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Battery master switch
« on: Dec 24, 2018, 01:16:19 PM »
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I work on a lot of heavy duty vehicles that utilize a battery master switch. That got me thinking, why not put one on my 4runner?!

My main question is however, has anyone done this without any serious ill effects??  I was thinking of putting a master switch on the neg. side, since it would be a simpler job. I'll take any advice!
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Re: Battery master switch
« Reply #1 on: Dec 24, 2018, 01:25:15 PM »
I put one in mine. Worked fine. Eventually it crapped out (was the plastic body with key type) and i just put both negative ends in one post. Kinda stupid cause I cut a hole in my inner fender.


I'll edit this. I used THIS STYLE and just cut a hole in my inner fender and had the key accessible from the fender well. This worked fine because I had trimmed fenders and no plastic fender well things. I'm curious why you'd want to put this on your truck? Do you have a battery drain? Are you wanting anti theft equipment? I can't see any ill effects, but I'd recommend making a bracket inside the engine bay so you're not cutting holes in your truck.
« Last Edit: Dec 25, 2018, 09:23:24 AM by 300k »
:)bestgen4runner [12:45 PM]:   I am so stupid.

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