C4 Corvette Steering Wheel
Don’t you hate it when you sit in a really nice 1984-1989 C4 Corvette and place your hands onto the steering wheel only to find that it is dirty or worn out? Or better yet it has one of those cheap steering wheel covers on it from one of those local “auto parts” stores. You know… the one we get our wax from! The fact is, your Corvette’s steering wheel suffers from the harsh effects of UV sunlight and while it may have been supple leather in its glory days, now it seems there is more black leather on the floor than the top of your wheel. This doesn’t have to be your C4! Zip Corvette has new reproduction C4 Corvette Steering Wheels that include leather wrapping, padding and stitching as original.
Installation of a new C4 steering wheel from Zip is easy, just slip off your Corvette’s horn button, horn contact and telescopic pawl and you will have direct access to the 13/16” nut holding the steering wheel in place. Use of a steering wheel puller will aid removal and keep you from damaging your Corvette’s steering shaft. Reassemble in reverse order; torquing the steering wheel nut to 45lbs. Once reinstalled your early C4 Corvette is like new again.
Oh, by the way if you own a 1984 or 1985 Corvette and have the “slim” design steering wheel, this is a perfect time to upgrade to the “fat” 1986-1989 design. When installing on a 1984-1985 Corvette, the Horn Button & Horn Contact must be updated as well. This will look great and be a nice addition to the interior of your Corvette. Let Zip Corvette “steer” you in the right direction when it comes to Corvette parts for your C4 Corvette.
By Andy Young – Zip Vice President
C5 Corvette Column Lock Kit
If your C5 Corvette’s steering column has locked in the past or you never want to experience a locked steering column, install one of our Column Lock Simulator By-Pass Kits for 1997-2004 C5 Corvettes. The by-pass kit will eliminate the problem with your steering column locking up due to a faulty anti-theft system. Included with the column lock simulator are detailed installation instructions and a required hex wrench to help complete installation. Wondering how the column lock simulator works? The simulator disables the factory locking mechanism, while allowing the Corvette’s computer to still believe everything is working problem free. All C5 Corvettes with a 6-speed manual transmission, and pre-2001 C5 Corvettes with an automatic transmission can use this device. 2001 and later Corvettes with automatic transmissions do not have a column lock to override.
1997-2004 C5 Corvette Column Lock By-Pass Kit installation Instructions:
- Using a flat head screwdriver, pry in the center bottom of the fog lamp/trunk release panel and pry it out. Once it pops out, pull it out a couple of inches and disconnect the wiring harness going to it.
- Inside the hole, you’ll see a T-15 torx headed screw. Remove that.
- Next, pry off the panel on the other side of the steering wheel the exact same way. This houses the temperature sensor for some cars. Once it pops off, remove the T-15 torx screw from behind it. Continue reading the installation instructions here…
One of the latest additions to our Corvette Parts inventory includes new 1977/1979 Corvette Horn Buttons and 1978 25th Anniversary Corvette Horn Buttons. The new C3 horn buttons come complete and include the horn button cap, horn button emblem, and horn button retainer. Once you receive the parts you simply paint the cap, assemble the emblem and retainer, and install on your Corvette’s Steering Column. Once painted and installed these new horn button assemblies will add quality looks to the interior of any 1977-1979 C3 Corvette.
1977-1979 Corvette Horn Button Assemblies