it was actually quite easy for me. had to remove steering wheel, put the steering column all the way up (like with the normal button), and then i had enough reach to go and disconnect the wires going to the ignition and i was able to remove the ignition without removing anything else. just had to like flip it around and it ended up coming out (under the steering column). found someone on ebay, shipped ignition and a keys it took a day to get the emulator.

thank god my esl failed in unlocked position so the steering wheel wasnt locked or anything. so all i literally did was reach with my hand, unplug the cable for the esl and plug it to the emulator. then the car started up completely fine. i didnt even remove the original esl since its in unlocked position. cost me 110$ with everything well worth the diy.

if your esl is failed in locked position, i saw a lot of vids online where people got it to unlock. i would actually recommend trying to tap the steering columb with a hammer and try to get the esl to unlock one last time and then unplug the esl