David Jenkins
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| posted on 31/3/05 at 07:58 PM |
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Mountney steering wheel - REALLY unimpressed
I have an Astrali steering wheel, which has served me well. However, I have changed to steering column switches and thought that it would make life
easier if I fitted a centre horn push. All I'd have to do was get a new hub kit from Astrali - but they went bust 2 weeks ago! 
So I decided to change the whole thing for a Mountney wheel and hub - tried to fit the hub this evening, and the casting is so poor that it
won't slide onto the steering column! Also, the notch where the indicator cancellation thing fits is so poorly formed that there's no way
it'll sit properly. Finally, to cap it all, it seems that I need bits of a Sierra wheel to make the horn work - and I don't have one.
I didn't have great expectations - it's their basic wheel after all - but I did expect the hub to fit... the Astrali wheel and hub was
cheaper, but it fits perfectly in all respects. It also works with the steering lock, and is collapsible on impact (the Mountney isn't).
So tomorrow, it's going to a phone call to the supplier (Merlin) - it's not their fault, but they'd better say the right words or
I'll be seriously peeved. After that, it looks like I'll be fitting a separate horn button.
Buggerit...
David
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JohnN
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| posted on 31/3/05 at 08:21 PM |
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As I remember, a centre push horn is earth switched and a stalk horn is positive switched, the difference being that the former needs two wires to the
horn (and for it not to be earthed to the chassis)
Buy a steering wheel off ebay, I got a nice intervolanti wheel complete with a snap-off kit for £62. Perfect fit and removable for ease of getting in
 and security
ATB
John
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 31/3/05 at 08:51 PM |
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Apparently I need the slip-ring fitting off a Sierra wheel. I suppose I can live with that bit of extra faffing around - it's the fact that the
hub just doesn't fit that pees me off...
DJ
[Edited on 31/3/05 by David Jenkins]
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bob
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| posted on 31/3/05 at 09:22 PM |
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David
Your not alone,my mountney boss was a dreadfull fit and i had to do a fair bit of filing to get the indicators to work properly too.
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JohnN
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| posted on 31/3/05 at 10:16 PM |
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Astrali boss kit
Would this do the job???????????
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Hellfire
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| posted on 1/4/05 at 12:54 AM |
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OMP do a great quaddro wheel with a centre push horn - this with a MOMO boss (which comes complete with conductive ring) and you're sorted for
less than £62. If only I could remember where from - oh yes, RaLlYnUtS!!!! Brilliant service too!!!
I've just looked and the prices have rocketted so ignore my previous pricing!
[Edited on 1-4-05 by Hellfire]
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Ben Smith
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| posted on 1/4/05 at 01:50 AM |
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Been there, done that!
I have had 2 mountney bosses. The 1st of which was exellent. Casting was good horn ring included etc. Unfortunatley I got a little carried away
tightening it up and managed to crack it. This was replaced free of charge but the new one was exactly as you describe.
I have just taken the ign barrel off mine and put the horn on a seperate switch (and just binned the horn ring you need).
Even when you have the sierra part, it is a very poor fit and the horn doesn't always work. If I were you I would send it back and get a
different wheel.
Ben.
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 1/4/05 at 07:21 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by JohnN
Astrali boss kit
Would this do the job???????????
Good link, John!
I'll send them an e-mail later - once I've talked to the supplier of the current piece of cr@p.
DJ
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 1/4/05 at 07:24 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Ben Smith
Been there, done that!
I have had 2 mountney bosses. The 1st of which was exellent. Casting was good horn ring included etc. Unfortunatley I got a little carried away
tightening it up and managed to crack it. This was replaced free of charge but the new one was exactly as you describe.
I have just taken the ign barrel off mine and put the horn on a seperate switch (and just binned the horn ring you need).
Even when you have the sierra part, it is a very poor fit and the horn doesn't always work. If I were you I would send it back and get a
different wheel.
Ben.
I reckon you're right - and even the good one shouldn't have cracked! The Astrali hub is pressed steel of a good thickness... it just
fits, and works, and you can't ask for much more than that (especially as it was originally cheaper than the Mountney one!)
DJ
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 1/4/05 at 08:52 AM |
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UPDATE
Spoke to Merlin Autosports - bloke got quite grumpy, but will do a refund.
He also said that they've supplied hundred of these without problems (see above comments from just a few users!) and also "these hubs are
only £17" (i.e. "what do you expect for that money" ).
The Sale of Goods Act expression "fitness for purpose" came to mind, but I refrained from mentioning that - but it will be quoted in the
letter that will be included in the return package...
DJ
[Edited on 1/4/05 by David Jenkins]
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ned
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| posted on 1/4/05 at 08:56 AM |
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just to add another semi unhappy customer; I fitted my moutney boss/wheel the other day to the sierra column. Apart from snapping one of the lugs off
the column (need to araldite it back ) i thought it was a terrible fit and the horn push mechanism looked dire, i may well change the wheel as i
have a boss to suit a momo wheel, but don't know if it's any better quality..
Ned.
beware, I've got yellow skin
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locoboy
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| posted on 1/4/05 at 11:12 AM |
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mountney boss on mine is A1 just to even things up a bit 
ATB
Locoboy
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matt_claydon
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| posted on 1/4/05 at 11:26 AM |
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My mountney boss is rubbish too. No problems with the horn push or indicator self cancelling but the 'teeth' for the steering lock are
absolutely useless. The casting was very rough and didn't fit onto the column properly either.
Cheers,
Matt.
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Hellfire
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| posted on 1/4/05 at 11:41 AM |
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Our Mountney boss was crap too, so we asked for a Momo instead for not much more £. The guy said that the quality wouldn't be much better - How
wrong he was!!
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RoadkillUK
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| posted on 1/4/05 at 05:55 PM |
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My mountney boss and wheel have been on and off several times, the fit is fine, the self cancelling indicators are fine and the horn works fine. (must
replace the actual horn, it sounds like a scooter!)
Just to help even things out a bit 
Roadkill - Lee
www.bradford7.co.uk
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robinbastd
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| posted on 1/4/05 at 08:50 PM |
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Another bundle of fun to be had is when the wheel gets really wet the horn blows and blows and blows.
Ian
Only a dead fish swims with the tide.
http://smuttygifts.com/
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 1/4/05 at 09:30 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by robinbastd
Another bundle of fun to be had is when the wheel gets really wet the horn blows and blows and blows.
Ian
To be fair, that probably applies to most horn buttons!
David
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DaveFJ
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| posted on 4/4/05 at 09:42 AM |
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Got my mountney boss from Europa spares - I don't think it cost that much though!
agreed casting is poor but mine fits fine and works properly with the steering lock and the indicators.
Horn is a little crappy - just feels really cheap
The slip ring had to be removed from the old sierra wheel.
Dave
"In Support of Help the Heroes" - Always
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JamJah
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| posted on 4/4/05 at 11:10 AM |
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A sticky horny is easily overrided with a hidden button somewhere.
After all it is safer not to have one, then to have one continous, surely.
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