to the existing wire, and you should be just fine.
But yes, I have seen some shockingly bad electrical work in my day.
Unless it’s a 64 VW beetle. I’ve seen those things run with half of the stand alone wiring harness removed. Real talk.
My wife had a '97 Saturn when we met. It had a little numerical keypad to the left of the steering wheel (might have been a dealer installed option). To start the car you had to enter a code (there was a valet mode.) So the car had double protection. First, it was a '97 Saturn, and second it wouldn't start without a code.
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It had double protection. First, it was a *'97 Saturn!* 🤣🤣🤣🤣
I was going to say it should have a keypad code. I knew somebody but me thought of it. LOL! Keypad would be great because multiple buttons would be silly. You can't have them far apart and thieves know about them.
Saturn may road speed curb climb by divided hiway and roll away intact. Rubber Cars....
Saturn's were some of the best gms made....
Back in the 1990s when I was into tinkering on older muscle cars I bought a high-end coil. The coil came with a micro-switch that you could engage when you parked you start and left it. It was basically a kill switch BUT it worked in a manner that you didn't know there was a kill switch.
If it was toggled you could start the car and it would run perfectly for about 15 seconds. Then it would start missing every now and then for about 30 seconds. After that it would get worse and to the point that you couldn't even accelerate anymore. Finally, after a total of maybe a minute it would die. Turn the key off and start it again it would run rough for about 5 seconds and then die. The third time it wouldn't let you start it at all.
It made the car act like it had some issue going on so rather than you looking for a kill-switch you just give up and leave. If you managed to get it into gear as soon as you started it and drove off you might end up a couple hundred yards away at the most.
I loved that thing....until I forgot that I had it and ended up being almost 30 minutes late to work. I checked everything until I remember that stupid switch, jumped in the car, toggled it and fired it right up.
In conjunction with this system... install or use the obvious RED start button, hooked up to the continuous horn/ car alarm.
The moment a thief hits that button ,they lose the element of stealth, and all that racket draws attention to them. Nine times out of ten within seconds, they're outta your car and sprinting down the road 😂
Scotty, Thank you so much for this important topic of auto security devices!!!! Live in California where there is a huge increase of stolen newer cars. You are the greatest.
trust scotty and use the three button system cause then the thief will get confused cause simply like scotty says how will they figure out which buttons have anything to do with starting the car and what the proper pushing sequence is for starting the car up
The problem with Australia is that the naughty kids know that if they're caught car fishing, they get a safe place to sleep and a couple of good meals. Then they can go and do it again. Thats why the community is doing something about it.
70% of cars stolen is stolen using the key hmm makes sense🤔
Same here in Canada. The Young Offender's Act is essentially catch and release.
It's biased towards a particular ethnicity which we won't discuss .
Neither will the owner.
Same problem in blue states in the US. The car thieves get a revolving door at the jails...
Reminds me of a kid in my home town a long time ago who installed a grid of toggle switches on the dash of his car; didn't need a key at all, but had to know which toggle switches to throw which way to turn on the ignition. Separate starter button on the floorboard next to the clutch.
Probably feels like a fighter pilot starting that thing up lol
I did that in my old VW camper because a new ignition switch was too expensive. Worked great and I sold it like that.
In long term parking (airport/train station etc) I’ve gone so far in the past as to pull the fuel pump fuse. Of course, that requires you to A) remember five days later that you pulled the thing and B) remember where in the car you stashed the bloody thing!!! 😂
I've gone as far as removing the serpentine belt.
@@1_Bad_Z😂 Awesome, I've actually done the exact same thing.
And remember what lot you parked in
When I hear your pauseless speech always gets me some kind of nervous but your personality calms me down. Wish you the best dear Scotty.
When I was a kid in high school I would take the rotor out of the distributer cap when parked.
Only took a minute to do so.
Taking the coil wire with you also works
Taking the starter relay to bed with you (the little cube under the hood) is easy & free protection
Problem is that cars don't have Rotor button's any morel
@@idontknow2293 - I used to remove the coil wire all the time with my single-cylinder, 2-stroke motorcycles, did it for years and years.
I take my fuel pump relay out every night.
