Drinks Holder and Steering Wheel Audio Controls

[australian videocamera]

Hi guys, with the VY Monaro, I believe the swing out / down / rotate drinks holder in the centre console (vertical bit up to the dash) is the same as the SS yes? My left hand one has snapped and I have managed to get a 2nd hand complete unit from a wrecker thankfully. Any clues as to dismantle whatever to be able to fit it? Videos etc?

Secondly, the Volume Up / Down / Mute controller on the steering has crapped itself (switch broken on the decrease voume and has sent the others into spasms). Is this an easy replacement? Easy to find part?

 

[figjam]

They are the same as the SS. There are a number of members here who can tell you how to replace it by dismantling the console/radio/ HVAC.

My advice is ....... don't use them, they are flimsy, and too close to controls that don't like coffee or Coke.
Just be amazed and amused at the magic, but useless, complexity of them as they fold out and back in.

 

[australian videocamera]

Thanks I don't(well I do, but mainly for holding a JayCar 5 port cup holder USB charger hub)

 

[markalan1two]

the buttons doing crazy things will most likely be the clock spring

 

[mpower]

a lot of these little bits and bobs can be quite expensive, i'm confused though is this a looking to buy thread, or a where to buy?

In which case, it belongs here

Swap / Wanted to Buy / Trade

Got something you want to swap, buy or trade? Place it in here.

forums.justcommodores.com.au

 

[markalan1two]

new ones here
https://www.holmart.com.au/holden-hsv-vy-vz-wk-wl-centre-console-dash-pop-out~10311
https://www.holmart.com.au/holden-hsv-vy-vz-wk-wl-centre-console-dash-pop-out

 

[PlenumBiscuit]

on my old VS i got a drink holder from cheap as chips, and mounted it to the dash by bolting in via the inside of the fascia

 

[WickedGoat]

Hi guys, with the VY Monaro, I believe the swing out / down / rotate drinks holder in the centre console (vertical bit up to the dash) is the same as the SS yes? My left hand one has snapped and I have managed to get a 2nd hand complete unit from a wrecker thankfully. Any clues as to dismantle whatever to be able to fit it? Videos etc?

Secondly, the Volume Up / Down / Mute controller on the steering has crapped itself (switch broken on the decrease voume and has sent the others into spasms). Is this an easy replacement? Easy to find part?

Alot of us here in the US have had button issues with our steering wheel radio controls. They will either not function at all or volume up will turn the volume down or do some other button's intended function. Many of us have had them replaced under warranty only to have them malfunction again. One person decided to dig in and figure out what was happening and found this out...

The buttons work off resistance. The resistors that are used for each button are too close to each other and is what causes the buttons to go haywire. He soldered new resistors in with better values and his have worked flawlessly since then.

Here is a link to the thread on LS1GTO.com explaining it in detail...

https://www.ls1gto.com/threads/modified-steering-wheel-buttons-electrical-gremlins-fixed.302316/

As far as the cupholders go, they were not available on the GTOs, but I can recall a couple of guys getting some from Australia and installing them.

 

[WickedGoat]

Here is a link to another thread where the poster says he fixed the problem with the SWCs by checking and repairing a ground bolt...

https://www.ls1gto.com/threads/radi...ing-wheel-and-the-stereo.782833/post-19700249

 

[7769baby]

new ones here
https://www.holmart.com.au/holden-hsv-vy-vz-wk-wl-centre-console-dash-pop-out~10311
https://www.holmart.com.au/holden-hsv-vy-vz-wk-wl-centre-console-dash-pop-out

$400 a pop! Both mine are broken...guess the cup/can is staying between the legs