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UPDATE !!!! UPDATE !!!! UPDATE !!!!

guys, i was surprised to have my cruise switch delivered this morning from rockauto.com
went outside, installed the new one, went for a test ride, and holy cow, I NOW HAVE MY CRUISE CONTROL BACK !!!!

all the headaches was worth it and i am now happy to have it working once again.

thanks to everyone, but a very special thanks to ChevyTech who kept the info coming and didnt let me give up, thanks a bunch man, i really appreciate it.

after all is said and done, if i would have checked for power at the end of the cruise control switch wires, and not at the beginning, like i was doing all along, i would have found out the wires were broken somewhere in between, probably from the tilting of the steering column, just as ChevyTech had suggested...

i wish there was more input i could actually help out with here on this site, but with guys like ChevyTech around, who needs me. LOL.

thanks again.