Hit Paydirt at Pick-n-pull today

[Capt_Caveman]

Omar,
This find was definitely a fluke. I haven't been to the yard for a couple of years since I was looking for parts for my 79 Silverado. I'm in York, Pa. I sold my take off seats and door panels in less than 24 hrs. Apparently these parts are hard to find so I really got lucky. That Z71 is not much more than a shell now.

As far as the buttons, I'll always have non-functioning buttons anyway since I don't have the movable pedals. If you don't want to wait for a harness, you can do what I basically did and make your own sub-harness. It's 3 wires from the kick-panel connector to the drivers seat, 5 wires between the seats and the data-link wire.

Is there any residual issues with swapping to a BCM that has a different VIN than the original or can the VIN be changed to match?

Thanks for your help on this. I'd still be scratching my head and wondering what was wrong, without your input and knowledge.

 

[OmarR]

Yeah, I have thought about running my own wires. Especially since everyone wants like $175 for the complete harness.

There should be no issues with swapping the BCM. As long as the mating sequence is done with the PCM (manually or Tech II) and the theftlocked is removed from the radio and xm radio (Tech II scanner only).

The true test, IMO, would be to write down all your options as you scroll thru your DIC menu, and than compare them to the new BCM.

 

[Capt_Caveman]

<quick update>
It's been in the 30's here the past few mornings. Boy are those heated seats NICE!!!!!