I've planned on installing a 5 pin relay wired to the starter solenoid on the 87 pin. 87a pin to a horn. 30A to the original solenoid wire. The coils attached to a push button. If the thief tries to start the car without pushing the button, it will sound the horn.
The nice thing is that if the car needs to be serviced by a mechanic, simply remove the relay and jump the 87a to 87 pin. It will start normally. When done, replace the relay.
I was just thinking of doing something similar with a 5 pin relay. Think I'll just do a 4 pin and go from there
"If you have to lift the hood of your truck to start and stop the engine, you might be a redneck." - Jeff Foxworthy
Funny and true.
Lol😂
Here’s another idea. Install an extra button in a highly visible location. That extra button only activates a very loud alarm inside the car for several minutes. The criminal won’t be able to physically tolerate being in the car, unless the criminal is also deaf!
So he'd turn it off?
I have a kill switch but you have to know when to press to button and know how long to pause it before it starts. I usually count and I know when to release the button and it works all the time and I installed it on my vehicles over 10 years ago with no problems. Family knows the sequence too with no problems.
Great idea but just use a magnetic switch and you carry the magnet in the key ring to trigger the hidden switch in your car. No visual switches to be seen, no two or three inline switches...much much easier
My car used to have a kill switch hook up to the window switch and you had to pull it to start the car at the same time and some people had it a battery disconnect hidden switch. Definitely would recommend something like these. Even if they have fancy tools/screw driver, they still can’t start because they need to connect it.
Leave it under the glove box or similar, and they'll never find it..
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Got mine on a whole different set of keys
I've always used a fuel cut off switch. They can get to the end of the driveway and then the car stops
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Deception is the best strategy. This system uses it quite well. Some people have their fuel gauge showing 100% more fuel than what is in the tank. Smart!
Where I live, a standard security measure is a mini keypad you need to type a pin code into before you can start the car. Seems much simpler to do than messing with hidden switches.
A lot easier to mount a switch than the keypad. A lot easier to press the switch than use the keypad.
@@doorguru168888 the switch relies in security by obscurity.
If everyone were using it, it'd effectiveness would drop by a lot.
Hey Scotty,
Back in the 80's I had a RWD Mitsubishi Lancer, I cut the windshield washer motor wire and connected it to a momentary on switch on the dashboard.
I cut the wire to the starter solenoid and connected a relay in that circuit and used the windshield washer motor lever switch at the steering wheel to control the relay ground side, it worked great.
I thought about connecting another relay from the ign key start position to the horn but never got around to it.
What a suprise trying to start.
BEEEEEPPPP!
You lost me at “cut the starter relay wire” Scotty 😂 😂 😂 😂 ✂️
Just hide the starter relay, who carries an extra relay?
@@Stonerolog1st a family would freak out, most women would not do this.
Scotty is pushin people's buttons again.😅
meh happens all the time🤣
I did something like this on my own but with one difference. The obvious button is a decoy that disables the starter for 5 minutes even if you then press the correct button.
That's brilliant. Love it!
What did you use for a timer ?
@@Forseen-vm1qs a 555 timer IC and a relay
I had an aunt that bought a 1957 Chevy convertible new. She accidentally broke off the key in the ignition. Thus, no need for a key until she got it fixed. The ignition switch had enough external edge to still be able to turn it on with the broken key inside.
In 1957 you could start a car with a screwdriver... Most cars until the 80-90s weren't equipped with chips in the keys...
Thats good its a 57. if newer it would have chip and would need new key made.
@@Jesuiscache you are right.. it was 1985 they started those chips in car keys.🏁
My friends friend had his brand new Toyota Land Cruiser parked in his garage, while he drove an old Camry. The Camry was parked outside and when all the children and his wife were packed into the car for the morning school and work run, he opened the garage for something and found his Land Cruiser gone. Someone broke into their house while they were asleep, found the keys and drove off.
THAT really sucks!!! amazing everyone but the woman that stole it slept through it. Hope he was well insured!!
Take the fuse out of the Fuel pump works pretty Good.
