installing a kill switch

[jonc623]

i understand the long wire short wire but my wires are the same length so is the long wire the button end or the metal end ? just asking as my switch is a old one that still works that i have had laying around ?? thanks

[Woodsrider]

Originally posted by jonc623
i understand the long wire short wire but my wires are the same length so is the long wire the button end or the metal end ? just asking as my switch is a old one that still works that i have had laying around ?? thanks

It doesnt matter which wire you put where. It's a simple contact switch. When you pull the cord off it closes the switch and grounds the ignition wire. My switch had two wires that were the same length, and only four inches long. I had to lenghten the wires to even reach the harness.


Jeepdude, thats pretty much what mine looks like, but instead of cutting the wires I just cut away the insulation with a razor blade and soldered in the new wire. But I have the tools to remove the pins from the connectors.
Youll be happy with the connections doing the way you did and wont have to worry about water getting in there and corroding the splices.

Maybe JOEX can put the photos in the FAQ section

[thejeepdude]

Yeah, there's a couple things I would do differently if I did it again. One thing I "oops'd" on is the when I pulled the rubber covering back and spliced the wires, the rubber obviously could not be slid back down without being sliced up one side. I should have poked a hole in the rubber sheath and pushed the new wires through it, then it would have slid back down and covered things up wihtout needing to be cut... but I don't think that's too critical since the half roll of electrical tape I used to wrap it up should seal pretty good.

[James Parent]

Here is a tutorial for the ProDesign kill switch

Here is a review with 34 photo's

what kinda key is that your using jeepdude?

[thejeepdude]

Originally posted by Jumbo747
what kinda key is that your using jeepdude?

Just some cheap re-cut I guess... it came with the quad when I bought it. I've thought about getting the little black Honda one but it doesn't really seem worth it... I'll probably just take the key switch out altogether.