battery DISCONNECT KILL switch installation

car is a 1972 VW Beetle.. the idea is the same on any vehicle..

[@dougms9790]

YOU the MAN!!!!! I didn't do this mod cause I had nowhere to get 4 gauge wire with connectors. Use battery cables from Walmart, duh.

[@mbarrow68]

The previous owner replaced the battery before I purchased mine. He installed the new battery in a plastic battery box used for like a trailer. It fits under the seat and I ran a battery tender out the edge of the carpet. Some kinda kill switch is on my list.

[@GT.Bugger]

Im going to do this on my beetle. Feel like the kick stands are too weak for the switcy but i like the idea of using it in that location. Might strengthen it like you did. Noce work

[@insus100]

awesome

[@redbarond1]

why does this car have a red cable going to the ground? Is the ground actually a positive?

[@chriscraft77022]

that’s how I got it.. both cables were black originally. Someone put a red cable on ground

[@melvis2017]

Now we know where u put it🤣🇩🇰

[@JorgeSanchez-ze3lf]

I installed a kill switch on my bug and for some reason the cables get hot, any idea of why that's happening? Thanks.

[@chriscraft77022]

resistance causes heat you have a bad connection.. you need to take one cable off at a time and clean both ends until it stops getting hot.. were the getting hot before the kill switch? you might have a bad switch. Check resistance on the switch

[@JorgeSanchez-ze3lf]

I found the problem, I had one cable unplugged right behind the fan, so I put it back together and that solved the problem, thanks.. @@chriscraft77022

[@myliver9149]

Are you connecting it to positive wires? If so, don't.