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on 3/10/2002 4:42 PM, Shad Laws at shad@lnengineering.com wrote: > Hidden kill-switches are also useful, but often easier to figure out. The > fuel pump relay falls into this category. You want a kill switch that ONLY > kills the FI/ignition system - leave the lights, starter, etc. all > functional, and it's a little harder to figure out. I knew someone who had > a big van and installed a set of three inconspicuous 3-position rocker > switches on his dash - it looked like fog lights or something. If they > weren't "spelling the correct code," the ignition to the engine was gone > :-). I have a kill switch mounted to my glovebox, which I can lock. > Getting to the switch from the outside of the box is difficult/impossible > with the A/C stuff in the way. Then again, breaking open the glove box > isn't exactly a huge task, but just makes it that much more difficult to > steal. The best one I have heard of is hooking a relay up to the generator light, so that after the engine is started, and when the generator light goes out, the power to the ignition gets killed. When the engine shuts off and slows down a bit, the light comes back on, and so does the ignition so the engine starts running again. This keeps on going like this, so it makes it seem like the car just doesn't run very well to discourage thieves. All it needs is a simple hidden switch to bypass the relay to make it run properly. HTH, Ben Doughney '75 1200L '63 1200 - Ringo '71 1600TL http://members.tripod.com/~superkafer/ ------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <type3-off@vwtype3.org> For more help, see http://vwtype3.org/list/