steering wheel swap

grant_day · Post by **grant_day** » Mon Apr 23, 2012 3:01 pm

I'm changing my steering wheel later and I'm glad, this is a kind of how to

Post by **vanzep** » Mon Apr 23, 2012 8:35 pm

brilliant info - unfortunately didnt get a chance to get round to it today.
one of my pals is insisting that the wheel i have is made from carbon fibre - that cant be right tho - i thought they it would be metal - mind u ive checked it and its doesnt feel like metal

Post by **indigolemon** » Mon Apr 23, 2012 8:39 pm

It'll be an alloy of some kind I'd think. Didn't look like CF to me ...

Post by **vanzep** » Mon Apr 23, 2012 9:39 pm

yup alloy it is - wish it was cf tho

Post by **vanzep** » Wed May 02, 2012 4:05 pm

Tried to fit the new steering wheel today - but as soon as i put the new boss on the horn goes off and wont stop

there is a brass contact tab that triggers the horn as soon as the new boss touches it - do i have to remove this altogether?

Post by **indigolemon** » Wed May 02, 2012 4:08 pm

Ha! In that case, it's the other way round from what I suggested. If you can live without the horn for a bit, tape up the connector I told you to sandwich so it connects to nothing and we can figure it out at the weekend?

The brass contact tab is needed btw! Don't remove that.

Post by **NafemanNathan** » Wed May 02, 2012 4:11 pm

Try swapping the two connectors on the back off the horn button around

Post by **indigolemon** » Wed May 02, 2012 4:14 pm

NafemanNathan wrote:Try swapping the two connectors on the back off the horn button around

Surely that won't help, as it's a momentary switch?

Post by **NafemanNathan** » Wed May 02, 2012 4:22 pm

Ahh, I just looked at the picture again

... Nick, in your pictures you show the horn button sat in that flange ring. If you pop the horn out of that, is there a metal contact on the side of the horn button that makes contact with the flange ring?

If so, then you don't need the trailing bare end wire connector as this flange ring connector in the side of the horn button is the connection. In which case you only need one of the tabs in the back of the button to connect the boss connection lead to. You'll just need to establish which one it is

Post by **vanzep** » Wed May 02, 2012 6:37 pm

Cheers guys - i did try swapping the wires over - oem wheel is back on until i get a better look at it this weekend. Ive left the brass contact in place.

Im surprised at the weight of the oem wheel is - its a heavy old lump