Steering Lock bypass - elegant solution

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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