Anyone else hate our turn signel switch?
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Anyone else hate our turn signal switch? I do. I hate that it is hard to push and you feel like your goig to break it, also the noise it makes when it does click sounds like you broke it, lol. I'm wondering if anyone has swapped it out to a newer style GM unit. I love the one in my 98 S10 and I think it would fit well in the interior. Also it is easy to use and easy to half hit for highway lane changes. I would use my turn signal more if it wasn't so hard to hit. Without looking I think it is the same as my 87 Iroc.
Last edited by ShortChevy; Dec 2, 2007 at 09:57 PM.
I have no problems with mine. I like that it has a definitive click to it, nice and solid compared to the old worn sloppy one in my old ford taurus 
And the delay wiper function works properly too! 
(one in the taurus would randomly have fits and turn the wipers off or get them stuck at the most inopportune times)
And the delay wiper function works properly too! (one in the taurus would randomly have fits and turn the wipers off or get them stuck at the most inopportune times) Thread Starter
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I didn't think anyone else hated theirs as much as I do. More GM excellence.
My friend's 01 SS had a much smoother one. Did GM change them for 01-02? Mine's an 00 and it has the captain crunch switch.
My friend's 01 SS had a much smoother one. Did GM change them for 01-02? Mine's an 00 and it has the captain crunch switch.
Thing is... turnsignals and high beams really have nothing to do with the "stalk" or one switch. In fact, the only thing the stalk does itself is cruise operation.
Everything else is inside or down on the bottom of the column. If you replace your turn signal switch, the actual switch, it will feel different. And you can mess with it to make the action better. It sounds stupid, and most people wouldnt go through with it...but all you need to do is pull your steering wheel off, and get down to your actual turn signal switch. Watch it work. You will see where it doesnt operate smoothly, and gives you that cheap, snaggy, clicky feeling/sound. You can use a file and smooth out the plastic and get it to feel "softer". Add alittle bit of lithium grease to pivot points, and some di-electric to the contacts and it should feel/sound better. I did this in an older blazer that I had because the turn signal switch wouldnt move all the way sometimes, and ide have to hold it to keep it on.
For high beams, you can make sure the rod that activates the switch is operating smootly, and check the switch out. Make sure its clean inside and add alittle di-electric grease to it.
I just recently purchased an 86 TA with really low miles. Babied all its life, garaged kept etc etc. I was amazed at how much nicer the switches felt versus my 87 with over 100k miles on it. Quiet, not sloppy, and very smooth. And before you say "apples to oranges"...the 3rd gen columns are almost exact to the 4th gens.
Other wise...look into retro fitting a column from another vehicle and wiring up the switches to work. Or just live with it
J.
Everything else is inside or down on the bottom of the column. If you replace your turn signal switch, the actual switch, it will feel different. And you can mess with it to make the action better. It sounds stupid, and most people wouldnt go through with it...but all you need to do is pull your steering wheel off, and get down to your actual turn signal switch. Watch it work. You will see where it doesnt operate smoothly, and gives you that cheap, snaggy, clicky feeling/sound. You can use a file and smooth out the plastic and get it to feel "softer". Add alittle bit of lithium grease to pivot points, and some di-electric to the contacts and it should feel/sound better. I did this in an older blazer that I had because the turn signal switch wouldnt move all the way sometimes, and ide have to hold it to keep it on.
For high beams, you can make sure the rod that activates the switch is operating smootly, and check the switch out. Make sure its clean inside and add alittle di-electric grease to it.
I just recently purchased an 86 TA with really low miles. Babied all its life, garaged kept etc etc. I was amazed at how much nicer the switches felt versus my 87 with over 100k miles on it. Quiet, not sloppy, and very smooth. And before you say "apples to oranges"...the 3rd gen columns are almost exact to the 4th gens.
Other wise...look into retro fitting a column from another vehicle and wiring up the switches to work. Or just live with it
J.
Actually...you are probably not far off from the truth there... Its one of those things that GM hasnt messed with much. If you take off the air bag and modern steering wheel, the column looks pretty much just like any 3rd gen, or S10, or astro van or any other early 80's to early 90's car. Not much changed.