[GH85Carrera]

Phew.

What fun I had. It is 75 degrees and since my mean ol boss made me work on Saturday and Sunday for no extra pay at all, I took this afternoon off to play in the garage. Well, it was not really play. Over the weekend I noticed my turn signals did not work at all. I was suddenly driving like many others on the road with no signals.

I had bought a turn signal relay in the past, but I figured out that issue was a bad ground, so I never used it. Well it is in service now after sweat and blood and lots of cussing.

GM puts the turn signal relay in a location they call (get this) the "convenience center" and of course the convenience center is in a place that might have been convenient for the folks on the assembly line, but one really needs a skinny 8 year old with strong hands to access it. I was once a skinny 8 year old boy, but that was a long time ago in a galaxy far far away. No wait, it was here on Earth, but a long time ago.

Anyway I had to remove two lower panels under the steering wheel, to have half a change to even find the so called convenience center. Using my boreascope I found it located right behind the handle to open the hood. Of course on the back side where it is impossible to see without laying on my back with my head up against the brake pedal, and twisted into a very uncomfortable position on my back. It is vital that the cruise control relay be removed to have nay chance to even get to the convenience center and the turn signal relay.

Getting the old relay out was not too bad. Getting the replacement aligned and clocked properly to make the connectors go in was a challenge. I had my right arm smashed up against something sharp so the back of my arm looks like the Ninjas attacked but I fought them off. (Again)

I am now legal to drive again! I bet there have been at least two tickets for failure to signal in the are in the last 50 years. The cops sure don't seem to mind it.