MX5Ireland

hoe do i get the horn button to work on my omp wheel ??

at the back of the horn there is too connectors ??

Mk1?

mk2 =]

It's all connected through a device called a clock spring which also serves to supply the airbag with it's operating current..replacing the steering wheel on the mk2 is not the wisest move as you'll lose the airbag and, as, you found out, the horn. The clock spring is a yellow ( I think) circular piece of apparatus and fits around the steering column near the top..you've probably seen this if you've removed the original wheel..I bought a mk2 some time ago and it had a botched steering wheel conversion, I quickly reverted it to an original because the nct won't allow interference with the car's safety features..That said, you'll surely find some info on google or similar on how to replace the wheel and horn. Hope I haven't rained on your parade but just beware of the pitfalls of modding certain items.

John

removed the clock spring and indicator cancilr + spring

surely there is a way to make the horn button work any one

you need a special hub called a works bell

or just wire in a push botton on the dash for the horn ....much cheaper

Didn't know that was an NCT fail, Gill's came with an aftermarket wheel. Airbags are pricey last time I looked..

charged_rs wrote:you need a special hub called a works bell

or just wire in a push botton on the dash for the horn ....much cheaper

i have a button sure the on on the wheel

james wrote:

charged_rs wrote:you need a special hub called a works bell

or just wire in a push botton on the dash for the horn ....much cheaper

i have a button sure the on on the wheel

thats right - back to square 1

round and round in circles......sigh

charged_rs wrote:

james wrote:

charged_rs wrote:you need a special hub called a works bell

or just wire in a push botton on the dash for the horn ....much cheaper

i have a button sure the on on the wheel

thats right - back to square 1

round and round in circles......sigh

Yeah, but the one on the wheel needs to be wired, but the wire needs to rotate with the wheel, so there's the problem you'll only sort it with a similar arrangement as was there previously

you could use your clock spring with a Daikei either :
http://rev9autosport.com/brands/d-g/dai ... b-kit.html
Think the black wire is for the horn BTW.

This might help too :
http://www.miata.net/garage/momo/momowheel.htm

all i need to do is drill a hole in the boss close to the center put the wire through -- but here is where im lost as there is two connectores at the back of the horn

1 is connected to the wire in the car, the other one you put a short wire on and ground it I the boss. When you push the button it completes the path to ground from the wire in the car and sounds the horn, make sense?

yep thanks lads