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[GThomas112]

Hi all,

 

Has anybody ever had any success fabricating or fitting a slip ring (or similar) setup to wire a steering wheel horn push to a pre-MPi Mini?

 

I’ve been trawling through old forum posts but to no avail other than knowing the Mk1 steering column had a slip ring for a horn push. 
 

Thanks

[bpirie1000]

Anything is possible....

Just depends how much time you have...

Occasionally makes a difference if you have enough money to invest......

[mab01uk]

Might be worth you asking on the Mk1 Forum.

Also these threads linked below from a quick search on the Mk1 Forum might help.

 

Horn Push Switch Wiring Assembly BCA 4505?

https://mk1-forum.ne...ic.php?p=129323

 

Horn wiring question:-

https://mk1-forum.ne...pic.php?p=63307

 

Edited by mab01uk, 31 December 2024 - 01:24 PM.

[GThomas112]

Thanks mab, that's brillaint - I'll see what I can dig out over there!

[Spider]

On the back-burner for me presently, but I do have it on my list to make a slip ring assy for the later column.

[alpder]

Similar topic came up on Mk1 Forum: https://mk1-forum.ne...pic.php?t=39542

ebay item 296477097326 ? (edit: It's a wireless 433MHz remote horn button. Costs a tenner, including the relay. Shouldn't be rocket-engineering to fettle it to fit under the wheel boss.)

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Edited by alpder, 03 January 2025 - 07:42 PM.

[Spider]

The parts for the MKI won't fit as the later columns are smaller in diameter.

[GThomas112]

Similar topic came up on Mk1 Forum: https://mk1-forum.ne...pic.php?t=39542

ebay item 296477097326 ? (edit: It's a wireless 433MHz remote horn button. Costs a tenner, including the relay. Shouldn't be rocket-engineering to fettle it to fit under the wheel boss.)

s-l960.jpg

Ooo that’s a really interesting idea that I wasn’t even aware existed. It looks like there’s a few companies in the UK offering a similar thing, so I’ll do some digging and if I end up with a good solution then I’ll put a post about it together. 
 

Thanks alpder!