Horn button

[Jerseyjohn]

Has anyone changed a steering wheel and put the horn into the steering wheel?
If so how do a need a slip ring?

Thanks again.

[phillpot]

Why would you want to do that ?

[Jerseyjohn]

I am changing Steering wheel to a momo and was contemplating using the horn in the centre.

[v8s4me]

The difficulty you'll find will be routing the wire because it will turn with the wheel.
Spend the time driving

[RayTVR]

v8s4me said:

The difficulty you'll find will be routing the wire because it will turn with the wheel.
Spend the time driving

I wouldn't have thought that would have been too much of a problem. Wheel only goes a turn or so each way, then back, so as long as the wires are flexible this shouldn't be an issue. If you want to be ultra cautious then get the kind of wire used on a multimeter test lead - these will flex forever without issue.

From memory - I think when I take my wheel off there are already a couple of wires on the horn push - but not sure how they would route out of the column??

[v8s4me]

Go on then

I tried to fit an indicator repeater light in the horn push and gave up because the very thin very flexible wire I used kept snagging.

[Bercilac]

In my MG I got so fed up of the stupid horn wires breaking I put a momentary button on the dash and wrote HORN under it :-)

[Jerseyjohn]

Even using a slip ring hub?

[Penelope Stopit]

Yes best way, easy mod

Something like




https://www.racetechdirect.co.uk/car-parts/electri...

[phillpot]

Penelope Stopit said:

easy mod

Have you done this, just how easy was it? Will I need a relay? Got some pictures?

[v8s4me]

Jerseyjohn said:

Even using a slip ring hub?

Try it and see. If it works let me know and I'll resurrect the indicator warning light idea

[Jerseyjohn]

I have a momo hub with slip rings already in the hub, I have a horn contact from a Sierra. I think this will clip into steering shaft.

[Jerseyjohn]

[88S1]

v8s4me said:

Go on then

I tried to fit an indicator repeater light in the horn push and gave up because the very thin very flexible wire I used kept snagging.

Can’t you just use a curly wire

[v8s4me]

88S1 said:

Can’t you just use a curly wire

That's exactly what I tried.



There just isn't enough room between the switches and the cowling to allow enough slack to cope with turning from lock to lock. And that's assuming you find a way of getting the wire into the boss because, unlike the Moto-Lita one in the picture, the Personal boss dosen't have any holes in it.

By all means have a go yourself though

NB - my contribution here is based on practical experience (trial & error) not abstract theory

Edited by v8s4me on Tuesday 7th July 21:43

[Penelope Stopit]

Jerseyjohn said:

Nice

[v8s4me]

Penelope Stopit said:

....Nice...

How about you and JJ get together and do the mod, then post up pictures so we can all benefit from your efforts? after all, you did say

Penelope Stopit said:

......, easy mod.....

Practice beats theory any day

Edited by v8s4me on Wednesday 8th July 13:24

[Jerseyjohn]

I will post after my attempt, I have the hub and cable on it ways.

[v8s4me]

Good man If you can get it to work I might resurrect my indicator repeater idea and have another go at making that work. There's sd all else to do at the moment

[Oldred_V8S]

phillpot said:

Penelope Stopit said:

easy mod

Have you done this, just how easy was it? Will I need a relay? Got some pictures?

Sounds a good mod Penny.
Which vehicle did you do this on?
Like Mike said some photos would be a real treat!