DIY Car Security Killswitch
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- čas přidán 27. 01. 2008
- In this episode the team from Mighty Car Mods show some basic car security ideas. The last thing you want is a thief driving off with your mighty ride, we show you a simple, and inexpensive way to help stop that happening...
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14 years ago I watched this as one of my first experiences on CZcams, wild to see how far y’all have come!
still cant believe this was 14 years ago
2008....wow 8 years ago and you two are going on stronger than ever. Keep em up!
+katanaburner ikr
Lol I was 6 years old back in 2008😂😂😂
+Edoardo Barneschi lmao
+Edoardo Barneschi I was 7 😂😂
I was 5 x'DD
Love that header:
Marty
Loves his multimeter
Quantametric Coluccio )
Crazy how this was over 7 years ago
Ikr?
Che1seabluesdrogba11 It's aged surprisingly well.
8 now
9 now
9 now
It's 2020 and I finally feel like I need a kill switch in my MX-5.
In America the perfect anti-theft device is to have a stick shift car. Chances are the thief can't drive one. I don't know if any studies have been done on it, but my guess is that 50-65% of the country can't drive a manual transmission.
+CigarBGuitarefx thats what you'd think, but im sure someone who steals cars for a living at least trained themselves for that situation
No-one around here "steals cars for a living." In fact, outside of movies, I've never heard of anyone "stealing cars for a living." Car theft is mostly a crime of opportunity here. If they see a stick, chances are they will move on to an easier opportunity.
CigarBGuitarefx most of the time yes, its all about opportunity but some do it for a living
+CigarBGuitarefx Chop shops are real... Engine selling, transmission sales, and so on.... most of the time your car will get towed instead of movie style hop in cross the wire style.
I know that, but this guy was making it sound like gone in 60 seconds style car thieves is a real thing and that there are people "making a living" off of stealing cars. Don't get me wrong, there are probably people that do, but they are probably few and far between and they wouldn't be interested in Kia minivans. The type of theft that you are talking about doesn't even involve starting the engine, so chances are neither a stick shift or a kill switch wouldn't deter it. Most car theft though is a crime of convenience.
Loving the intro, reminds me of the programmes we used to watch in school back in the 90's lol
Can you do a video on how to install a kill switch on a bicycle? Thanks.
On the chain 😂
Comes pre-installed, press the little button hidden underneath the tire valvecap for a little while and be safe.
Some bicycles have a twist button. just grab the valvecap and twist it counter clockwise, killswitch enabled.
Marty's reflection at 3:27 on the window.
Put two fake ones in the glove and dash and the real one somewhere sneaky ;)
yeah and then even you will get mistaken which one is real. oh why not put it on your gearbox. sorry i fogot you can't put your gear in, although it's so sneaky
BigBrownBearFTW but how would you not know which one is the real one if you put it in yourself
I always thought it would be cool to have some sort of combination like a specific 2/3 need to be on but the 3rd must be off. Though that would be a lot of wire lol
@@maverickloggins5470 just connect it in series.
"I car is stolen every 4 seconds, 85,000 cars stolen each year. Alright so we have 31,556,900 seconds in a year. Take that and divide by 4 and you get 7,889,225 I think the stats are a little messed up.
That was what I was thinking
lmao /facepalm
There are over a billion cars worldwide. It's probably true
Brad b Do you even math bro?
mark Year
figure is given by subtracting total no of found cars from total no of stolen cars.
We never used the Kill Switch from the Ignition, it went from the ECU. The Kill switch turned off the Fuel Pump, injectors and starter motor.
Where to hide it - that's up to you :D
hi
I'm not going to lie, after watching every season for the past 3 years then back tracking to this video is is almost comedic to me. Like you made this video as a funny.
A switch to the fuel pump or even to the spark leads; the latter means your car actually turns over but won't fire. The fuel pump idea works really well too but bleeding your diesel every time you forget the switch is never fun
MGM has some of the most helpful videos ive seen recently on youtube, along with bringing some good laughs. Great videos!
cheers for the comment, i'm sure people here will find it useful!
our method, and the method you described will both stop the average idiot... a professional thief will also know very quickly how to get to the fuel pump and wire a constant 12v to it...
I love how far you guys have come, this is amazing haha
Would love to see more MCM videos return to this type of thing. The budget mods and proper how to's.
Still love you guys even after 9 years of fuckery!
That's such a simple and amazing design! Nice work guys!
One I had forgotten all about, just received the new book and I can envision me reliving the past decade of maaad motors!
A kill switch saved my '79 Escort RS from being stolen and torched. And insurance companies want to charge me extra for making my car to be harder to be stolen when the entire kill switch system cost about $1.20.
