Battery cutout switch

[383man]

I got around to installing mine. I did not want to cut a hole in my car so I ended up drilling a hole in upper right corner of the L/R taillite lens. That way if I ever take it out all I have to do is replace the lens. Its a push-pull type switch and I bolted to the side of my battery box in the trunk. Ron

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[RustyRatRod]

Dude, that's cool as all hell.

 

[MarPar]

freakin sweet, Ron!! do you have pics of how you secured it to the battery box?

 

[Hemi Rebel]

I always see this done and i just have to ask, is it really better to do it this way? I am going to have the battery in the trunk of my charger, and it will be a cold day in hell before i drill a hole in an original 68 charger tailight. Not knocking it, and it is definitely easier to change a tailight than fix a hole in the body. But is it worth it. To each their own i suppose

 

[69clone]

Very nice, I was thinking about doing this as I do have a few extra lenses but someone also gave me the idea of putting it behind the license plate and just remove the spring or plate so it's legal at the track.

 

[383man]

After I weighed my options this seemed best. No way am I drilling a hole in my car so the lens just made more sense to me. I actually have a spare taillite lens. The lite still woks fine as the bulb is in the middle of the housing and this is in the upper right corner. To me it was a no brainer since its no big deal if I ever want to take it out and all I have to do is replace the taillite lens. But I have no plans of ever taking it out. If anything the car will get a little faster over the years.
This is the only pic I took in the trunk as you can see the top of the switch where the rod hooks to the switch arm. I bolted it to the battery box with 4 bolts with the bolt head and a good size washer inside the box and a lock washer and nut on the outside. It is very secure as the box is even stronger then I thought it was. Thanks guys , Ron

 

[coloradodave]

Well thought out solution. I love innovation. Thanks, Ron.

 

[Budnicks]

I got around to installing mine. I did not want to cut a hole in my car so I ended up drilling a hole in upper right corner of the L/R taillite lens. That way if I ever take it out all I have to do is replace the lens. Its a push-pull type switch and I bolted to the side of my battery box in the trunk. Ron

Thats a great idea, looks good...

 

[65 Plymouth Satellite 426]

That Is Way Cool Ron! Great Idea!

 

[Sprag]

I like it Ron, good solution. :jerk:

I was fortunate on my C-Body, it was too easy to do the previously mentioned license plate mod, invisible on the street and OK for the track with the plate wedged open (almost zero protection for rear-end collision though :icon_sad.

 

[arizona satellite]

I had mine in the licence plate itself on my 66' Coronet,AZ had a cactus in the middle so I was not obstructing the plate, but on the new build I was thinking about doing the same thing you did Ron, nice work sir.

 

[snakeoil24]

Ron that really is a great idea how you did that.

 

[Hemirunner]

Here's mine. I bought a flaming river cutoff switch and reworked the mount to fit into the original reverse light opening on the bumper. It also has provisions for a padlock to lock in the off position.

 

[1962savoy]

I got around to installing mine. I did not want to cut a hole in my car so I ended up drilling a hole in upper right corner of the L/R taillite lens. That way if I ever take it out all I have to do is replace the lens. Its a push-pull type switch and I bolted to the side of my battery box in the trunk. Ron

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Looks good, I did the same with mine, I hate cutting holes in good sheetmetal:blob1:

 

[68 HEMI GTS]

here's mine on the dart, mounted it under the bumper

it was already done on my road chicken when i got it, they stuck it where the back up light goes.