Steering Lock bypass - elegant solution

alcheng

personally I suggest removing the fuse since you don't need to cut anything, and meanwhile you don't need to add anything.

plus, you can always put the fuse back if... someday.... you are out of your mind and want to play Russian roulette....

gurneyeagle

My 2011 Z (built in March 2011) did not have the steering lock. I do think some early production 2011 builds did have it.

All that being said, I'm baffled as to why someone would spend $60 to accomplish what could be done by simply pulling a fuse. Why introduce another component into an already compromised system?

I wonder if the OP actually does have a lock mechanism on his car.

This whole thread reads like something out of the Corvette C7 forum.

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SouthArk370Z

Probably for the same reason I will pay my favorite body shop to R&R interior panels - it's worth spending a few bucks to avoid the aggravation and broken tabs.
It's a convenience and convenience ain't cheap (check out the prices at any convenience store).

Would I recommend the harness to someone who is capable of pulling the IPDM and then the fuse? No. Would I recommend it to someone who has never worked on a car before (or just doesn't want to)? Yes.

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JARblue

You are both right. I have an early 2011 build. With ESCL

We purchased in March 2011, so it was obviously built earlier - probably one of the last runs for US models before they removed the ESCL entirely.

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