MoistCat never leave an un sceured car in NYC it will get stolen and stripped the next day and dumped on the freeway
How does your insurance company know you installed it?
Lol 14 years later and this just now get put in my recommendation here's to another 14 years of mighty car mods
Best advice I've ever heard for a VN owner. Cheers for making my day LOL :D
Even better if your car has it's own dedicated fuel pump fuse, Just add a kill switch to it instead so the thief might actually think that it has a flat battery or an engine problem.
A kill switch on the ignition system is generally better than one that disables the fuel pump. Without fuel the vehicle will crank but won't start or will start and run for only a few seconds, but a thief can do a lot of damage to your engine by cranking your engine for five continuous minutes. You'll at least need a new starter motor.
10 years... I remember watching this new episode :)
i am high and I am destined to watch this
Good job Marty Keep the car safe Well Done 👏👏👏
Thanks for the video. It could have been longer but it gives the info it really needs.
AMAZING INSTALLATION MY FRIEND
I HAVE INSTALLED A VISIBLE KILL SWITCH FOR CARS FOR ANTI THEFT
you guys have changed quite a bit these old videos are funny
Should have wired to seatbelt light
10 years later, oh how far we have come MCM.
The best way to prevent theft is to have a quick release steering wheel so you take it with you where ever you go.
A Person What if they had there own steering wheel? Can they take it?
Nah, I enjoy having airbags.
anyone with the same brand hub can put their setup on it lol unless you have a lock up
I'm watching every mighty car mods video from their first to their last.
And boy oh boy i can not wait until they get their lapel mics 😂
Right, guys, now I will have marathon watching your old shiit :D
That was the same security I had while I was driving my '71 Camaro around for awhile. My buddy's never understood why I kept popping the hood when we went to the mall or the movies hahaha
Hello MCM, I got a question. What kind of wire stripper is that you use all the time? It looks awesome and easy as hell to work with. Thanks in advance. Oh, also, love your show, big fan, watch every episode!
good to see these guys are fellow top gear fans
I was expecting you to say "The first step is to jack up your car" lol
Anyone watching in 2016?
No
No
no
dude, no
Jesus fucking christ you people are fucked in the head. Why don't you take your soggy asses somewhere else you pillocks
Hey mate awesome video love you stuff couple questions though, 1 is it the power wire on the ignition module that goes to on and the negative go to off? could you show us which wires you cut and where they were connected to the toggle. Regards
Tight episode!
Even though this is from 11 years ago it still helped me install one
Use the cigarette lighter as a kill switch. You have to push the cigarette lighter in to complete the starter circuit
That's the best way to do it mate!
On my old escort, Gemini and celica I would ground out the positive side of the ignition coil via a switch.
I like how Marty is introduced like The Stig from Top Gear UK.
TV gold..and still very Good information Boys..thanks
This is so old but good x)
That gives me a great idea if I ever build an old car.. but maybe I will but the kill switch on the fuel pump instead
Haha 14 years later, still Gold
I'd wire it up to the dizzy cap so there isn't any spark without the switch in the on position. So even if they hot wire it the engine will just keep Turing over an eventually deter the thieve
+Will Wright How easy will that be to do?
+Cairo Not that hard at all
+Will Wright You do understand what a dizzy cap is right? this won't work..
Taking spark away won't stop the fuel injectors from spraying normally. If the car isn't stolen and you go to start it up, now you have a flooded engine, or at least a bunch of unwanted gasoline in your engine oil. Kill fuel, if choosing between spark or fuel.
Yep engine will fill up with fuel. Also wiring it up to the distributor cap will still wear out your starter as it is still continuously turning
Better to wire into the fuel pump relay. Even if they steal your keys and start the car, they'll drive for a few seconds before fuel stops pumping and they coast to a stop.
I would say install like 3 switches flipped around randomly so that they are on off in different positions. That way you have to flip them in a certain pattern to disable it.
Not a bad idea, but the wiring would be a nightmare for something like that
I would also put a dummy switch with a fake "car engine kill switch" in the glovebox just to piss them off
you could also get a lightbar and some sick fog lights and have them turn on with switches so there would be like 14 switches on your dash
yes that's a great idea xD
Great vid guys keep it up! :)
@theARMONexchange
cars are often stolen several times
I did it! It only took me 4 hours to figure it all out! Hahaha! I love it! Now no one else in my family can take off with my car. :)
LMFAO when the Robber said "Oh YEAHH , oHHHH YEAHHH"
@Akhorishaan8472 depend on what you put your killswitch it can be ignition system (starter ), fuel pump relay (fuel delivery) or if you found the main wire of your B+ wire for the car(no voltage in the car) hope its answer your question!
