Steering Lock bypass - elegant solution
 

Read dozens of posts on the steering lock failure and DIY fixes, I opted for the CarKit Company Harness - Steering Lock Harness - Car Kit Company for my 2011 NISMO. An extremely easy and elegant solution. Took me all of 10 minutes. They had it 2tome in 2 days after I ordered it...stellar! Nothing to cut or digging for fuses. For $60.50 delivered to my door, best $60 I have spent on this car and worth it for the peace of mind I won't get stranded now. Easily reversible in the same time frame. I highly recommend it!

like i posted earlier, just cut the brown wire per fritz or remove fuse per daisuke... aka FREE

That is fantastic! I had my steering lock replaced last year,but I am always weary it will fail again.Going to order mine soon! Thanks for this :)

ur cat is saying please spend da $60.50 on his cat food, not some ripoff harness.

It is an option of course but that's a rip off harness. Talk about making huge margins.

rip off?
 

Not sure why you would think it's a rip off. $50 for the harness, balance shipping. I didn't have to source plugs, wires and terminals, assemble it and functional test it. My choice was to buy the harness, not advocating it one way or another than to say it simplified the fix for me. Feel free to cut your wires or dig around and pull the fuse, your choice.

Certainly your choice. That being said, pulling the fuse is also fully reversible and requires no modification of the factory harness.... and is still easier than installing this harness extension.

It's a ripoff because you just paid $60 for something that can be done for free. I'm guessing you spent more time placing the order for that harness than it took most of the people on here to pull the fuse. And the guys that cut the wire were way quicker.

I'm not going to sit here and tell you that you did the wrong thing - to each their own. And it's your money, so only you can tell you whether it was worth the cost. But you should be able to understand how some people are coming to the conclusion that you got ripped off.

Forget that it can be done for free. The parts for the harness cost under 10 bucks at cost. I know it is up to them to set pricing and is driven by market but based on cost of goods, fair retail to me is 20 - 25. Then again, it is an option.

While the price would be steep for high-volume harnesses, it's not that bad for a (very) limited-run product. Especially when you consider that many connectors are sold in minimum lots of 1000, many of the components are probably fabricated by hand, etc.

Definitely not a bargain for the DIYer who doesn't mind digging the IPDM out of it's hiding place or permanently modifying the wiring but I can see where it would be worthwhile for some owners.

YMMV

Another option is to find a local forum member that is willing to remove the fuse for you. Also free (or maybe a beer) :tup:

I'll give you beer for cheap wire and connectors for beer.

do you know 2011 370z doesn't have a steering lock???

http://www.the370z.com/members/wind-...ure96330-a.jpg

How did the ESCL fail on my 2011 last year?