Column lock question
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Column lock question
What's the difference between a column lock SIMULATOR and a column lock BIPASS???
When I bought my 2003 standard shift Vert in 2008, I soon had column lock problems.
I brought my car to a Corvette shop and the guy installed a column lock SIMULATOR (from Corvettes of Houston). The install took 10 minutes.
Without taking any part of the car apart, the installer put his hands behind the knee bolster under the steering wheel, disconnected something and connected some 2-wire device, then tucked everything back under the knee bolster
And the problem was fixed. Have not had any issues since 2008.
I notice Vet owners today are installing a column lock SIMULATOR (LMC5) which requires a lot more effort to install and requires screwing around the the BCM.
Can anybody tell me why everybody today seems to be using the LMC5 bipass instead of the much easier fix of a column lock simulator which has served my so well over the last 14 years (put 25,000 miles on the car since 2008).
When I bought my 2003 standard shift Vert in 2008, I soon had column lock problems.
I brought my car to a Corvette shop and the guy installed a column lock SIMULATOR (from Corvettes of Houston). The install took 10 minutes.
Without taking any part of the car apart, the installer put his hands behind the knee bolster under the steering wheel, disconnected something and connected some 2-wire device, then tucked everything back under the knee bolster
And the problem was fixed. Have not had any issues since 2008.
I notice Vet owners today are installing a column lock SIMULATOR (LMC5) which requires a lot more effort to install and requires screwing around the the BCM.
Can anybody tell me why everybody today seems to be using the LMC5 bipass instead of the much easier fix of a column lock simulator which has served my so well over the last 14 years (put 25,000 miles on the car since 2008).
