I need to get a new steering column for my 89 iroc. Someone tried to steal it last week and broke the column all up. I cant even start it or unlock the wheels now. If it werent for my vats I think the car would be gone.
Anyway, the dealer wanted to fix mine and wanted to charge a bunch of money to just give me an estimate. Does anyone know of a place to get a new vats steering column? I cant afford to have a shop fix it. The local salvage yards dont seem to have any. Can I get them new from GM? How much are they?
I am also wondering how to tell if another one will work in my car because of the vats. I know I need tilt wheel with cruise control and stuff.
Thanks for any info that you might have.

 

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"87-89 Steering Column camaro iroc rs z28
Item # 1813198673

Item located in: Parts & Accessories:Parts:Car & Truck:Other Parts

Starts at US $9.99
First bid US $9.99
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Location Tampa Florida
Country United States
Started Mar-14-02 21:10:50 PST
Ends Mar-19-02 21:10:50 PST

***THIS AUCTION IS FOR A STEERING COLUMN FROM AN 89 IROC. IT IS COMPLETE WITH THE TURN LEVER WITH GOOD WRITING AND THE PASS/VATS KEY AND CORRECT VATS BOX.IT IS SET UP WITH TILT AND CRUISE AND IS IN EXCELLENT SHAPE, NOT ALL WORN OUT.A GREAT SPARE OR REPLACEMENT JUST IN CASE.*****PAYMENT DUE WITHIN 7 DAYS OF AUCTIONS END***FLORIDA RESIDENTS MUST ADD THEIR LOCAL SALES TAX TO THE ITEM AMOUNT AT END OF AUCTION.WE SPECIALIZE IN 1982-1992 USED CAMARO PARTS AND ARE DEDICATED TO PROVIDE HIGH QUALITY PARTS AND SERVICE SO CHECK OUT OUR OTHER AUCTIONS OR DROP US AN EMAIL WITH YOUR PART REQUESTS.*** IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE FEEL FREE TO EMAIL US.THANKS TO ALL FOR YOUR TIME AND PLEASE!!!! BID RESPONSIBLY.

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i was in the same place you were about a month ago.. Its actualy NOT that hard to do the work yourself, i learned this after i brought it somewhere for the work to be done, insurence paid for it all. and they did such a bad job that I had to redo some things myself. The best place to buy the parts you need is either at the junkyards, or at gmpartsdirect.com once you get the part #'s.

The main problem i noticed with them fixing mine, is that they couldn't find a VATS column, so they put one in that didn't have VATS just because they couldn't find a steering column housing with a large enough key cylinder hole for the VATS unit. which was all because i found the right one online at gmpartsdirect.com once i got the right part #.

It cost insurence over $800 to fix mine.