Hey HT, I would like to know if anyone has tried to wire their A/C button to have it be used as a kill switch? This would be a good idea because basically a thief would not think that a kill switch would be an AC button, kind of like hiding it in plain sight. Basically if anyone has a diagram or anything that tells me which wire on the climate control belong to the A/C that would be great.

PS: Does anybody know if the A/C Button can handle the load from a Main Relay kill switch?

 

lol so are you telling us that if "said thief" want's the A/C the car will cut out. or do you mean you push it every time you exit the car. just sounded funny picturing it in my head

 

hahaha i would push it in to start the car and push it out to disable it

 

Not a terrible idea. let us know if you ever go through with it and how it works for ya

 

It would work fine, I've used my cruise control button as a kill switch before, worked just fine.

 

Cruise Control button looks like a great idea, I was thinking about that...
I think the AC control button should do the same way!!

 

so does anybody know which wire on the back of the climate control is the AC, or know any way to know which wire it is?

 

Find a Helms manual with the wire diagrams on it.

As for the switch itself, be sure to wire it to a relay so that the relay is handling the current to the starter, and not the A/C switch itself. That would be a good way to burn out that switch quick, because the starter draws a LOT of current.

 

The A/C switch can be used as a kill switch, I have done a few of them.

On Integras, the A/C switch supplies a ground, if blower motor is on at any speed.

I use it to latch a "latching relay" and the relay can be used to "cut" any lead.

The advantage is both the blower and A/C switch must be on to latch the relay, kind of a double redundant kill switch that is "self arming" each time you turn off the ign., [as long as A/C switch is off. 94

 

I've seen these done a few times, but could never figure out how they're done.

I knew this kid that had it in one of his climate buttons and like a turn signal or some thing but he would never tell how he did it.

Very interested in how you do this, my ol' fuel pump cutoff isnt enough for me

 

fcm, could you explain how you did that?

 

since im doing the main relay ground, i wouldnt need a relay since the ground has low amperage anyways. I dont want to buy a helms if im going to use it only for one thing

 

internet man, internet... but you didn't hear that from me

However I must say I have a legit printed Helms and it has literally saved me THOUSANDS of dollars over the years.

 

that sounds interesting, but the thing is you seem to have your AC, while I had to remove mine, because i went the turbo route, so since no AC, might as well make use of the switch lol

 

Now all the thiefs are going to be turning on fans and ACs buttons when they try to steal cars.

Great idea none the less though.

 

I do not have A/C in my Integra, and I am not using the A/C switch, for anything.

I do have a "stealth switch", [can be any switch in the car, even if used for something] that is the neat thing about having a switch latch a relay.

EG; you can have A/C and still use the A/C switch to latch the relay and that applies to any switch in the car, pos.(+) or neg.(-) output, momentary switches, [CC set/resume , ect] have an advantage over on/off switches as you can not forget to turn them off.

There are a number of ways to make latching relays, Google is your friend. 94

 

oh, well do you happen to know which wires fron the climate control is the AC?

 

Blue/red, it runs to the A/C thermostat, mounted to the A/C unit.... 94

 

Im self debating about how everyone should know this info and not know it at the same time. We dont need this becoming common knowledge.... I vote thread gets deleted on grounds of being too good! Now Im going to do something similar.

 

this won't work, I mean it will work, but a smart thief is going to push every switch on the dash when the car doesnt start. I've seen modules where you have to use a sequence with a switch in plain sight, now that makes sense, whether the thief finds the switch or not, they still dont know the sequence

 

Whoever said a thief is smart.

As a stand alone kill switch I would not recommend it but as a layer it works, don't forget a thief is in a hurry, once he cranks the engine, [makes noise] he's not going to want to hang around very long, definatly not long enough to try every switch in the car

Besides with an A/C switch, both the blower and A/C switch need to be on.

And anybody that thinks this is to only place to find this info is kidding themselves. 94

 

wait, so what im getting from this is I cant wire an A/C kill switch because I dont have a blower?

it was going to go like this Main Relay-->A/C Switch (blue/red)-->Main Relay

 

knock yourself out:
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some of the manuals are dirt cheap if you browse amazon/bookfinder/allbookstores/ebay.
even saw some helms for fairly cheap (and some for $200).
i snagged the chiltons acura coupes/sedans for $2.50 and the haynes civic/integra for $3.00. :w00t:

 

I don't have a kill switch but I have a hidden reverse lock out switch that keeps anyone from putting it into reverse.

 

If they scout you out long enough, they can watch and learn your sequence.

Or they'll just tow the car. Depends on how badly they want it.