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(Message started by: Baz on May 31^st, 2005, 7:20pm)

Title: Wood/Leather steering wheel on EBay....
Post by Baz on May 31^st, 2005, 7:20pm

It is one without the cruise buttons but if anyone wants to bid and win, I will let you know how to add the buttons and for a small fee, I will do it for you!!

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=4553502945&fromMakeTrack=true

Title: Re: Wood/Leather steering wheel on EBay....
Post by kevin_R on May 31^st, 2005, 7:55pm

Baz,
Is there any limits to your talents M8 :D

You are 'THE MAN '

kevin _R ;D ;D ;D / Ho ! and you may of missed it , but could you please now refer to me is JUNIOR MEMBER !

Thank you so much }{

Title: Re: Wood/Leather steering wheel on EBay....
Post by Baz on May 31^st, 2005, 10:27pm

aw little Junior member!!

Title: Re: Wood/Leather steering wheel on EBay....
Post by TaperOne on Jun 3^rd, 2005, 12:47pm

Hey Baz,

Guess what?

Yup, I got it ;D.

Your E-Bay watching is begining to cost me money!

Anyway, Please, Please, Please tell me how to adapt it.

There is no way this is going on the Scorp without the cruise buttons :o.

Waiting with anticipation.

Cheers

Pete H

Title: Re: Wood/Leather steering wheel on EBay....
Post by Baz on Jun 3^rd, 2005, 8:04pm

Pete,

you will see when you get the wheel, that because it has no buttons, the rubber sides of the wheel come right up to touch the airbag. You need to trim these sides using a very sharp stanley blade to the shape of the cruise buttons. The way I did Craigs was to take the old wheel off the car and put them side by side. That way you will see that the wheels are primarily the same.

The cruise buttons fix with two screws in each (torx 20 I think) on the wood one, you will see the raised posts where the screws fit, but they are covered up with rubber. Trim the top of the rubber, down to the metal. You will then have a little plug of rubber to remove. Then use the screws to cut the threads in the aluminium posts.

Once this is done, and the rubber sides have been trimed to accept the cruise buttons, you then need to transfer the buttons over and temp fix them in place with the screws. Make sure you take note as to where the wires run and where they connect.

The built in clips for the wires are mostly there, however, you may need a touch of hot melt glue just to keep a few of them in the right places. You will be able to judge where this is needed, if at all. The only other thing to note, is that there is a black wire which needs to be through jointed to one on the wood steering wheel. Again, you will be able to see this when the wheels are side by side. I never actually took any pictures when I did the one that Craig has, but I'm sure he will tell you that there is very little to tell between that one and one with the buttons already on. I would keep the old wheel as you can replace the cruise buttons back on it if you ever sell the car and then you can sell the wood wheel to someone on here!!

Any more questions, pm me and I will drop you my contact number and I may be able to talk you through it

Baz

Title: Re: Wood/Leather steering wheel on EBay....
Post by craig on Jun 4^th, 2005, 8:57am

on 06/03/05 at 20:04:59, Baz wrote:

I never actually took any pictures when I did the one that Craig has, but I'm sure he will tell you that there is very little to tell between that one and one with the buttons already on.
Baz

top job done,and i can honestly say that when the whell is on the car,NO you cant tell in anyway,and it all works perfectly....

Title: Re: Wood/Leather steering wheel on EBay....
Post by TaperOne on Jun 6^th, 2005, 1:57pm

Thanks for the info guys,

As soon as the wheel arrives, I will get converting. If all goes well, I may take piccies and post them. I will let you know how it all goes.

Once again, thanks for all your help.

Cheers for now

Pete H