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Post Fri Jan 18, 2013 11:06 pm

So I fitted my wheel and boss today
Went for a drive and on a bumpy bit of road I started to hear
A knocking/jingling noise from behind the wheel
So I took the wheel off and checked everything was tight, it was
But still this annoying noise
Anyone ever had this befor?
Also my horn won't work unless I push the whole steering wheel down into the column?
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Post Sat Jan 19, 2013 12:01 am

dje30 wrote:So I fitted my wheel and boss today
Went for a drive and on a bumpy bit of road I started to hear
A knocking/jingling noise from behind the wheel
So I took the wheel off and checked everything was tight, it was
But still this annoying noise
Anyone ever had this befor?
Also my horn won't work unless I push the whole steering wheel down into the column?
I'd be looking for a loose connection or bolt.

How is the horn supposed to work ? Pushing the wheel sounds like a good system.
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Post Sat Jan 19, 2013 12:42 am

Probably the wires for the horn inside the boss where there not secure making a ting noise . Tape spade connectors up .

Also horn probably not wired properly Vwwill had that problem of pushing the wheel
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Post Sat Jan 19, 2013 9:39 am

The horn worka by touchinf the boss. Thats all. As batts says tape up the connecteors and tape the wire to the boss so it doesnt wiggle ans mke noises
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Post Sat Jan 19, 2013 9:42 am

verde wrote:The horn worka by touchinf the boss. Thats all. As batts says tape up the connecteors and tape the wire to the boss so it doesnt wiggle ans mke noises
Suggest you take more time whilst posting in the mornings, that last one was murder.
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Post Sat Jan 19, 2013 11:02 am

I'll try this when its back from the body shop as I dropped it off this morning :D
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Post Mon Jan 21, 2013 3:41 pm

Topblag wrote:
verde wrote:The horn worka by touchinf the boss. Thats all. As batts says tape up the connecteors and tape the wire to the boss so it doesnt wiggle ans mke noises
Suggest you take more time whilst posting in the mornings, that last one was murder.
Good lord. I just read that back. I need to stop waking up and posting before Iv remembered how to speak
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