they make parts for much older cars
Seriously?! Steering Wheel Position Sensor - DISCONTINUED!!
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I know several people that have been looking for 1.5 years. I have searched high and low can't find one. I have also heard that used ones do not work, I have a used one but one of things I noticed is that when I removed it, a small tab on the sensor snapped off and from what I can tell it cannot be removed without breaking the small tab, I'm pretty sure the tab was for aligning the sensor. Good luck on this one, I really feel bad for all the people with early C5 EBCM and Steer Pos Sensor problems, what the hecks a guy to do gm???
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Actually your comment may be the dumbest ever posted! They do indeed make parts for older cars....common parts that are shared across car lines,not very specific year,and model parts. Sometimes a dealer can turn up NOS sitting on another dealers back shelves or warehouse if you are lucky.
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If you look at other threads on this subject, it appears there are three (IIRC) versions of this part: 97-98, 99-00 and 01 on. For whatever reason (used in other cars?) the only one not available is 99-00 and when it was, it was priced at like $375. The others are available in the aftermarket at less than $100--DOESN'T MAKE SENSE--unless that two year span was entirely a unique part to Corvette only. Heck all it is is a glorified resistor inside a piece of plastc.
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By chance did you have any alignment work or had the steering wheel detached from the linkeage. Years ago that happened to me & I found they put the steering rod back together 360 deg out. After a search I found that by measuring the voltage I get everything back together and not a problem since.
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Reman parts for classic cars are a big business,C5's wont be classics for many years!
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I know several people that have been looking for 1.5 years. I have searched high and low can't find one. I have also heard that used ones do not work, I have a used one but one of things I noticed is that when I removed it, a small tab on the sensor snapped off and from what I can tell it cannot be removed without breaking the small tab, I'm pretty sure the tab was for aligning the sensor. Good luck on this one, I really feel bad for all the people with early C5 EBCM and Steer Pos Sensor problems, what the hecks a guy to do gm???
I found a used one on eBay that just arrived - tab is on the back of it - but I was hoping to get some info on putting it on here... I'm thinking I should take it to a dealer and have them give it a shot if it is possible to use a used one rather than screw up my only shot at fixing this for now anyway!
I did think it was weird that '97, '98, '01...'05 were all white plastic and $85 to buy but '99 and '00 are black plastic and $375...?? WTF?!
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Talking to a friend about this the other day. He was telling me this isn't just a C5 problem. GM has also abandoned many other vehicles that are still somewhat valuable...High End SUVs, Pickups and Cadillacs for instance. The answer by GM is those were built by the "Old GM" and we are now the "New GM" Seems anything built before the bailout is considered obsolete.
The attitude is evident when I call my local GM dealer which is one of the largest distributors in the area. I called to price the TPMS for my 99. The parts person cracked " I didn't know they had Tire Pressure Monitors on anything that old.
I think this is a general trend with manufacturers. I have 3 Sharpe HVLP spray guns I bought new some years ago. I recently went to the website looking for some service kits. According to Sharpe, these are obsolete but they give recomendations on which current models replace them. If they think I'll spend another grand or so with them, they are nuts. Typical in todays society...it breaks...toss it in the trash and get a new one.
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Talking to a friend about this the other day. He was telling me this isn't just a C5 problem. GM has also abandoned many other vehicles that are still somewhat valuable...High End SUVs, Pickups and Cadillacs for instance. The answer by GM is those were built by the "Old GM" and we are now the "New GM" Seems anything built before the bailout is considered obsolete.
The attitude is evident when I call my local GM dealer which is one of the largest distributors in the area. I called to price the TPMS for my 99. The parts person cracked " I didn't know they had Tire Pressure Monitors on anything that old.
I think this is a general trend with manufacturers. I have 3 Sharpe HVLP spray guns I bought new some years ago. I recently went to the website looking for some service kits. According to Sharpe, these are obsolete but they give recomendations on which current models replace them. If they think I'll spend another grand or so with them, they are nuts. Typical in todays society...it breaks...toss it in the trash and get a new one.
The attitude is evident when I call my local GM dealer which is one of the largest distributors in the area. I called to price the TPMS for my 99. The parts person cracked " I didn't know they had Tire Pressure Monitors on anything that old.
I think this is a general trend with manufacturers. I have 3 Sharpe HVLP spray guns I bought new some years ago. I recently went to the website looking for some service kits. According to Sharpe, these are obsolete but they give recomendations on which current models replace them. If they think I'll spend another grand or so with them, they are nuts. Typical in todays society...it breaks...toss it in the trash and get a new one.
I happened to run across this on eBay:
I happened to notice that it already had a steering wheel position sensor on it and it was just like the ones you can still buy at Auto Zone for $85 all day long:
Not like this used one I paid $361 for!
The entire column - steering wheel, turn signals and all - was cheaper than that used sensor was and it says that they're all interchangable from '97 to '04, so it makes more sense to upgrade the steering colmn to one that you can still buy parts for to me...?? Right?!
Any input on that idea?!
NOTE:
I wrote the guy that I bought the used sensor from about exchanging it for a column (if he had one) and he replied:
"It was centered on removal so provided you install it just as you received it, it will work.
Can also be readjusted by anyone with a GM Tec II."
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Looking through eBay hoping to get lucky and find one of these, I think I may have stumbled onto the best solution yet to fix this discontinued sensor problem!! I'd like to get some feedback on my idea...
I happened to run across this on eBay:
The entire column - steering wheel, turn signals and all - was cheaper than that used sensor was and it says that they're all interchangable from '97 to '04, so it makes more sense to upgrade the steering colmn to one that you can still buy parts for to me...?? Right?!
Any input on that idea?!
I happened to run across this on eBay:
The entire column - steering wheel, turn signals and all - was cheaper than that used sensor was and it says that they're all interchangable from '97 to '04, so it makes more sense to upgrade the steering colmn to one that you can still buy parts for to me...?? Right?!
Any input on that idea?!
I would think that you would have to make sure the electronics (SWPS) would be compatible between the car you have, and the car the column came out of....
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Looking through eBay hoping to get lucky and find one of these, I think I may have stumbled onto the best solution yet to fix this discontinued sensor problem!! I'd like to get some feedback on my idea...
I happened to run across this on eBay:
I happened to notice that it already had a steering wheel position sensor on it and it was just like the ones you can still buy at Auto Zone for $85 all day long:
Not like this used one I paid $361 for!
The entire column - steering wheel, turn signals and all - was cheaper than that used sensor was and it says that they're all interchangable from '97 to '04, so it makes more sense to upgrade the steering colmn to one that you can still buy parts for to me...?? Right?!
Any input on that idea?!
NOTE:
I wrote the guy that I bought the used sensor from about exchanging it for a column (if he had one) and he replied:
"It was centered on removal so provided you install it just as you received it, it will work.
Can also be readjusted by anyone with a GM Tec II."
I happened to run across this on eBay:
I happened to notice that it already had a steering wheel position sensor on it and it was just like the ones you can still buy at Auto Zone for $85 all day long:
Not like this used one I paid $361 for!
The entire column - steering wheel, turn signals and all - was cheaper than that used sensor was and it says that they're all interchangable from '97 to '04, so it makes more sense to upgrade the steering colmn to one that you can still buy parts for to me...?? Right?!
Any input on that idea?!
NOTE:
I wrote the guy that I bought the used sensor from about exchanging it for a column (if he had one) and he replied:
"It was centered on removal so provided you install it just as you received it, it will work.
Can also be readjusted by anyone with a GM Tec II."
They have a part number for a steering wheel sensor for a 2000 vert for $268.00 but claim they can't get if from the supplier
thank you