Monte Jim Posted September 23, 2015 Share Posted September 23, 2015 Can anyone tell me if this is a Monte Carlo steering column? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LS5 Posted September 23, 2015 Share Posted September 23, 2015 Does it have a Chrome Hazzard lights button on the side or a Plastic one to tell the year ? but by the looks of the turn signal lever it looks to be a 1970. on the harness plug in, the wide flat one are the end two wires Black and Black/pink or Black and solid pink next to it ? and final question how far apart from center to center are the steering column plate bolt holes. This way we can tel if its for a chevelle/monte or a Pontiac like a lemans or catalina ? Thanks Darren. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stangeba Posted September 23, 2015 Share Posted September 23, 2015 If you can, wait and find a tilt column. I love my tilt column. Bruce 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monte Jim Posted September 23, 2015 Author Share Posted September 23, 2015 Black plastic hazard knob, black/ black and pink on the end wires.. The steering column plate matches my Monte Carlo plate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monte Jim Posted September 23, 2015 Author Share Posted September 23, 2015 It has a black hazard light knob. The two end wires are black / black with pink stripe. The column mounting plate matches my Monte Carlo mounting plate. The column measures 34 5/8 end to end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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LS5 Posted September 23, 2015 Share Posted September 23, 2015 Hey Jim, I am gonna say that is from a 1971 Chevelle. It will work in the monte carlo. based of the wire color and the emergency/hazzard light switch and nice to see the horn wire and how it twist locks into the black Horn Plate is not broken . if you have the firewall plate and gasket then thats a bonus, the mounting plates are the same on a chevelle and monte. The pontiac and olds mounting plate look the same but the distance from center to center where it bolts up is wider than ours. Darren. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostnFound Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 You are an incredible wealth of information Darren! Wow! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monte Jim Posted September 24, 2015 Author Share Posted September 24, 2015 Thanks for the info Darren Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monte70car Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 It is me or does that column have a netural saftey switch on it like it was a column shift? I know my floor shift car doesn't have a switch below the ing switch. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LS5 Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 Yes it does Ert, I have seen guys that do the conversion from column to floorshift and only have the shifter and console and dont want the hassle of console harness so they put the nuetral safety switch on the column and just run the factory wires still there for reverse and the column shift rod is still hooked up and the column collar still turns as you change from P to R,N,D,L1 L2. when on a buget or just dont know how to run or where to find the console harness its easier to put safety switch on column rather than shifter... They did that in the Camaro,Trans am and Grand Prix as none of them had the nuetral switch on the shifter when it was the Stick shifter with button on top.. the horse shoe camaro did have Nuetral on shifter though Darren 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RealRed70 Posted October 2, 2015 Share Posted October 2, 2015 What you have there is a 1972 steering column. In 1972 the neutral safety switch was mounted on the column, not on the floor shifter as with the 70 and 71. A 72 console harness is different than the 70-71 harness to confirm this. A 72 harness only has a white, gray and and orange wire in it. The white is for the courtesy light ground which ties in with the door jamb switch. The orange wire is the constant hot for the console rear courtesy light. The gray ties in with the dash lights for power for the console shift indicator lights. A 71 column has a black hazard knob that turns right into the column. A 69 and 70 column uses a chrome hazard knob that turns right in to the column, with no screw neeeded. The threads are right on the back of the knob. This column has the 72 and later knob that has the screw to mount it. If you look close on the column tube down near the neutral safety switch you may find a date code stamped there. That column would be correct for a 72 Monte Carlo. It will also work for a 70 or 71, but is slightly different as stated above. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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