Staple balls
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| posted on 4/8/15 at 03:07 AM |
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Binning the sierra stalks.
I swear, every time I do something on this pile of parts, something else goes wrong.
So, yeah, some of the useful bits on my second set of sierra stalks have packed up, and I'm not that keen on spending ~£20 on another set of
questionably knackered parts.
Anyway, looking at it, this seems like it might do most of the stuff I
want, for a bit less hassle.
Anyone got one, and how do they fit on the sierra column?
Ta.
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micksalt
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| posted on 4/8/15 at 07:09 AM |
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Only thing to consider with the third-party stalks is how much the lack of self-cancelling indicators will annoy you.
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Irony
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| posted on 4/8/15 at 08:00 AM |
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I became thoroughly annoyed with the sierra indicator. I just couldn't wrap my head around the wiring. I have exactly that CBS stalk. In fact
I have two. The first one developed a fault and then sent me a second at no charge. Quite good really as I built nearly all the car with the dodgy
stalk and only replaced it with the new one a couple of weeks back. Works fine.
I have attached using the sierra column mounting points. There are two M5 or M6 bolts. I just made a small adapter plate with holes in the correct
place for the stalk holes and two more holes for the stalks attachment. Careful fettling can shorten the arm but this loses the horn function. My
adapter plate is made from 4mm ally that I bent slightly to angle the arm. I also straightened the arm in the vice so it clears the wheel nicely. I
have made a leather steering column shroud that covers the arm and the stalk.
It doesn't self cancel but I think there is a self cancelling method on it. I couldn't make it work. I have a buzzer on my indicators to
remind me to cancel.
[Edited on 4/8/15 by Irony]
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Irony
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| posted on 4/8/15 at 08:02 AM |
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I'll be posting up some pre IVA photos later so I'll be sure to get some shots of it and put them on here.
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Staple balls
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| posted on 4/8/15 at 08:50 AM |
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Awesome, that sounds ideal. Better beat SWMBO into submission. 
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rodgling
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| posted on 4/8/15 at 08:53 AM |
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Can you not just hook up a timer relay to get self-cancelling after a fixed delay of, say, 10 seconds? That covers you if you forget the indicators.
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Irony
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| posted on 4/8/15 at 08:55 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by rodgling
Can you not just hook up a timer relay to get self-cancelling after a fixed delay of, say, 10 seconds? That covers you if you forget the indicators.
You'd need some sort of solenoid or actuator to push the stalk back into place.
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