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Installing a Kill Switch in a 2000 Corolla?


Walleye
05-26-2004, 04:48 PM
Well, it has come to my attention that i need a kill switch for my car.

My sister quite literally stole it today. somehow there was a 3rd set of keys set around. I gave the second set to my brother, and i keep the first set.

The reason she stole the car, is that since she's older, she thinks she's entitled to it. She owns a 95 ford explorer, and she crashed it into another car. this is the 3rd car she's pretty much destroyed, in 7 years of driving. the explorer isnt completely totaled, but it'll be several thousand worth to fix it. (2 other cars are the 84 camry, and a 99 corolla)

So, she thinks that because she's out of a car for the meantime while hers gets repaired, she thinks she owns mine. We offered her other options already. an 84 camry, and a 96 windstar. but no, she has to have the 2000 corolla.

I have to do something to keep her from stealing my car continually. I'll start pulling the distributor or doing some other cutoff, till i can get this installed. but i want to do something.

I have all the documentation and everything for the car, and i will probably be putting the kill switch in the door map pocket. (i dont keep anything there anyway. ) if not, then i'll locate it under the dash. I have the pinouts, the electrical diagrams, factory service manuals, etc. So... what should i tap into for the kill switch? anyone have any suggestions on what kind of switch to use? how much current should the switch be able to handle?

Oz
05-26-2004, 06:48 PM
Just cut the brake lines :cheers:

Walleye
05-26-2004, 08:39 PM
Just cut the brake lines :cheers:
I'd like to be able to drive it tomorrow...

joykill
05-27-2004, 05:37 AM
where did she get the 3rd key anyways? just steal the 3rd key and eliminate the trouble of wiring all that stuff up, or you can just buy her a new car.

Walleye
05-27-2004, 12:30 PM
I dont know where she got the 3rd key, and i wouldnt put it past her to have already gone and had a copy made.

Oz
05-27-2004, 10:08 PM
Take all plastic off the console around the key. Find the main power wire. Cut it and wire up each end to a switch. Hide it under the steering column. Not hard.

Iphire
08-21-2004, 02:41 AM
I was thinking about getting this myself once my car is worth stealing, http://www.4mysecurity.com/products.htm
this way even if she finds the switch she'll need the security key.

Mecha2
10-09-2004, 03:03 PM
Buy some steel chain and a padlock(combination)
Wrap the chain around the steering wheel to the
brake pedal and lock it tight. Problem solved for
less than 10 dollars!

firedrewski03
02-07-2005, 06:13 PM
Just change the lock. Or have some Italian hitmen make her disappear ;)

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