| Betty Boop's 1995 Interios, Seats, Horn, High Beam, and more |
Subject: Betty Boop's 1995 Interios, Seats, Horn, High Beam, and more by PLRX on 2012/10/12 1:13:35 I started this project with the 12V outlet and it evolved into many other things I have been letting them slide. The goal here is to replace the Bose (what a great "radio") with Corvette Central's Pioneer direct plug like the one I already have in The Ghost. To remove the Bose is easy, but the new radio comes with multiple connection which travel from the console to the receiver in the jack box. The cables must be placed under all the plastic and carpet between the seats and cargo area.  Crud from the rails   The infamous hidden screw.  Remove side skirts  Before the center console is completely remove the power seat controls must be disconnected. The cables run from the control thru the carpet and underneath the seats.    Lazy GM worker did not installed the power cables properly :D  Realized there is another/extra set of power cables available.  Power Seat Connectors   Cassettes are long gone:seasix:  View from the rear  The emergency handle was full of drirt, junk, hairs and rust.  Did the best I could  Back on the sill  A quick carpet cleanup  Realized it was a great time to finally fix the high-beam lever actuator. It broke back in 2007. Remove the 4-bolts from the rear and remove the airbag.  The horn buttons worked, but they were cracked. Luckily, I bought the horn set for The Ghost. His left horn buttong has been down for ever, and now Betty Boop will use it.   Remove wheel  Remove clip  The infamous C-Clip   I got help from John[I] "Gear Jammer"[/I]:seasix: To replace that POS plastic lever actuator was not easy. Had to disconnect all wires from underneath, loose the steering column and pull the cables for the air-bag plate, horn connector, and signal lights connector would come out.    This is how it looked once I realized what to order and fixed the high-beam rod. It was out of place. I have no idea how that thing got inside the steering skeleton.  This is what actually broke. Another excellent piece of C4 plastic which pushes a long steel rod into a switch.    To install it it had to be packed with grease for it not to move and after five attempts it worked out.  You may think it could be slide, but there is a tab that goes into the actuator from the side cover.  I got it all back, had to crawl upside down and reconnect all wires, re-insert the plastic slide, and reconnect the air-bag yellow cable.  Being a midget has it's advantages.  |
