help with cut-off switches on 85 4runner

85Froder · 10-12-2009, 05:37 PM

so a little over a month ago my truck was stolen, found it 2 weeks later and i want to make sure it does not happen again...

so far i installed a lock on to my center console, and want to put a cut-off to my ignition and my fuel pump and hide them accordingly.

looking to find out what wires i need to hook into, or any others ideas you guys have would be great. thanks!

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djrez4 · 10-15-2009, 09:00 AM

On my old WRX, I had a kill-switch that was wired into the fog-light button. It was also a response to the car being stolen. That and a detachable steering wheel and I figured I was safe from anything short of a flatbed rolling up and carting the thing off.

Install a relay on the main ECU ground and run a switch to it. Hide the switch wherever you want. No ECU, no lost truck.

toyotajake · 10-20-2009, 03:14 PM

You can run a switch between the fuel pump relay and/or the ignition relay. Make sure to put it on the 85/86 terminal side (coil part) voltage will never reach the relay, and wont ever turn it on.

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djrez4 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Denver Posts: 39	On my old WRX, I had a kill-switch that was wired into the fog-light button. It was also a response to the car being stolen. That and a detachable steering wheel and I figured I was safe from anything short of a flatbed rolling up and carting the thing off. Install a relay on the main ECU ground and run a switch to it. Hide the switch wherever you want. No ECU, no lost truck. __________________ '85 4runner - DD, trail rig, and expo vehicle '85 4runner - currently bricked and for sale '86 4runner - needs a tune-up and for sale '81 Centurion Signet - it's a bicycle

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10-20-2009, 03:14 PM	#3 (permalink)
toyotajake Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Location: Tiffin, Oh Posts: 38	You can run a switch between the fuel pump relay and/or the ignition relay. Make sure to put it on the 85/86 terminal side (coil part) voltage will never reach the relay, and wont ever turn it on.