Came here from the gti r video and moog hasn't changed a bit.
This video is like an MCM time machine 😂
Thank god! I'm not the only person that can actually think! Like you said, "kill" switches shut down the car after a crash or if the throttle gets stuck.
Hard to believe this is 13 years old. Time flys.
I miss these kinds of videos on occasions
My Dad used to do this in our old family cars by taking the rotor out of the distributor.
This is kinda true. There are some car makers (like Toyota and Chevrolet) that have what's called a Semi-Automatic transmission. Basically, you have a normal shifter, P-R-N-D-2-1. But you also have M. In M, you can move the shifter up and down depending on if you want to upshift or downshift. But, there's no clutch. So it's all electronically controlled
This one of the few videos that mentions the importance of soldering and sealing connections. The entire circuit you create must be bullet proof. Failure of the circuit not only causes your vehicle not to start, but can shut your engine off like a light switch while cruising down the highway. Loss of engine means loss of power brakes and power steering. Also, use a military grade for aircraft grade toggle/rocker switch rather than a cheap switch from Amazon. Use grommets when passing wires through any holes and armor all wires with wire loom.
I did that with my 94' Ford also. But (as MKUltraProject suggested), I've installed the switch in the fuel pump wiring. It has the advantage that the starter makes some noise, but the car won't start. An idiot thief will think the battery is empty or something like that (if NOTHING happens, this could be suspicious...!)
you can cut any circuit you like! fuel is also an option - as we said, it will stop your average idiot but thats about it...
if you want to cut fuel and ignition etc might be worth getting a FULL alarm
its even easier to do this by wiring the switch into the ignition fuse holder on the fuse box and just take the fuse out
thats a mad idea. also a goody is that u can set up a dummy switch connected directly to the horn.. I'm sure you can imagine the results.
10 years later everyone needs these...
4:20 lol
nice... what do you call that plastic you wrap around the connectore? (heated with the lighter)
thumbnail was like: today i sent moog out to get a car
moog: yeah, but you didnt give me any money
2012 fusion base model is the one exception that somes with a 2.5l inline-4 with a 6 speed manual
Love your Chanel, use are like the Aussie pimp my ride
You can do a video for kill switch on fuel line or pump. I use to have dummy switch for a feature that particular car didn't have. I hooked up the kill switch to that.
what wire are you putting the switch in line with, one of the ignition wires, or the starter wire?
Holy crap, 8 years. Wooooooow
Binge watching mcm videos in preparation for Tuesday's 10th anniversary special
Humble begginings mcm!
Thanks I plan to. I am a bit paranoid and plan to have at least two kill switches, I also sleep better when my Torana is blocked in or completely disabled. If anything were ever to happen I would be chaining it to the concrete at night.
he's refering to an ACTUAL killswitch. you start the car, leave it in park, turn the key to a particular position, and remove them. if someone ties to jack the car without the keys, the car "kills" itself when they shift out of park. the car will only stay on if the key is re-inserted. police cruisers often have this, so the cop can leave the car running the engine w/o worrying about it getting jacked.
these guys make it look so easy....
Love the stig reference
11 years later and you have more subscribers and a little more beard.
And no car. It got stolen 😭
Thnks Russel Brand !
A relay connected to your headlights that controls your starter. Best kill switch ever:)
I had a dummy switch that acitivated a little red light on the console so it looked like it had an alarm system...when the light was on the system was armed...of course it was a dummy light but it acted as a good deterent.
yo i got a question... did u connect both ends to the the white/black wires. it seems like my car has the same wiring.
Thats what I was saying; the method in the video is not a "kill" switch because its not hooked up to the fuel or spark.
A Better switch idea is to use the switches for the hi\lo beams switch in old trucks 1975 or older. the ones on the floor board, new cars don't have this and there easy to install. you can place them up underneath the clutch pedal high up close the firewall, so it isn't accidentally tripped. when you need to start the car you just tap it with your foot to connect the circuit and just tap it again when you get out.
...and the plot thickens... I think I’ve seen that thief in my neighborhood..🤘🏼👍🏼😎
head gasket maybe? try checking under the oil filler cap and radiator cap for sludge, and check the radiator water and engine oil for oil or water in the wrong place
Good show good stuff
what was that wire stripper he was using at 3:08 ? where did ya get one of those
i remember watching this episode in a few years back
@dougaholic very clever. but doesnt it annoy you that you have to go into your boot every time you want to start your car?
That's pretty unprecedented! XD