Fuel Pump Wire

Looking for advice on where I can find the fuel pump wire in the cab of my 1999 tacoma. Looking to go all James Bond and throw a switch on it. I have heard it runs under the driver seat? Would like to avoid having to take a bunch of crap apart and drill through the firewall, etc.

Also if anyone has advice on any good alarms (my truck currently does not have one) as I will be going down to central america it would be apprecaited

 

On a 99 you are looking for a blue wire. It runs from the "circuit opening relay" to a bundle under the driver side door sill/scuff plate. Midway under the plate it branches off toward a hole/grommet under the seat.
To disable the pump several wires on the COR could be interrupted. I like the blue pump power wire because a switch can be placed after the relay but before the sill plate. This way a simple jumper wire can not be used to "hot wire" the COR or the pump. That is assuming the switch and exactly where it is cut in (behind driver side kick panel) is hidden.
A fuel pump switch is also a handy item for fuel system diagnostics.
Can't help you with alarms.

COR location on a 99

 

Really appreciate the detailed response. This is what I was looking for. May hit you up with a message here later as I start to get my hands dirty later if you don't mind.

 

Has anyone located where the wire runs near/under the drivers seat and want to share. Trying to do this with ripping up the least amount of stuff as possible.

 

Pull the door sill, can't miss it. Goes right behind the left front seat leg. Door sill has 4 screws, wiggle side to side while pulling up, start an one end.
With the sill off the vertical kick panel can be popped off. The same wire bundle from under the sill can be followed here, depending on where you want to cut in the switch.

 

Subbed - some guys stole my neighbor's car (2013 Scion xD) right out of her driveway the other night. Once my truck is back together I want to make sure I've got a good anti-theft system since I've put so much work into it.

 

http://www.customtacos.com/forum/#/topics/128291

 

For some reason this link is sending me to the CT main page

Any key words to search for (I'm guessing fuel pump cut off switch lol)

Edit:

http://www.customtacos.com/forum/15-interior-audio-electronics/128291-fuel-pump-kill-switch.html

and I hate photobucket - I would pay them just so I can see all the photos on older forums that can't be viewed anymore lol

 

Thank you for fixing that link, @Dalandser, you're a gentleman and a scholar. When I was typing that sentence, my iPhone suggested "you're a gentleman and a homophobic" and "you're a gentleman and a donkey."

 

Hey I'll take what I can get, thanks apple

It might be a good idea to make two switches - one where it's easy to get to in the cab. The other could be a more random spot. That way any would be thieves may be thrown off if they're messing with the first switch and not getting anywhere.

 

Well I am an idiot and read door panel instead of sill. Hopefully going to pop in something this weekend. Will update

 

I was thinking about going the two switch route! My friends think I am paranoid, but this truck will be traveling through Central America where it is about impossible to get theft insurance so I am trying to have all my bases covered

 

This is quite clever but what you can do is use toggle switch and connect the common to the relay side, one of the other contacts to the fuel pump side and the other to some kind of loud horn - 120db more. Maybe even have it inside the cab (http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-Wired-M...837385&hash=item56841f1da1:g:AqkAAOSwI3RW9NuN). That would be nasty surprise for thief-wanna-be (or yourself if you forgot to flip the switch).

 

14awg? I am doing mine today and into looks smaller than 14awg that I bought to wire the switch. Maybe 16awg? Is the insulation just smaller? Sorry I am just new to this stuff.

 

So I went ahead and used 14awg on the switch. The fuel pump wire is def 16awg. Doing some research I don’t see any issue with this but I can always switch as I used quick connects any advice?

 

I have a 1995 Tacoma V6 and just wanted to say I took the leap of faith and cut into the blue wire behind the kick panel and wired a switch in. Worked perfectly. I used 14 gauge wire and connectors, and a 35 amp/12v switch. When it's off it comes pretty close to starting, but doesn't.

Thank you very much for the write up, Dirty Pool!

 

Hello all! I know this is an older post, but curious if anyone is willing to follow up on it for me… I saw the mention of the Napa TG6057 toggle switch. I am curious if it’s still working for any of yours’ switch still? I bought the same switch, but it just looks deceivingly small for a “35 amp” switch. I have some “bigger” 20 amp switches but I wanted to follow your lead and go bigger amperage rating if possible. Just curious how it’s working for any of you!! Thanks in advance!

(photo below: on the left, my cheap Amazon 20 amp switch. Right: Napa TG6057, supposedly 35 amp)

 

I've been using a 20 amp spst switch from Amazon for the last few months and it's been working great. Considering its 16awg wire, it shouldn't ever draw much more than ~13 amps.

 

Thank you for the response, @warmingupmymind ! Good to know. So it is in deed 16awg? I saw some mixed posts on which it was. I only saw it when I disconnected the harness to test the wire but it sorta looked like 14? But If your using 16 with no issues then that must be it !! Thanks again.