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Old Jan 3, 2006 | 01:41 AM
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Converting to tilt column

For those of you who have converted to tilt, was it worth the time, effort, and money? In hindsight, would you do it again?
 
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Old Jan 3, 2006 | 01:46 AM
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yes i would do it again. they go for 250.00 on ebay. i got mine for 30.00 the guy had no clue what it was worth! install is simple. i did mine in 20 minutes. some people have said the wiring is different, but mine came from a 78 and i had to swap no wires. it was plug and play. i still have to fix the broken turn signal cam which is 10.00. i also installed a grant steering wheel.
 
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Old Jan 3, 2006 | 02:57 PM
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I am getting ready to do it again on my 2nd 77 F-150. Like gashog said, 20 min of labor and if you look around you can find a decent one for $100 or less. Do it, well worth it! -Ed
 
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Old Jan 3, 2006 | 06:55 PM
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I have a tilt one out of a 1978 i want to put in my 771/2f250 and it is realy as easy as plug and play with the wiring?
I had put one in my 76 high boy out of a 78 bronco and the
swap was like you say 20 mins max, but never got around to
hooking up the wiring before i sold it.
 
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Old Jan 3, 2006 | 09:52 PM
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Looking for one myself to swap into my '77 F250.... Mine is shot.... starts in gear & is really sloppy....

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Old Jan 5, 2006 | 05:47 AM
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where'd ya find a signal cam for $10... when i had a tilt, they wanted $180 for a signal switch for it....

still got it in the junk truck, but never really liked it... left it in the same spot as my regular colum sits.
 
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