Steve-O Posted April 19, 2018 Report Share Posted April 19, 2018 Tone don't bother with those those quick release bosses. The cheap ones are s***e and the tolerances are loose as hell. You want the wheel to stay connected to the car. Basic fixed boss is cheaper and will work fine with Momo. Airbag light fix is usually a 2p resistor in-line! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted April 19, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 19, 2018 Fortunately i don't need the snap on boss but i might fit it if only to see?.... I read online about the airbag fix but i ended up getting the MoMo version just to be sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liner33 Posted April 20, 2018 Report Share Posted April 20, 2018 Thats a chinese made OMP copy wheel to be fair you should be able to source a Ferrari sticker for the centre though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted April 20, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2018 Already got one on the old steering wheel and just in case i found another in case the diameter is wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted April 22, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2018 Not quite what i expected?.... I fitted the MR2 boss and the MoMo steering wheel only to find the column controls were to close. Just as well i kept the the other boss that can remove the steering wheel. So a combination of both the fit is a done deal. I still have the wiring to sort for the horn and to top it off the Ferrari logo horn button on the OEM wheel is to big so i need to order a smaller one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted April 23, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2018 As said I've used the MoMo steering boss with the detachable boss...Pending is the Ferrari horn button, airbag "off" wiring and the horn wiring. I'm not sure exactly what the steering wheel cover is made of but whatever after driving my hands are black? I only hope this is "bedding in" otherwise I'm going to chemically seal it. The current boss's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted April 24, 2018 Report Share Posted April 24, 2018 How easy will it be to swap it back over for the MOT? Does the sun sit on the wheel all day, that could be why your hands are black especially as the cover is fabric? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted April 24, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 24, 2018 To put the old one on....15min i should think.... As for the sun yes all day and the black stuff on my hands is like a very fine powder, chalk like? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted April 24, 2018 Report Share Posted April 24, 2018 Try putting a towel over the wheel when you leave the car so it's not sitting in the sun and see if it still does it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted April 24, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 24, 2018 I don't think it's the sun because it stained my hands from the get go... What i can do now is take it of so it's not in the sun and for added security when i'm away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P4UL T Posted April 26, 2018 Report Share Posted April 26, 2018 I'm not too keen on the Blue boss. Looks out of place with all the plush light coloured leather Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted April 26, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 26, 2018 Depends how you look at it really....They don't make a white one and the cars blue although i could have got a black one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted May 2, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 2, 2018 Does anyone know of something that will adapt the boss so it cancels the indicators?.... Obviously i have blinkers on the dash but they are behind the steering wheel so not in my line of sight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMARTLY Posted May 2, 2018 Report Share Posted May 2, 2018 Put in a louder clicker thing maybe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted May 3, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 3, 2018 Good idea.....I was wondering if there was a mod available for the boss that mimics the OEM trigger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted May 3, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 3, 2018 Got the wiring for the airbag light today.. Only cost £2 and fused as well just in case the other airbag needs to work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted May 3, 2018 Report Share Posted May 3, 2018 I saw this in the flesh today, it's coming along nicely Tony Shame about the indicators not clicking off, that would annoy me. What makes them cancel to start with? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted May 3, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 3, 2018 A lobe in the OEM wheels cast...It seems to act on the indicator like a sprung lever... I'll be really surprised if there's not a adaptor since there are thousands of road cars will pattern wheels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted May 6, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 6, 2018 Part of my weekend is dedicated to remove the wheels, brake down the replica disc's and calipers, clean and paint them. Knowing i had this to do I've already got a low-lift 2tonn jack I started on the NSR by removing the brakes but for safety i wanted to refit the wheel...So with a little more jacking i tried to fit the wheel but it still wouldn't line up, so with a little more jacking....The same so i jacked again and the jack fell over .... Out of my sight the jack was sinking.... With panic well and truly set in luck lent me a hand by the car falling on the inner wheel so there was no damage....Needless to say i then used the jack from my Vectra and the trolley jack together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMARTLY Posted May 6, 2018 Report Share Posted May 6, 2018 So what ground are you using to lift it on? Grass? Is it flat? I've done the same thing on tarmac and a slight slope, result was car and jack tilted together Fortunately no damage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted May 6, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 6, 2018 Plywood on hard mud, flat ground... I think what caught me out was the car is so low i couldn't use the correct jacking point, so i had the jack way under the car so all i could see was the handle... It was pure chance i had the wheel where it was or if it hit the wing the whole quarter would have been damaged. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMARTLY Posted May 6, 2018 Report Share Posted May 6, 2018 When I take a wheel off I always put it under the sill nearest where it came from Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted May 7, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 7, 2018 I did do that but at the time i was in the process of putting it back on but the hub was to low hence the reason i was jacking it up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted May 7, 2018 Report Share Posted May 7, 2018 I'd start by getting a decent trolley jack that one in the photo doesn't look great and the wheels look too small and thin. Just seen it on eBay for £23, I think that tells you all you need to know, cheap for a reason. I learnt the hard way too, jack started sinking but it didn't fall over. I bought a decent one after that. It's definitely dodgy jacking a car on a slope unless you have a beefy jack. I assume you're doing it on the grass bit outside the front of the house? Always use axle stands too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted May 7, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 7, 2018 All i wanted a jack for is to do the brakes hence the reason £24 2ton was all i could justify and the ground was level. Maybe it tipped because i couldn't use the real jacking point...General rule is as you jack either the jack moves or the car moves during the lift. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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