Hi all (mine is an '04 1.6 petrol)
I'd like to install an ignition kill switch. I'm not too worried about theft, but I like to tinker and find these challenges fun.
Looked under the steering wheel at the ignition wires, poked a few with the multimeter with different key positions. There's a thick orange wire that goes together with a thick green earth-looking wire into a plug that plugs into the fuse box under the steering wheel. Both have 0V with no key, 12V with key turned. With that unplugged, the starter goes but the car doesn't spring into life. So, that's the wire to cut and put the switch on, right? Or is there a different wire I should use so not even the starter goes?
If so, what's the maximum current that will pass through that wire? I mean, what wire and switch current rating do I need?
Finally, any other general advice about this kind of thing?
Thank you!
George