Works for me too. I go a little extra by disconnecting my negative battery terminal
@@peterbrako1612 I took the whole battery out and the thief brought their own low battery 😞
@@tavaresmorales9008 Wow! Thats messed up. Sorry bro
@@peterbrako1612 lots of thieves around here looking like real zombies 👁️
@@peterbrako1612 ... by removing the neg batt wire, your ecu loses all fuel trim learning and has to adapt all over according to your driving style (assuming it is fuel injected w/a ECU)...the TCM also looses its learned processes. If the car is carb'd, all you lose is radio presets and clock (depending on the radio)...
Immobilisers have been mandatory on new cars in the U.K. and EU for over 20 years now. Can’t believe they aren’t in the US.
Years ago I had a VW Quantum with a bad fuel pump relay. It was like a zillion dollars to me at the time to replace it. I hooked a wire from the battery to a toggle switch under the dash on the passenger side then to the fuel pump. Flip the switch on and the fuel pump worked, flip it off and no fuel. No one would look on the passenger side for a kill switch. Same result for about $5 in parts.
Such a great idea. I'm an electronics tinkerer and this is how to make it super easy to thwart thieves. Use the kit described, and replace a one button button with a magnetic switch, and mount it somewhere behind the dash and note the location. Leave a refrigerator magnet in your door or a cup holder. Hold the magnet momentarily to the dash where the magnetic switch has been hidden.
A New Jersey Cop once told me the best way to keep your car from getting stolen .
Install TWO SEPARATE Kill switches in 2 different locations , one under the hood and one in the trunk .
That's a great idea, multiple switches is key.
Personally though, I just don't like needing to look under my hood and/or trunk every time I leave and/or return to my vehicle when I'm out and about. It's more convenient and less noticable to have multiple switches placed throughout my interior.
@@Mojo32 I see your point .
But as far as the trunk switch , I just pretent to be putting my jacket in the trunk .
And as far as the Underhood one , it just depends on where you are parking your car and for how long .
You can always just use the one in the trunk if your not parking too long or use them both if you are going to be away from your car for a while , like in a movie theatre or parking at an airport .
Because it takes more effort , its more effective .
And most car thieves are going to search out your interior pretty good for hidden kill switches but how many are going to want to stand outside of the car looking under the hood or in the trunk where they are more visible ?
@@jayhockley8841 Yep, I agree that inconvenience is part of the point.
The "stealing the keys while burgling the house" made me think of something else so OBVIOUS that I should share it... While recently learning about the electronics geniuses creating & selling gadgets that can trigger our electric garage door openers, I read something that just gobsmacked me: the emergency release cord combined with doors that have windows all across the top panel. It literally makes your garage as easy to break into as an old car with a coat-hanger! They can push a wire over the top of the door & grab the grab-handle on the manual-release rope... Thus, I replaced mine with a piece of nice, smooth welding rod with the bottom bent towards the door so there is no way to get a grip (and leave the top connection as a 'U' instead of closing the loop.)
Good work. YT has some videos about how thieves can break into your garage with the emergency release cord. Our solution is that the garage is full of junk and the car they can steal is already outside. :D
I put a momentary push button hidden in my center console of my Ram 2500 Cummins. You have to hold it down to crank the truck. I also have a push button on the dash in clear view that blow my deafening train horns . I doubt they’ll hang around after that.
Was just looking for a way to rig my 7.3 Ford. I like this
Since the starter can be run by simply using a piece of metal to short it, I can't help but think interrupting the ignition power like I do is far far more effective.
I live in Australia. Ive got the best security for my work car available. A manual gearbox and a trailer on the back. What are the odds that someone can drive a manual and reverse a trailer simultaneously? 😂
Almost definately an ex pat lol
I like this!
I would want a 4th button though, that was connected to the car horn or a secondary horn and just set that button beside or near the #1 button. 🤣
My wife had one of these kits installed, when I first met her. I always push her buttons, to get her started.🤦♀😁
Thanks, Scotty! Keep making videos on any good finds on car security and how to install them. It's so needed, unfortunately.
Mate we think up some very good ideas out here but usually have trouble getting funding to market them & these days with all vehicles imported to our country they all have that stupid push button start it was a neccessity to invent something like this kit to stop all the crappy imports from being stolen.Cheers Scotty for helping market this product.
@Phillip Banes Did you think this system up & get it to market ?
