Steering Lock: cut one wire. /switch optional

bdl99

Thanks for the order which shipped today.

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Mitco39

I also ordered this from Brian along with the backup camera and Nav bypass, got everything promptly and would highly recommend using Brian's harnesses for all these mods.

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weslmac

Posted my story in the fuse thread for the steering lock but was told today by a Nissan Production Line Diagnostic Engineer to not pull the fuse to disable to steering lock. I will take his advise just based on the fact that he was wearing a Nissan uniform. Plus, who am I to question the folks that build the car.

SouthArk370Z

Did he give you a reason or was it just the typical "don't mod your car" corporate answer? I'm guessing you would have gotten the same response if you had asked about using 3rd-party brake pads or any other common upgrade.

In most circumstances, I would be inclined toward the go-with-the-pro stance - but not in this particular case. Too many ppl have killed power to the SLU (fuse, harness, clip wire), myself included, without any problems.
But I certainly can't blame you, or anyone else, for taking the word of a factory rep over a bunch of hobbyists.

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Baer383

Go to your local dealership and talk to Nissan techs they don't know have as much about the "Z" as people on this site,so to say that you shouldn't take the word of a "bunch of hobbyist" is very close minded, considering myself who made that thread and I have been working on cars for a living for 27yrs.

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SouthArk370Z

I understand that, you understand that, and many ppl on this site understand that. But not everyone does.

I should have worded that a bit different. How about:
I can understand how you might think someone with a Nissan patch on their shirt, who _should_ be an expert, would know better than Some Guy On The Intertubes.

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Baer383

He could have been a porter.

The guy who has this problem in Japan has been a member here since 2011 now he may have a low post count (some people will say)but since he posted his "experience" on a steering lock thread tells me he has been trolling around the forum reading the threads and not posting so my point is apparently he has had enough information to decide which route to take but no he decides to "post my story" on a public thread.

Like I said in the other thread he can leave the fuse in and I will be the first to say I told you so.

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weslmac

Baer383 as such a veteran of this forum as you are (some may say by the number of posts) I just wanted you to know I will be keeping the fuse. Thanks for the advise...

Baer383

Don't forget that I was one of the guys that discovered this,do as you wish but if it happens I will say I told you so.

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hfrog355

Have spent half my morning reading up on this ridiculous problem as my steering lock failed this weekend. Totally didn't know this was an issue until I sat in the grocery parking lot with melting ice cream waiting to get picked up because my lock had failed.

At any rate, I want to order the harness and go that route. I take it it isn't too late to order it? It seems to have the fewest downsides of any of the solutions.

My question is, what are the other possible methods we might have of getting the lock to disengage one last time? Just gotta get it undone once...

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Baer383

Try hitting it with a hammer as you try to start it some guys have had success with that.

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SouthArk370Z

It doesn't have to be a big hammer. The side of your fist or the toe of your shoe/boot may be enough to free it up.

If you do not have the harness when you free the lock, I highly recommend that you pull the fuse until you can install it.

If you do get the lock to free up, do NOT touch the start button (leave everything on) until you install the harness (or temporarily pull the fuse).

Harness installation is very easy and pulling the fuse is not hard to do, so you shouldn't need much luck, but here's some anyway:
Good luck.

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hfrog355

I'm thinking about just getting it towed home (AAA FTW) and letting it hangout there until the harness arrives. It is currently at the dealership. Even if I can't get it disengaged, the replacement process for the whole mechanism doesn't sound that hard and the dealer wants $1200 for it.

Also, when we first spoke this morning, the story was - "well, this is pretty rare" and when I told him I would be looking into alternatives - "we've faced this issue several times recently and". I'm beginning to think the service department is more interested in making money than providing good service...

Thanks for the luck. I ran white hot this weekend on my NFL bets, so I'm hoping I have some left!

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SouthArk370Z

Sounds like you have everything under control . If you would like to read more about SLU problems/fixes, I've started a thread with links to the threads/posts I've found on this site. Links to posts about Steering Wheel Lock

If you don't trust your dealer, find one you do. Your warranty is with Nissan, so it doesn't matter which dealer you go to for warranty work. I fired the dealer I bought my 370Z from.

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hfrog355

Nice conglomeration of information. Thanks for that.

I trust this dealer some. Not with my life, but they are literally across the street from where I work, so as long as I keep them on a short leash and stay informed, the convenience is pretty unbeatable. Unfortunately, I'm over my warranty by about 1,200 miles...

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