Re: Smoking dashes...

[Brian Armstead <barmstea@ibb.gov>]

Perhaps a moer elegant (and safer) solution would be to get one of those
racing cut-off switches (know Imparts sells them), and mount it to the
metal just under the seat.  You can then reach back and cut off battery
power.

Brian

JustaxPHX@aol.com wrote:
> 
> > "What the @#$%%", says I and then I start to smell smoke. Ohh SH*T!
> 
> For years, I've made it a point to leave the ground terminal on the battery
> loose enough so that I can pull it off without any tools.  In the case of my
> Ur-Q and 200q, this also means leaving off the screws that hold the rear seat
> bottom in place as the battery's under the seat.
> 
> This way, when the smoke appears, I can cut power to the whole car
> immediately, then take my time to figure out what's wrong.  Not a perfect
> solution but effective and cheap...
> 
> JG