Kill switch on coil or pull fuse is a good addition/replacement. Great suggestion. I thought about that, but I liked the idea of having a sequence of 3 buttons. I need to do something. Once you get it in your head to protect it from thieves your it's in my head all day.
We keep our car fobs in a foil lined chip bag in the food cupboard. A little further from the front door but not bad.. Foil is supposed to prevent thieves from reading the fob when you use it. If you wrap your fob in foil it will still work, but you have to be closer to the car.
I have a Faraday box since the car is within 15' of the keys. with the key in the box, standing next to the car, the car will not lock/unlock when touching the door handle.
Long ago, my dad restored a 57 chevy convertible, which had a custom kill switch installed in 1958.
To start the car, you had to push in the electric lighter in the dash to start it. The starter was hardwired to it. And there was a magnet in the lighter knob. If you were a smoker (which many people were back then) it wouldn't even look like you did anything to make it start, other than seeming eager to get the lighter charged up. Technically it would also start if you held any magnet against the dash where the lighter socket was. On top of that, if you tried to start it without doing this, the horn would come on, and stay on until the battery died or the lighter was pushed in. And the lighter still worked as a lighter. Had a little custom circuit board behind the dash with vacuum tubes in it, hehe.
That was a really neat car, had all the options, factory original power brakes, steering, windows, roof, and AC. Though they were options then, very few cars had those. Clearly the original owner was a tech enthusiast.
I took the clutch switch off the clutch pedal of previous Tacoma and hid installed a hidden mini toggle switch in it's place. I had double security...the switch and a manual transmission..😅
great advice, but in my country most of the cars ar Manual, so they just have to push the until it turns on, so, maybe it can be connected to the fuel pump wires?
These are awesome but in California if they can’t steal it and they find a button they are going to rip it out so no one can start it. Same with audio systems usually if they can’t get the woofers out they just stab em
On old cars I'd just pull the coil wire. My current car has a toggle switch mounted somewhere inconspicuous. It's pretty low tech. But, also cheap and effective.
A good old-fashioned cut off switch saved my ‘68 Camaro years ago🙏
A locking gas cap got theives to abandon my stolen car years ago- too bad they trashed it first.
Thank you. I’ll now look for three buttons and use various combinations before giving up. 😊
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I used this kind of security many years ago for my motorcycle in Vietnam. (pressing 3 secret sequential buttons before starting my bike.)
I prefer to use an double-pole switches instead of classic ones. One circuit connected to ignition coil(s) and the other one can *short some sensor* . During unauthorized start attempt the car starts cranking as usual, but didn't start. And *"engine check" light will blink* also, so the thief may think, that this car is not protected, but just fu*ked up.
This saves my car few years ago. I found my car with doors unlocked, ignition switch bypassed (dash, radio and AC alive) but still infront my house.
Or you can disconnect signal from your tank to the fuel gauge with simmiliar effect.
This guy is the most animated car dude I've ever watched. 😂😂
This is MFKing Scotty Kilmer
@@dieselmex1808 I've just discovered said, "King".... and he does seem royally awesome. Mad respect to your, King!!😎
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In my case, because I'm alternating between Northern Illinois, and Upper Michigan, I need almost the opposite.
I need an ignition bypass so I can push a button, pull my key, and let the steering wheel and shifter lock while the car is running unattended in -17° F weather without someone easily being able to drive it away.
Also, as electronics has been my hobby since I was a tiny goblin, I solder every connection that doesn't have a plug. If it's a wire repair, I go with a union splice after sliding a piece of shrink tubing on the wire, solder it, paint on some liquid electrical tape to seal it, and then slide the shrink tubing over the splice after the tape dries, and shrink it.
Double insulated that way.
The reason I use liquid electrical tape is because using silicone, which is acidic, will eventually eat through the wire, and someone will eventually need to make the same repair again.
Liquid electrical tape will properly insulate the connection without ever harming the wire.
And maybe some unforeseen issues - as in trying to start your own car quickly as possible, in an emergency (or under threat of something). But having the extra hoop jumping to do could make the difference between good situation and bad situation. And also need to make sure there's some redundancy in the secret starter system, so that if the 'logic' circuitry fails, then the secondary circuitry at least kicks in and works.
difficult to plan for every plausible situation, especially unforseen
in the 1980s I would just pull out my ignition fuse so the engine would not start, It worked but they broke my window and busted the steering column linkage to bypass the key but the car didn't start for them.
