I like to kill power to the ignition circuit instead of a battery kill
switch. Give the thief some glimmer of hope when the car kicks over but
won't start.
One clever person put in a relay for the ignition switch. It would be
activated by a toggle hidden away under the passenger seat out of the way
in the rear. Easy to reach if you just reach around behind it when you're
sitting in the driver seat, but completely illogical for placement
otherwise- which is what you want.
Anyways, this interupted power to the coil only in the run position. If
the switch wasn't on, then you could crank the ignition and the car woud
start- let go of the key and it'd die immediately. Gives hope to the
thief, but makes lots of sound while the engine is cranking and attracts
attention from others. How long does a thief have to troubleshoot your
ignition woes in a public place? Sure, you could wire it directly from the
battery, but that also means opening the bonnet, attracting more attention,
etc.
Another quick and dirty method for safeguarding if you don't want to do the
ignition trick, say for parking for a more extended period, is to simply
pull the rotor from the distributor. It's small, easy to overlook, and the
car simply will not run without it no matter how much hot wiring you
do. It's highly unlikely that a thief will be carrying one with them for
replacements.
-Vegaman Dan
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