davy
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| posted on 11/11/06 at 12:34 AM |
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Gear change switches
Can a steering wheel be purchased with two switches , one for up, and one for down. I have switches, but it means the wires have to turn with the
steering wheel. Has anyone made up anything. It is a sierra column. what I would like is that the switches would make contact underneath instead of
the wires turning with the wheel. Hope this makes sense.
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Chippy
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| posted on 11/11/06 at 12:57 AM |
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You could relocate your horn button to the dash, and use the horn contacts. Don't know if that would work, but worth looking into. Possabley
wire the horn into the push stalk for the windscreen washer, if not using for something else. hth, Ray
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zetec7
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| posted on 11/11/06 at 01:25 AM |
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You can buy steering wheels with the switches already in - I've seen them somewhere online - I seem to recall them being branded Emerson
Fittipaldi...don't know if that helps. I do recall they didn't have external wires, and looked to operate via rotating baseplate
contacts. they were intended for track cars, I believe...try this link http://www.speeding.co.uk/acatalog/info_3040.html
Is that what you had in mind?
http://www.freewebs.com/zetec7/
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RazMan
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| posted on 11/11/06 at 09:22 AM |
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The horn contacts will likely just give you one connection as the other will be earth so no help there. You will probably need a curly umbilical wire
which will give you enough slack to turn with the wheel (easier with a quick rack) connected to two push button switches installed on the spokes of
the wheel.
Cheers,
Raz
When thinking outside the box doesn't work any more, it's time to build a new box
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davy
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| posted on 13/11/06 at 10:47 PM |
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steering wheel buttons
Tks. for your help,let you know how I got on. Davy
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tks
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| posted on 14/11/06 at 12:22 PM |
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Gearchange
Just buy a esparco steering wheel
its pricey
but it comes with 2 horn buttons on the position of your thumps..
on the back of it you split it up to use 1 contact each..
then you can use every thing from the sierra including the sliding parts etc. etc.
the switches will switch the sierra wire to ground.
Tks
The above comments are always meant to be from the above persons perspective.
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