Step by step C6 Corvette shifter harness install
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- How to replace the C6 Corvette Shifter Harness.
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My 2008 base coupe with 60K miles started sticking in Park. Had to push the lever forward until the switches would click and release the lock.
Ordered your kit that included the grommets and gear indicator parts.
Watched the video several times before I got the nerve to do it.
The video was great! Best on the Internet for this installation. Your tech did make it look much easier than it actually is. Comes with practice probably.
Disconnecting and reconnecting the electrical connections was the hardest part. I had an extra electrical connector for the mag ride. OMG! Small hands and lots of patience are needed. I ended upside down to see how to work on them.
Changed the shifter grommet while I had it apart. That took smaller hands and more patience! Got it apart and the original looked like new. Figured I should change to your newer and better grommet. It took over an hour to dig out the original. A very small needle nose pliers, hook tools from Harbor Freight, and an ice pick to finally dig it out.
Everything went back together fine and worked smoothly.
Suggestions:
Remove the top and hang two bright lights directly above the car to brightly illuminate the work area. Have a good flashlight and a work light at the ready.
Hook up a battery tender of at least 4.5 or 5 amps before you start. Having it In accessory mode will kill the battery in short order. If you watch sections of the video repeatedly while doing the work, the battery will soon be dead.
Have some tools handy for removing the grommet. Unless it is already failing, it is tough to remove.
Enjoy a drink to celebrate when you are done.
24:02 Thank you for your informative post. This looks like a big job. Wonder how much it would cost to have someone who knew what they were doing complete this job?
I ordered the wiring harness and installed today 4/13/2024. Installed perfectly as described in the video and it did the trick. No more being stuck in park! Definitely worth it! Thanks!
It does take some time if you are like me and rewatch each step multiple times as you are doing the job.
You just have to follow the video and you will be happy that you did and understand how the shifter functions.
Don’t know what someone will charge you but only a few privately owned shops will have done this before. Most will have just replaced the whole shifter.
One shop thought something around $2400 but that included a new shifter.
I was comfortable with doing it myself. The video is excellent.
Just put your harness into my 2008 c6 convertible. Works! Thank you for the great detailed video. Fabulousl!
This was an excellent video of how to install a new wiring harness on an automatic shifter! Thanks 😊
Thank you so much Lyle and Doc for taking the time to make this video!👍😊
Awesome! Thank you so much for this! This issue has been a pain for me for a long time.
Magnificent video. The mechanic is a great instructor. This person is very thorough and demonstrates step by step how to remove interior and wiring harness. I have ordered a wiring harness and when it arrives I will have my laptop in my C6 when I am doing the installation. Thanks for the video.
Thank you for this comprehensive walkthrough. I did the replacement work today. It took five hours but I was taking my time and rewatching this video along the way to make sure I was on the right track. Removing the shifter knob was tedious and I was able to make the quarter turn using a pair of extended needle nose pliers. Once I heard the click from the lock ring I was in business. I also took it as an opportunity to install the new leather shift boot that I purchased 12 years ago. Everything works quite nicely and I have peace of mind with the upgraded switches. Thanks again.
SO glad you did a live stream! Great job.
Thanks Doc!! Great instructional video. I now have the confidence to install the new harness.
This was awesome video to guide me through install. New harness works great. Great job!
New harness works perfectly, Lyle and Ray are knowledgeable and professional!!!
Excellent video! I don't have a C5 but still enjoyed watching it.
Did mine yesterday 5-8-24 ! Works great 👍 thanks 😊 for sharing your experience with corvettes
Thanks, Doc! You just sold me a new harness!
Thanks to all that made the video don't have a C6 but found it very interesting. Great job 👏🏾 nosale 🙏🏾
This just makes it easier for me to pay the tech for his time. Thank you for the video.
Excellent video
Very detailed oriented. I have a 2007 Atomic Orange Z06. So it won't be needed on this one. But i have owned several. May need it later or to help a friend. Thanks for the video. I always enjoy your videos.
Great video! Just bought the harness because mine is in the garage not driving due to this very issue because it is all the way gone and will not come go into Park and is stick in drive it neutral. So glad this came out because I was going to put on a button switch bypass connected to the orange wire and put the switch right by the cigarette lighter 12v plug which is better than cutting the pawl. But now, it's going to be fixed right the first time with a quality part!
