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[Bat]

Hi,

I think you should get away with just connecting the red wire to the horn push. Tape the black one up out of the way.

Cheers 

[Steve220]

No, planning to keep it as I appreciate they're getting harder to find & rising in price as a result. Future owners will likely value original parts.

Further research reveals that it's a *2.7 ohm* resistor I need to ensure the SRS light goes off.

Not really as its costing less to have them retrimmed.

[Statham]

Retrimming is more cost effective if you have a wheel to retrim. Trying to find a genuine Sportspack wheel for a car which came fitted with an aftermarket item is already getting difficult / expensive.

[Statham]

Bat, I'll have a play over the weekend cheers. A horn push with 2 terminals may end up being the way ahead.

Looks like I'll be discarding the horn ring which came with the MGF boss, leaving the rotary coupler in place & wiring directly from the horn connector block to the hornpush. We'll see how we get on!

[Wiggy]

Retrimming is more cost effective if you have a wheel to retrim. Trying to find a genuine Sportspack wheel for a car which came fitted with an aftermarket item is already getting difficult / expensive.

Have you tried looking for MGF / MGTF wheels?

[Bat]

Hi,

Yes, mine has just got a hole in it for the clock spring to come though.

The spare wires are stored in the boss.

Your horn push should earth through the metal work...

Cheers 

[Bobbins]

Retrimming is more cost effective if you have a wheel to retrim. Trying to find a genuine Sportspack wheel for a car which came fitted with an aftermarket item is already getting difficult / expensive.

 

How is the Sportspack wheel different?

[Statham]

Wiggy - Secondhand wooden wheels from MGF's & TF's are generally £150-200 on ebay. They obviously fit, but they're a different design & not as attractive as a Moto-Lita to my eyes.

Bobbins - Sorry mate, not sure what you mean?

[Bobbins]

Wiggy - Secondhand wooden wheels from MGF's & TF's are generally £150-200 on ebay. They obviously fit, but they're a different design & not as attractive as a Moto-Lita to my eyes.

Bobbins - Sorry mate, not sure what you mean?

Is the Sportspack wheel not just the same as other MPi wheels?

[Statham]

If they are that's good news, although a check of the online auction sites suggests Mpi wheels in general are pretty scarce, and expensive when they do come up for sale.

[Steve220]

Wiggy - Secondhand wooden wheels from MGF's & TF's are generally £150-200 on ebay. They obviously fit, but they're a different design & not as attractive as a Moto-Lita to my eyes.

Bobbins - Sorry mate, not sure what you mean?

Is the Sportspack wheel not just the same as other MPi wheels?

All MPi wheels are similar. The Mgf wheel is a slightly different profile but will accept the Mini airbag.

[Statham]

Good to know. Cheers Steve

[Bobbins]

If they are that's good news, although a check of the online auction sites suggests Mpi wheels in general are pretty scarce, and expensive when they do come up for sale.

They do come up, I've just bought a "new old stock" MPi wheel through eBay, agreed £50 which I thought was very reasonable.

[Statham]

Bargain!