I am in the brave category as is my son. Over the past few weeks we have printed out instructions from posts on the CF. Things we did over the past three weekends to the 2000 MN6 with the instructions:

1) Installed the column lock bypass. Very easy to do once you see the little clip that you have to pry up with a very little screwdriver. Time spent on this was 15 minutes. Purchased from Corvette of Houston

2) Removed and replaced the driver side and passenger side actuators that are part of the HVAC system. Air comes out even and cold from both sides now. This was a pain. About 4 hours total. I gave up trying to replace the drivers side without taking the dash out. With the dash out they are both a lot easier to remove. Removing the dash is easier than removing the actuators. But once again, with a little patience we got them both out. Both of the actuators had hairline cracks on the plastic gears. I bought the actuators off of ebay, 2 for $150. They have different part numbers but the driver side and passenger side actuators are interchangeable as far as I am concerned.

3) Installed the 1st to 4th gear shift bypass. Also bought from Corvettes of Houston. Time to do the job was 5 minutes but the car was on a lift so I could walk under it. It could be done laying on your back but when you get past 50 years old....

4) Removed and replaced the EBCM. I purchased the new one from Gene at gmpartshouse for practically half the price the dealer wanted. Took about 45 minutes for the two of us working from the top. I think it would be easier if the car was in the air. I removed the air bridge and my son held the radiator hose out of the way. Couple of connections and a few torx head screws and out it came, popped the new one right in. Cleared some codes and no more ABS warnings so far.

So you don't have to be technically smart for the four activities above but being brave helps. I bet I saved well over $500 in labor costs without ever feeling I was getting in over my head.

Thanks to the brave and/or technically smart people who post on this site for the great instructions you put out there for the rest of us.

Next is some Okole seat covers and then timeout, I hope.

David in Arizona

 

Well done

You realize that this is just the start

I'm David and I'm a modaholic

 

Its alway nice to get the little stuff taken care of.

Do you have the link to the ebay actuators????

 

Item number: 180106568370

This is a new listing by the same seller I got mine from.

David

 

Nice job. I think for most guys it starts out as pure bravery. Then as you have success with the smaller jobs you start to build your technical knowledge base. Pretty soon mid sized jobs are only half brave and half technically smart, and before you know it you're doing motor swaps and installing your own transmissions!

Keep with it

 

I'm all thumbs when it comes to working on cars. But give me a tax return and look out.

Is the cl bypass a small job that I'm worthy of?

I looked at the on-line instructions for the install and I'm worried about breaking stuff in the removal of dash parts. I guess that puts me in the neither brave nor smart category.

 

We never came close to breaking anything. After you remove all the pieces you really need to lay so your head is near the gas pedal and you are looking up in the dash area so you can see the one connection you need to disconnect. There is a clip on the side you need to pry up. A small screwdriver like the size that comes with an eyeglass repair kit would work. It does not have to be that small but maybe that will give you some idea of the size clip you are looking for.

Give it a try. It is very easy to stop and put things back together if you change your mind. Even if you did break something I bet you could buy many replacements for less than the cost of the tow truck and repair charge if the column does get locked.

David