Help with fuel cutoff switch or other means of theft disabler

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The Cock Father

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We travel a bit when we ride new places and spend some time in hotels. I'm always concerned about someone stealing my Jeep! I'm a manual transmission, so starter disable is less than effective due to bump start. So what's another option? Anybody done this?
 
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JKDream

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The Cock Father said:
We travel a bit when we ride new places and spend some time in hotels. I'm always concerned about someone stealing my Jeep! I'm a manual transmission, so starter disable is less than effective due to bump start. So what's another option? Anybody done this?
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Wouldn't the immobilizer prevent the vehicle from running even if it was bumpstarted without a key?

I know when my key doesn't pick up properly it will run for about a second and shut down.
 
HighwayTrout

HighwayTrout

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A hidden power kill switch maybe?
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If they want it they will get it no matter how many gadgets you add. That being said on one of my trucks I have a fuel and power shut off and really they are more for safety reasons but double as theft prevention.

As far as your jeep goes if it's a JK it might be difficult to add a fuel cut off being the pump is in the tank.
 
BananaJeep

BananaJeep

Caught the Bug
I thought about putting something in my Jeep. Then I remembered why I shell out a sh!t ton of money every year for insurance. If someone steals my Jeep, I'll call Progressive :yup:
 
Frydaddy

Frydaddy

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Google search "Jeep Kill Switch" The first thing that pops up is an article from The Road Chose Me. The guy details how hes hidden a switch behind a flexible panel, totally hidden. The dude is doing a two year trip around Africa right now.
 
TheGrendel

TheGrendel

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Frydaddy said:
Google search "Jeep Kill Switch" The first thing that pops up is an article from The Road Chose Me. The guy details how hes hidden a switch behind a flexible panel, totally hidden. The dude is doing a two year trip around Africa right now.
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side bar: that dude is a complete moron from everything i've seen.
 
aermotor

aermotor

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They can't steal your Jeep without the key from my understanding? So. If they want it, they are going to tow it away, that's what I would be more worried about. And there isn't anything you can do about that really.

On my 07 JK there was a kill switch spliced into one of the distro cap wires and it would only allow it to chug and turn but not start.
 
Frydaddy

Frydaddy

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TheGrendel said:
side bar: that dude is a complete moron from everything i've seen.
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Its true, some of his articles seem naive and generally misinformed. I would have gone about this a different way than how he did it, but the article seems well put-together, and i didn't even think about using the flex of a panel to hide a switch. I like the piece about the on-board water system.
 
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