Wiscojoel

So, I’ve got a ‘02 es300 and the 41.22 brand kill switch, that goes in-line with the starter relay. I’m wondering if anyone has advice on where a good place is to mount the toggle switch? I see there might be places in the driver’s side footwell, but I kinda don’t want it to be that obvious. A little hidden, but still accessible by the driver.
Also, when running the relay wire from the fuse box, where is a good place to run/exit that wire? I can see there might be a spot under the fuse box, where it looks like all the engine’s wires might feed into, but that requires getting that box out, which looks like a pain. Drilling a hole in the side of the box seem kinda ghetto, and I don’t want to compromise the waterproof abilities of that box. If anyone has any ideas, I think I can handle the rest of the install. It’s just those two things that are holding me up. Thanks in advance!

LeX2K

I would never ever steal a car but if I did it would mean I have the skills to defeat the factory security features. A kill switch would be something I would easily discover.

Wiscojoel

Thanks, but I’m not trying to debate whether it’s needed or not. It’s for peace of mind when I park in sketchy neighborhoods, so the average crackhead can’t start my car and/or take it on a crime sprees. I understand why ppl might not think they need it, but it’s my investment and I’ll take my precautions as I see fit.

LeX2K

Average person can't take your car without the proper key it won't start. Person with the skills to defeat the security features won't be fooled by a simple kill switch at least I wouldn't be.

If you insist on using that kill switch device then put the switch in the least obvious place which also means hard to access.

Arsenii

Hello,

That reminded me of the good old days of Transmission Locks, where people would install actual House Door Locks on the Shifter Assembly to prevent the car from going into gear, saying that it's the definitive way of preventing theft.. Just like with those locks, I thought that the Kill Switches were well and truly dead at this point, ChrisFix proved me wrong, and probably sparked a new wave of people looking to implement it.

As stated previously, aside from being a considerable chore for your own self, it won't pose any noticeable challenge to anyone capable of overcoming Factory Security System. If you are really concerned about security of your 22 year old vehicle, the only viable way would be to implement an actual, multi-stage security system with backups and redundancies, which can cost about as much as an entire parts car.

Hope this helps and best of luck!

Wiscojoel

All good, thanks for the input.