Lyle - love your channel (subscribed) and appreciate all of your content.
I had to leave a review - my 2008 C6 shifter was beginning to show the signs of "sticking" - happened a few times when I was out, but I was (thankfully) able to get it to go into gear and get home - so I decided to take the preemptive move and replace the micro-switches.
Doc - The video was perfect and made doing this job easy, though the one area that was difficult (a PITA) was trying to disconnect the cigarette lighters (mine has 2, one in the console and one inside the console rest) which I had to research on a couple of of forums to figure out.
The time between ordering and having the part shipped was also very quick - the only drawback was USPS, which took 4 days to get the part from Sarasota to Central FL (just a few hundred miles).
The new switch works great and I am confident I will not have to worry about being stranded in the future. Thanks!
Very nice video. I am not having an issue with mine but will order one and bushings. Do it all at one time. Thanks!
I purchased a C&S Corvette Automatic Shifter Harness and installed it today 2/2/2024. The harness is very well made and works great. Thanks Lyle for your videos and your team.
Great video ,Thanks so much doing this. The shift cable gromet is my winter project
This is an amazing fix. Make sure you watch the video at least three times as you will pickup something new every time. I also changed the shift linkage bushing since it was all torn apart. Two learnings, disconnecting the switches is not as easy as it looks. Finding and pressing the keepers was tough. Second my shift bushing was intact and looked good but I decided to change it, not easy!!! Removing the bushing took longer than the whole wire harness replacement and I needed a heat gun, multiple picks and some dental tools to facilitate the replacement. All in all the repair was well worth it and everything works great. If you are thinking of just cutting off the pawl don’t. Buy this product and do the job right and keep your safety feature intact
The bushing in mine went out when my daughter took it to Walmart, stuck in the parking lot, I changed it there and the toughest part were the damn switch disconnects
All I was waiting on was the installation video to order the part! Everything works perfectly. I ordered the harness and followed the video with no issues. My shift knob was stubborn,but once I got it off ,it was smooth sailing.
THANK YOU FOR THIS!! Holy cow. This problems has been getting worse in mine. Mystery solved. Part ordered.
I purchased a C&S Corvette Automatic Shifter Harness and installed it today 3/22/2024. Just installed it, The harness is very well made. Hopefully this will solve the problem. Thank you for the wiring hardness and GREAT Support.
Great video! Thank you!
Thanks so much for doing this video. made job so much easier, except for TC AND 12 VOLT plugs. major PITA.
I ordered one three weeks ago up here in Toronto, finally installed it yesterday evening. Great to get my car back after two years of frustration trying to deal with it going into gear when it felt like it. Thank you!
Thank you !
Thank you!
Fantastic video , you guys have a great thing going there. You gave me confidence to take apart my car and fix it on my own. Not I’ve got the itch to replace my radio too now seeing how simple it is to take the center console out.Much appreciated!
Cheers! 🇨🇦👍🍺👍🇨🇦
WE are happy that you have your car back to enjoy! Thank you for the kind comment! Lyle :)
Thanks a million, very informative.
I love seeing intellignet knowledgable people speak. thank you very much. Break a tooth pick off with a spot of adhesive in that wallowed out hole and it will give you some meat to bite on when you reinstall the screw in the consol cover. OH : I ordered my wiring harness, always afraid my vette is gonna strand me ?????/ it hasnt yet but im old and dont take many chances any longer. !!! Once agin thank you you guys are the best. Steve Perchinsky
A first class job by a very professional guy.If just all are like him, but they are not.
Thanks Lyle and Doc!! Excellent video.
I have your new harness. Will have my mechanic replace this and a whole new shifter in January.
Question: is it possible to keep the light indicator on all the time?
The C6 is awful during the day to see the shift position.
Also I’m updating to an LED bulb from the bad incandescent.
I would love a step-by-step video on how to replace steering wheel position sensor in a C5. 😃😃
Hi kyle love your site. I have a 2008 Z-51 C6 automatic . The shifter locks up in park intermittently at times works fine. ? Different fix? Or still requires the new harness? Also what is the part number for the new harness..thanks Joe
Ordered the shift harness kit however no grommet was included. If I’m going to install the harness I might as well replace the grommet , is that something you stock? Also the mechanic that installed my harmonic balancer won’t touch the new shift harness install. Well detailed video, thanks
Great video. I'm not sure I want to attempt it .