This is a brilliant idea, and we hope it inspires others to safeguard their vehicles too.👍
it should cause it's a simple solution and how the hell do the thieves know how many buttons you use for your car you could have two or three and if ones hidden real good they may miss it as well
If you're this concerned about some stealing your car with your own keys, then just hide your keys better. Or take the steering wheel off like Mr. Bean.
I've had this idea for a long time to instead of using a button to install a magnetic reed switch like they use in home alarm systems. Put it in the console so it's easy to access and have some magnet that you put elsewhere when you park. So start it up you put the magnet in your special place an d the switch closes so you can start the car. A thief can look as much as they want but unless they know where to put a magnet it' won't work. A reed switch would work with the system you talk about here.
I had a kill switch on my 99 civic, this car is thieves magnet. Thieves had tried to steal this car 5x since I had it. They wasn't able to steal it bc of the kill switch. So glad I had a kill switch installed.
9:30 you crank engine over but car doesn't start. I was under impesson this system is not allowing for starter to crank engine over
Thanks for this. A a car thief, this will help me immensely in my profession.
Profession? More like shitheel.
After this explanation, I think It’ll be easier to land on Mars than setting this up.
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lol😀
Or easier to secure the southern border? 🤔
You right lol
Thank you Scotty from Australia, amazing device , well explanations as well
Hey Scotty, Thank you again for your great info videos. Hope you keep up for a LONG time as you're not only entertaining but extremely, honestly helping me (us) car owners
Around 2017 I put a marine off/on switch on the big ground (-) cable next to the battery 🪫 in my JK JEEP Wrangler. And to get under the hood you have unlock the latch that allows the hood to be opened. At the time the ignition key 🔑 would not open the hood lock because I modified the key 🔑 with a large enclosure so only a spare ignition key 🔑 would unlock the hood because the grill around the lock was too small for the ignition key 🔑 and the spare key 🔑 would not work on the ignition because it was never matched up with the Jeep. Excellent, inexpensive setup to protect against EMPs, protect the battery 🪫 from inadvertent drain, and provide theft protection. Lately I got LAZY and enlarged the hole around the hood lock and now the regular ignition key 🔑 will unlock the hood. So now I have to hide the ignition key 🔑 in an odd place when it is in the garage. If I used that vehicle for camping, I would probably put a small combination lock 🔒 box in a hidden place to lock the key 🔑 and extra cash 💰 in.
Hook the first button that's obvious to the horn relay .Then you can use the two hidden ones for the starter.
Hey Mr. Kilmer this is a great idea, but I have a question...I came across one of your videos where you said under the hood, there's a module that kills the engine as well....Could you direct me to that video?
Be nice to have the buttons set off the alarm if you pushed them out of sequence.
Bought and installed on my tundra. It has no immobilizer. Works great!!!
It's a cool idea. Almost like a combination lock. I think just having a mechanism that uses a security code before can start car seems better.
Thats what this is.
@@EmeraldHill-vo1cs Only just.
I can think of many easy ways to get around this locking system.
Easiest would be pop the hood and bypass. That could be done in about 2 mins.
Thiefe would bypsss that its better to have the unknown there
Biometric security. Either a facial recognition, voice or fingerprint. The technology already exists.
Biometric security. Either a facial recognition, voice or fingerprint. The technology already exists.
I had a 1988 Saab 9000 Turbo (my only automatic), which had a fuse panel in the glove compartment. Easiest thing in the world to remove the fuel pump fuse & pocket it. Car would start and run for a few seconds then, without any more fuel being delivered, would of course quit.
And why not 2 or 3 kill Switches or a combination of kill switch and starter Button?
I'm confused Scotty. You talked about how you were going to use the starter relay. But after installing, you could turn over the engine without it starting. Wouldn't interrupting the starter relay keep the starter from engaging and therefore the engine wouldn't turn over?
He wired it to the fuel pump relay. F*in genius.
Hi Scotty , thanks for all your help over the years. I just installed a $10.00 kill switch easy to do and they can't steal with no power.
