In this video I show how-to install a “Flaming River Big Switch” battery disconnect switch WITHOUT any permanent modification to the vehicle, whatsoever. This vehicle now sits for long periods of time without being driven and I am sick of having a dead battery every time I go to use the truck, which is not very often these days. Modern vehicles are constantly consuming small amounts of energy even when they are turned off to keep the vehicle’s computer alive. Those small amount of energy add up over time and can cause a battery to go dead over long periods of sitting. (or, in storage) The installation in this video can be completely undone and the vehicle is able to go completely back to stock form with no traces of the battery disconnect switch ever being installed. I used the Flaming River Big Switch only because that is what I had sitting on the shelf. It is overkill for this application but it’s what I already had so the price was right. This project can be duplicated with a much cheaper disconnect switch. Also, in this particular installation the vehicle uses a side post battery, with side post battery cables. However, if your vehicle uses a top post battery, with top post battery cables, the process will be very similar, but you will use top post cables instead. So now, as long as I remember to turn the switch off, I should always have a battery with a full charge when I go to drive that truck.
The vehicle in this video is a 2006 GMC 2500 SLE 4×4 with 5.3 gas engine.
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