Doc: I have a 2009 LT3 convertible with 86k miles. I can’t get the shift knob off. I’ve tried at least 15 times without success. Any ideas or workarounds you can suggest. I previously put a safety wire on to the Pall and ran it into the console but I’m getting the car ready for NCRS Judging and I need to replace the micro switches so it will pass the PV (Performance Verification). Thank you, Joe
Nice Audio!
Ok, bought your new bushing but the original was in better shape than I thought. To the point I can’t get it out! The top part was able to be ripped from the lower part of the bushing, but I’ve tried picks, needle nose, poking it from the back….I’m at the point of buggering up the housing it sits in…it’s plastic too. Any tricks? You mentioned heat, how without damaging its housing?
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Cool video but I’m hoping y’all will do a video on the “Big Doggie” mod for the C4 to allow for oem ZR1 17x11 rear wheels to tuck in nicely and not stick outside the body.
I can’t find any type of “how to” on this procedure.
Love your vids!😃🇺🇸
Fantastic video. This is one of the best videos I have seen in a long time. I will be buying your product. Thank you.
Wow, awesome video. I ordered the new harness, but like others, I'm a little uncertain I have the skills needed to pull this off correctly on my baby ('08 atomic orange vert with 6,600 miles)! Any recommendation for a shop (and general Corvette mechanic!) in the St. Louis, MO area much appreciated. Thanks!
Mark, Missouri is one of the only states for which I have no viewer-recommended shops. I would contact the local Corvette Clubs and see who they trust with their cars. Lyle
Great video, i still would not be comfortable doing this been a issue for me for a while now really need to do this, do you know any shops in the Portland, Oregon Vancouver, Washington area that could do this??? Thx 🙏 I’m only 3,096 miles away from y’all lol.
Wong's Performance Engineering was recommended to us by one of our viewers. They are in Vancouver and their number is 360-695-9433. Lyle :)
Had this installed in March solved the problem of not being able to get it out of park. Yesterday it did the not releasing again after a few times it shifted out of park ok. Today it happened again after a couple tries it worked. Tonight I went to leave and it is stuck again. I can not even put in in acc to put it in natural. just tried it again and it will not come out of park. I can not get it out of the garage.
Hello, I have this shifter problem with my 2007 C6 Corvette. I like your video and the fix for the shifter getting stuck in Park. Would you please tell me , or send me where or how to get the new harness that you describe. Thanks for your help. Jan Christ
Jan, there is a link to the part in the video description that will take you directly to it on my site. If you cannot find that, just call me to order at 800-886-5064. Lyle
Thank you, I ordered the new wire harness and can't wait to install it using your You Tube directions.
Got the kit but having trouble getting the selective ride tour/sport connector off, can't see it from underneath and no help on the net so I'm stymied so any help appreciated! Also plastic piece that comes with the gear indicator not explained? Thanks for addressing this as my car was stuck in my garage when I got the kit!
Call us at 800-886-5064 and we will help however we can. Lyle
Just had to "muscle" the connector up and then job was relatively easy and no more problems with being stuck in park-Hoorah!
Great video, but outside my wheel house. Wish I wasn't 1500 miles away. Know of anyone in the Tucson/Phoenix area that does. Dealers want to replace total shift assembly?
Our viewers have recommended Chuck Hawk Automotive in Tucson. Contact them at 520-292-0880. Lyle :)
Hello, I have this same problem with my 2007 C6 Corvette. The shifter sticks in park. Would you please send me the company or contact for getting the new harness that you describe. Thanks for your help.
Order direct from C&S Corvette. Link in the video description. Worked great for me. Well worth it!
How can you tell when you.need to repllace the wire ?
Your car will not come out of park, no matter what you do. Lyle
What are the symptoms of a bad harness?? My C6 is difficult to get out of park at times is this the problem?? Also what is the cost of this repair??
That is the symptom. Harness is $155 delivered anywhere in the USA. Lyle :)
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I have a question that is off-topic from today's subject. The question is, can a 2015 C7 ZO6 that's not equipped with the front bumper parking cameras be retrofitted with OEM bumper cameras and sensors?
I honestly do not know that answer. I will see what I can find out... Lyle
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Where do you get the grommets?
