how hard is it to change out ????
how hard is it to change out ???? change out the steering column complete with a 2000 model style ? what about the ignition setup how do i go about doing this is it possible ? is this a take out and plug in thingas in i take my old one out and this one would plug right in like the old wiring and all ( besides the radio controls wire) what about the ignition key and setup?? anybody done this ??
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From: Jacksonville, FL (originally from Toronto Canada)
Originally Posted by CULATR
change out the steering column complete with a 2000 model style ? what about the ignition setup how do i go about doing this is it possible ? is this a take out and plug in thingas in i take my old one out and this one would plug right in like the old wiring and all ( besides the radio controls wire) what about the ignition key and setup?? anybody done this ??
Second...why? What do you gain by changing the entire column?
I don't think the electrical connectors are much of a problem if you're talking about putting a 2000 column in another 4th-generation f-body. I'm not so sure about the mechanical end of it.
well there something up with the tilt in my column it has like slack if you move the wheel from left to right and up and down i think....anyhow i was wanting to put radio controls in it anyways and i figured being as i have the slack problem and wanting radio controls it would be easier to just switch it out with a 2000 up camaro column but i was wondering if i did how hard is it to change out the ignition key setup......hey what would you do ??
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From: Jacksonville, FL (originally from Toronto Canada)
Originally Posted by CULATR
well there something up with the tilt in my column it has like slack if you move the wheel from left to right and up and down i think....anyhow i was wanting to put radio controls in it anyways and i figured being as i have the slack problem and wanting radio controls it would be easier to just switch it out with a 2000 up camaro column but i was wondering if i did how hard is it to change out the ignition key setup......hey what would you do ??
Originally Posted by WhiteBird00
Okay, you still didn't say what you're swapping it into. If it's a 97-99 Camaro, the ignition cylinder is the same so it should be easy to swap the ignition cylinder from the old column into the new one. That way you wouldn't have to worry about changing ignition keys or BCM (for the VATS resistor). Make sure you get a column from a vehicle with the same transmission - the column in an automatic is different from the one in a manual.
its for a 99 camaro.......would a 02 column work??
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From: Jacksonville, FL (originally from Toronto Canada)
Originally Posted by CULATR
its for a 99 camaro.......would a 02 column work??
There are a few other differences between the years (wiper/washer switch changed in 00, trim cover changed in 01, ...) but the ignition cylinder is the only one that would seem to affect swapping in a newer column.
whitebird00 well if you want to know why im really wanting to change out the column it was for to have radio controls and there's something wierd going on with my tilt section...it has like maybe 1/2"-1" play in it where you can pull down on it and it willl move htat far i also noticed you know how you pull the lever to run highbeams well it sometimes doesnt click when you pull it back for high beams??? its like you know how you can feel the lever click when you pull it back (highbeams) well mine doesnt do it sometimes so i figure that also has something ot do with the play in the tilt on the column any ideas??? if i could fix it and know for sure what to fix i'd just keep the cloumn i guess but then i dont know where to start on the radio controls i would like to have ......any help??
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anybody else had this problem with their steering wheel cause now i noticed if i have the column tilted to where i usually drive the high beams lever wont click and lock into high beams it just goes back to low beams when you pull and release the lever??? what gives then if you tilt thh column all the way up the lever clicks fine to highbeams ???? help!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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