rodgling
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| posted on 23/7/15 at 09:24 AM |
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Group buy: steering wheel button plate
I'm going to get a plate made up for my steering wheel buttons. I've done the CAD (see below) and will get it CNC'd out of carbon
fibre, so it should look really nice.
Doing it this way means that there's a lump of tool setup cost, but per-unit cost is quite low.
So - if anyone wants one let me know. If I get one made I think it will cost about £40-50, this will drop a decent amount if I have more done.
Design: this is to suit the OMP Kubic wheel which has quite wide spokes, so it will work with most wheels. Has holes for 4 x 13mm buttons.
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peter030371
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| posted on 23/7/15 at 09:43 AM |
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If it had 8 holes for buttons I might have been interested but 4 is no good for me :-(
[Edited on 23/7/15 by peter030371]
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loggyboy
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| posted on 23/7/15 at 12:56 PM |
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Might be interested, price would need to a lot lower as off the shelf ally ones are about £35.
[Edited on 23-7-15 by loggyboy]
Mistral Motorsport
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rodgling
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| posted on 23/7/15 at 01:58 PM |
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I think even with only two or three it's probably going to be closer to £25, material cost is quite a small proportion compared to tooling /
setup cost.
Plus it's CF so you could save literally several grams of weight :-)
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Rosco86
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| posted on 23/7/15 at 02:05 PM |
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i would say if you found a friendly laser cutter they shouldn't be costing you more than £10 but they wouldn't look as good as carbon
My Build Thread
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DW100
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| posted on 23/7/15 at 02:08 PM |
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You might need it cut from reasonably thick carbon to be able to get a radius on the edge that doesn't slice your hands as you turn the steering
wheel.
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Charlie_Zetec
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| posted on 23/7/15 at 03:44 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by DW100
You might need it cut from reasonably thick carbon to be able to get a radius on the edge that doesn't slice your hands as you turn the steering
wheel.
Was also thinking that. Plus you'd want to know the composition ie. 100% CF or glass backing. And the rear of the material would ideally have
to be sanded smooth and uniform thickness throughout to make it nice. Sounds silly, but even 0.Xmm difference across the thickness of the material
will have an effect on it, and the sandwiching of it between steering wheel and boss.
Artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidity!
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rodgling
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| posted on 29/7/15 at 08:13 AM |
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Prototype turned up yesterday, 39 grams of CF goodness. Obviously the wires need tidying up but I think it will do the job nicely.
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peter030371
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| posted on 29/7/15 at 08:22 AM |
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Who cut it for you? I might still get an 8 button version done for my wheel 
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rodgling
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| posted on 29/7/15 at 08:27 AM |
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Arc Angels. Very good turn around time - I sent them a DXF file, got this back a couple of days later.
They will do the design for you if you don't fancy doing the CAD yourself I think, obviously that will cost though.
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peter030371
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| posted on 29/7/15 at 09:12 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by rodgling
Arc Angels. Very good turn around time - I sent them a DXF file, got this back a couple of days later.
They will do the design for you if you don't fancy doing the CAD yourself I think, obviously that will cost though.
Cheers for that, I can do the design myself if I go down this route :-) What thickness CF have you gone for and does it flex much once bolted to the
wheel?
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rodgling
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| posted on 29/7/15 at 09:24 AM |
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Can't remember thickness, think about 4-5 mm. I didn't specify it, I just told them the application and they said "OK, we'll
use this spec of CF". There is next to no flex at all, it's very stiff and more than strong enough.
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peter030371
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| posted on 29/7/15 at 10:33 AM |
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I will draw up what I need and give them a call then 
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lsdweb
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| posted on 29/7/15 at 11:10 AM |
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I'd be interested. The off the shelf ones have a small hole near the switch hole for a cable tie to secure the cabling. Any chance this could be
incorporated?
Ta
Wyn
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FuryRebuild
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| posted on 29/7/15 at 05:13 PM |
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did they laser or water jet cut it?
When all you have is a hammer, everything around you is a nail.
www.furyrebuild.co.uk
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rodgling
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| posted on 29/7/15 at 08:43 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by lsdweb
I'd be interested. The off the shelf ones have a small hole near the switch hole for a cable tie to secure the cabling. Any chance this could be
incorporated?
Ta
Wyn
It certainly could, just apply a drill to it? I don't plan to modify the design as then one-off costs go up.
It's CNC'd.
Price will be £29, assuming 2 or more people definitely want one. Currently trying to source buttons, but it looks like a set of 4 would be £12.
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rodgling
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| posted on 2/8/15 at 07:47 PM |
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Installed it on my car today, looks good. Had a quick test drive and it seems to do the job nicely.
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RogerM
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| posted on 3/8/15 at 11:32 AM |
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They look very nice and definitely better than sinking a button into the spokes of the wheels as has previously been done on my car 
One question, what on earth are you connecting 4 buttons to?
I've been thinking about it and I can only think of horn and lap button if you have a user operated timer on your dash.
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rodgling
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| posted on 3/8/15 at 03:04 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by RogerM
One question, what on earth are you connecting 4 buttons to?
They're for controlling the dash (RaceTechnology Dash2Pro) - menu, select, up, down. Could probably make use of more buttons to be honest.
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peter030371
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| posted on 10/8/15 at 10:53 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by RogerM
They look very nice and definitely better than sinking a button into the spokes of the wheels as has previously been done on my car
One question, what on earth are you connecting 4 buttons to?
I've been thinking about it and I can only think of horn and lap button if you have a user operated timer on your dash.
I will be fitting 8 wheel mounted buttons on my new Striker build  4 to controll the Dash2 as rodgling is doing and then left indicator, right
indicator, horn and main beam.....if I could fit more in I would (lights, fog lights etc) but i need to leave some room for my hands inside the
steering wheel 
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