From us, of course! they are one of our products! You can get the harness, the grommets and the shift indicator in a bundle on our website at corvettepartscenter.com. :) Lyle
Just purchased! Thx@@csvette
What year was the target car?
The car in the video is a 2006, but the video applies to 05-13 Corvettes with the Automatic transmission. Lyle
You should do one on how to replace the sun visors in a c6 and what to do when you rip that stupid nut out of the windshield header in the process.
why dont you include a shifter grommet with the wire harness?
You need small picks to dig out the grommets
The harness is good & all, BUT I just cut the pawl off.
A little off topic here, but...I cannot tell any difference with the cruise/sport knob. Either way... who knows???
It's pretty subtle until you hit some bumps or pot holes that have been filled but aren't perfect. Go over them on one and then the other, you'll notice that sport is somewhat stiffer
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Did t neeed the harness. Ut bought it anyway yhanks..
waste of money, just cut the paw thing off...it will still lock in park
So, cutting off the SHIFTER LOCK PAWL will not affect the shifter's ability to LOCK in park? Re-read that a couple of times, and let me know if you see any problem there... Lyle :)
@@csvette don't need to re-read anything, cut mine off and it still locks in park......
@@seasontour9464 If the lock pawl has been cut out, you can still pull the shifter out of park when pressing the button on the shifter knob, correct? The shifter goes into park and stays there, yes, but you can pull it into gear at any time.
A very in-depth video of this harness installation, the audio needs some work
As we state at the beginning, we are a very small and very busy shop. We only have one area in which to record voice overs and it is near the main door of the business. We did all we could using filters to reduce the ambient bustle around Dr. Ray, but it does mute the audio somewhat. I would hope that offering a free, professional tutorial would allow us some leeway in production quality…
Audio was absolutely fine!! DOC is very detailed and walked us thru each step precisely. Sincerely appreciate the excellent video.. Thank you
@@csvetteLyle, witch question that just occurred to me. Like I said I bought the cable already, but Is there any chance that the little wheels could distort or melt for to the heat from the exhaust and the torque tube coming up through that hole in the floor below it? If so is there something we could do or pot on top mitigate that from happening? I'm putting on the 3/8" ceramic coated aluminum plate on and the stick on DEI tunnel insulation pretty soon as well. Why is that hole in the body just for the shifter cable and what maybe a couple other wires to go out so big?
@@csvetteand yes, the video is great, the audio is fine and the info is very valuable with the step by every step instruction, there's just a few spots where it seems like doc is speaking because he is motioning with his hands but you can't hear what is being said. Is there anything that he said that we need to be aware of? I imagine that if there was anything essential that he said, you guys would put it in the notes under the video so it should be fine. Either way, this is hands down t the most detailed video on how to do this and with three bonus if changing the shifter cable bushing no less while we're in there!
@@JeffTurner-ps4csI agree.everything was just fine. Thanks Doc and Lyle
Does the gromit that's attached to the shifter linkage come with the wiring harness?
$155 is a bit much since you have about $20 max worth of parts in the whole thing. I'm sure it'll be a great service for Corvette owners who are not technically savvy and would rather buy a plug-in play pre-made harness then spend $4 on two micro switches and a couple hours of their time. Best of luck. 💰🤑🫰
I'm happy that you have the technical know-how and less-than-wholesale parts availability to not need it! Hopefully, you won't ever have the problem in the first place. Lyle :)
@@csvette yes I am blessed to have 55+ years of experience in electronics and automotive repair. At a quantity of 100 the price of the micro switches is $1.67 from a local distributor. The 194 bulb socket and other connectors would definitely be a bit more pricey. Even though my 08 Z51 C6 is low mileage 14K, you know it's only a matter of time before the shifter switches will fail. Luckily I've replaced both bushings, at the transmission and at the shifter so those are good for now. You do offer great products and great informative videos. :-)
@@davidnclearlaketx You are definitely the right guy for the job! I'm happy that you haven't had the stuck-in-park issue yet, but at the very least our video was able to provide the info needed to repair it yourself when the time comes. thank you for watching! Lyle :)
@@csvette Yes sir! Thank you. Your videos are extremely informative and help lots of people! I've been a subscriber of your channel for a while now and you always post up good stuff! 👍😊🏎️🏎️
Using the cheapest microswitches you can find is what GM did that caused the whole problem in the first place
Just buy the kit
Great video, thank you!