Scotty Kilmer, the most indisputably honest man on youtube ever
Great advice for a horrible problem, simple reliable solution.
great idea. you could also use two toggle switches. one for the battery that would be kinda hidden and really hide the other one which would be for the starter. a whole bunch of ways to do this.
thanks scotty.
You can do that but the point of this system is that you don't have to activate it when you park the car. It is autoactivated when you turn the car off. I wish it had an override, like when you take your car to the shop. Then you wouldn't have to tell them how to start your car.
@@TVPC-df2leYup after a lot of thought that's my main concern too. I may be able to currently trust my mechanic and such, but there are so many more scenarios, plus what if someday I don't have that same mechanic anymore? a sequence system is really one of the best ideas for this unfortunate measure that we should take these days.
Hook it to your spark ..if the positive grounds it won't fire (yes it would wear out your starter / battery) but the likelihood of catching that guy goes up .. Hook up a silent alarm to your keychain ..that tells when the key is in or even a remote control ground to extra relay switch (if on the road and that switch goes out bingo you have an extra) many things a person could do .. Scotty you are awesome thank you
I have mixed feelings- Using the older couple in Houston as an example that had their keys taken when the thief broke in when they were sleeping: Imagine if the thief went out there and the car wouldn't start. You would have an angry thief who would or may return back into the house and do far worse. If they were my parents or grandparents- I think I'd want that thief to just get out of there and find the car later.
Good point , in this case !
Plot twist. It was their grandson
I'd want them to stand just inside the door.
Always enjoy your shows, I have an anti theft,devise I put my Truck in My Garage,Not storing a bunch of junk in it.
imagine hooking up the "not so well hidden" button to an alarm 💀
Nice product. The only down side I can think of is if you like to use your remote start feature...
I used to take out the Engine Fuse to keep a neighbor who had dementia from driving her car. She would expose her sneak by tell me something is wrong with her car. She even used the house key to get into the truck, because she couldn't find the car keys. Destroyed the trunk keyhole. Eventually, she got the keys and crashed. Survived. They got rid of her car. Sweet Lady, RIP🕊
Sadly, with dementia patients, getting rid of the car is best. But, what if other family members need to drive same car?
I had a 1967, 396 RSS Camero and was so worried somebody would steal it. I ran a wire from the starter wire to a toggle switch under the dash.. You had to turn on the toggle switch to start the car. My uncle raced cars and bought it from his wife's family car dealership in Kentucky. He was dying from cancer and since,I was the one who took him in and cared for him until he died, he Willed it to me. His daughter, my cousin, had no clue what is was worth and was just happy she got everything else. It had 28362 miles on it when I sold it in 2003 for a crazy amount of money to my sons father in law. he is a huge car collecter.
Now that I know where Scotty placed the button, I'll come from my country to borrow your car for the weekend 😂😂.
Made my own kit.
One switch. When it’s off, key-less starter works normal. When it’s on, the starter button only honks the horn.
put a fourth obvious button that takes a pic and sprays mace.
Short of a manual transmission, this starter-stop seems like a great idea. Thanks for making this video.
What is the residual current draw of this device? Hopefully it is sub milli-amp until it is called upon to start the car. I don't want something drawing too much current and draining my battery so I can't start the car either.
Appreciate the vid, I won't spend the money on that device maybe. Its Raven Craven the second line defense, then my favorite baseball bat from1968, maybe a 9 mm. First line of defense? That's a secret. Living around D.C. for a while cured me of innocence. I appreciate you Scotty.
On my first car - a 65 Tempest- i installed a kill switch that would allow the engine to start, then after a few seconds would gradually short the ignition over a period of time, making it sputter gradually then stall. After that it would stay shorted for a couple of minutes so any thief would have flooded it trying to start it. Dont know if it ever fooled any thieves but i involuntarily tested it more than once!
Thank you for the homage at 3:10, Scotty. Very cool.
Manufacturers could easily make all cars un-stealable. But it has a racket. From the dealers to the insurance companies. They don't want the problem solved.$$$
Good stiff as always, soneone stole my daughter's car recently, luckily it was recovered minis the neck, it was undamaged. Will be using this.