Steering Lock: cut one wire. /switch optional

valpozguy · 05-15-2012, 04:34 AM

Is this confirmed to work for sure? I just don't want to do the snip snip unless I know for sure. And are all years prone to this? I have a 09.

sent from my TWIN TURBO SAMSUNG -SGH -1717

KaienZ34 · 05-15-2012, 08:44 AM

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Originally Posted by valpozguy

Is this confirmed to work for sure? I just don't want to do the snip snip unless I know for sure. And are all years prone to this? I have a 09.

sent from my TWIN TURBO SAMSUNG -SGH -1717

You would have to check which lock version you have. The A's and B's for sure are prone to this. One or two C's have had it also i think, the D version is said to be the good one.

Mike · 05-15-2012, 09:08 AM

I just installed bdl's new harness, cut the brown wire on it, and it works! No more steering lock!!!!

GaleForce · 05-15-2012, 10:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Mike

I just installed bdl's new harness, cut the brown wire on it, and it works! No more steering lock!!!!

And no dummy light?

kenchan · 05-15-2012, 10:42 AM

Mike · 05-15-2012, 10:55 AM

nope, no dummy light. No difference at all except it doesn't lock now, and while changing brake pads, i don't need it on anymore to move the front wheels.

GaleForce · 05-15-2012, 10:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Mike

nope, no dummy light. No difference at all except it doesn't lock now, and while changing brake pads, i don't need it on anymore to move the front wheels.

You just need to remove the harness and plug in the original plug if you need the steering to lock during any services.

Thanks for the update.

AUtigers370z · 05-15-2012, 11:20 AM

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KaienZ34 · 05-15-2012, 11:40 AM

With this plug you don't have to cut anything right?

ChrisSlicks · 05-15-2012, 11:43 AM

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Originally Posted by KaienZ34

With this plug you don't have to cut anything right?

The current version yes you do cut a wire on the supplied harness piece, but leave the OEM harness alone. For the final production version it hasn't yet been decided whether it will be pre-cut or just not pinned. Got mine as well, going to try it out tonight, very excited

kenchan · 05-15-2012, 12:31 PM

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Originally Posted by ChrisSlicks

The current version yes you do cut a wire on the supplied harness piece, but leave the OEM harness alone. For the final production version it hasn't yet been decided whether it will be pre-cut or just not pinned. Got mine as well, going to try it out tonight, very excited

so i am assumming this hotwire as i call it (taken from hot-swapping), does not trigger any errors or DTC? it's a little different unplugging several pins vs just cutting the brown wire while the car is ON.

ChrisSlicks · 05-15-2012, 02:42 PM

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so i am assumming this hotwire as i call it (taken from hot-swapping), does not trigger any errors or DTC? it's a little different unplugging several pins vs just cutting the brown wire while the car is ON.

No errors that I can tell. It would be effectively the same if the harness simply had no pin 1 vs cutting it yourself, you simply disconnect the OEM connector with the car in ACC mode and then plug in the adapter.

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kenchan · 05-15-2012, 03:19 PM

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Originally Posted by ChrisSlicks

No errors that I can tell. It would be effectively the same if the harness simply had no pin 1 vs cutting it yourself, you simply disconnect the OEM connector with the car in ACC mode and then plug in the adapter.

ahh, thanks for the info!

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