08-24-2013, 11:50 PM
So I picked up the top on Friday. Kyle at City Motors had one sitting around and he gave me a great deal. The tint is peeling a little and there is a small scratch in it but I don't care. It has to be in direct sunlight to see the imperfections and since it stays in my garage all the time the top will only be used to wash the car and to leave it sitting in parking lots/in the rain if we are out in it. Seals are in great shape. When the windshield was replaced they put on new seals with it as well so it's super tight.
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As for the Steering Wheel Position Sensor, bad news. It needs to be replaced. However the part is no longer available. The 97/98 and 01-04 all used a model that is still available however the 99/00 models used one made by another factory that is no longer in business and since the bankruptcy/collapse of the domestic automotive market a couple years ago there is a lawsuit pending between Chevrolet and the defunct factory that made that particular part and they are not available anywhere. They have a small tab that clips into place when they are installed to set the "straight" point and it's nearly impossible to remove the sensor without breaking that tab. The only real option is to buy an entire steering column from a 99/00 with all the exact same options as mine, replace the column and hope that one doesn't go bad. I'm not really willing to do that. The only ill effect it has is the active handing does not work. Traction control and ABS still work fine, and oddly enough Competitive Driving Mode still works. I guess it's something I'll just deal with until the part becomes available again.
Planning on running some Seafoam through it in the next week or so and see if it clears up a minor studder it has at around 3k rpms and 3/4-full throttle.
As for the Steering Wheel Position Sensor, bad news. It needs to be replaced. However the part is no longer available. The 97/98 and 01-04 all used a model that is still available however the 99/00 models used one made by another factory that is no longer in business and since the bankruptcy/collapse of the domestic automotive market a couple years ago there is a lawsuit pending between Chevrolet and the defunct factory that made that particular part and they are not available anywhere. They have a small tab that clips into place when they are installed to set the "straight" point and it's nearly impossible to remove the sensor without breaking that tab. The only real option is to buy an entire steering column from a 99/00 with all the exact same options as mine, replace the column and hope that one doesn't go bad. I'm not really willing to do that. The only ill effect it has is the active handing does not work. Traction control and ABS still work fine, and oddly enough Competitive Driving Mode still works. I guess it's something I'll just deal with until the part becomes available again.
Planning on running some Seafoam through it in the next week or so and see if it clears up a minor studder it has at around 3k rpms and 3/4-full throttle.
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