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Does the hood or hood latch lock? If so just disconnect the battery negative after parking. Anyone that plugs anything into the OBD-2 while you're gone is goi

Does the hood or hood latch lock? If so just disconnect the battery negative after parking. Anyone that plugs anything into the OBD-2 while you're gone is going to get an unresponsive system. I doubt they're going to take the time to troubleshoot, pry open the hood and reconnect the battery, etc.

macintux 5y ago
Hood doesn’t lock, and the dual battery setup (for ESS) is much too failure-prone on my Jeep.
post-it 5y ago
Having to unlock and crack your hood every time you park takes away some of the coolness and convenience of a doorless Wrangler.
- Zircom 5y ago
  Could rig up a switch somewhere inside the car near the driver's seat pretty easily. I had an old motorcycle with some kind of electrical issue that would drain the battery if I left it off for more than a day at a time. But instead of spending days and weeks chasing it down, I spent maybe $30 on a battery cover with a little hidden flip switch. It was originally designed for turning on (illegal in my state)under lights, but I modified it slightly and had the switch connected to the ground terminal instead, so whenever I got off the bike I'd flip the switch and boom, problem solved, no more dead bike.
- qbasic_forever 5y ago
  As a Jeep owner (an older one), get used to chasing electrical gremlins now and just put a battery kill switch on it. :)
- WWLink 5y ago
  Amusingly, you can and probably SHOULD lock a doorless wrangler. On a JL and even on the JK, the alarm system still locks out some functionality. And most people don't take the tailgate off, which when locked, kinda keeps people from getting at the little compartment under the cargo floor. It's not really an effective safe place, but just a neat thing. You can also put a lock on the hood, which is a good idea since that way nobody can disable the security system lol. Edit: Also of note, the JL wrangler uses an RFID chip for the ignition startup itself. It's separate from the rest of the keyless go system.

macintux 5y ago

Hood doesn’t lock, and the dual battery setup (for ESS) is much too failure-prone on my Jeep.

post-it 5y ago

Having to unlock and crack your hood every time you park takes away some of the coolness and convenience of a doorless Wrangler.

Zircom 5y ago
Could rig up a switch somewhere inside the car near the driver's seat pretty easily. I had an old motorcycle with some kind of electrical issue that would drain the battery if I left it off for more than a day at a time. But instead of spending days and weeks chasing it down, I spent maybe $30 on a battery cover with a little hidden flip switch. It was originally designed for turning on (illegal in my state)under lights, but I modified it slightly and had the switch connected to the ground terminal instead, so whenever I got off the bike I'd flip the switch and boom, problem solved, no more dead bike.
qbasic_forever 5y ago
As a Jeep owner (an older one), get used to chasing electrical gremlins now and just put a battery kill switch on it. :)
WWLink 5y ago
Amusingly, you can and probably SHOULD lock a doorless wrangler. On a JL and even on the JK, the alarm system still locks out some functionality. And most people don't take the tailgate off, which when locked, kinda keeps people from getting at the little compartment under the cargo floor. It's not really an effective safe place, but just a neat thing. You can also put a lock on the hood, which is a good idea since that way nobody can disable the security system lol. Edit: Also of note, the JL wrangler uses an RFID chip for the ignition startup itself. It's separate from the rest of the keyless go system.