Aftermarket steering wheel Hub adapter - help

jschrauwen · Post by **jschrauwen** » August 7th, 2005, 10:42 pm

Mikey, these resistors are only about 1/4" long, so soldering 3 or 4 inline will only end up being about 1" to 1.5" in total length and will run parallel in the dead cavity space of the steering hub adapter. I was thinking on sleeving a clear tube over them after they've soldered, just to give them that extra support. Kinda like heat shrink tubing. I think that should suffice, but like i said, I think it may be difficult to source a single resistor with the correct value. BTW, got that box of resistors from Radio Shack (ur, the "Source") because they didn't have the correct value one(s) in the first place. Oh ya, tried the new wheel out today too, feels niiiiiiiice!!!

jschrauwen · Post by **jschrauwen** » August 8th, 2005, 10:41 am

I think by this point it's been confirmed. I have officially hijacked this thread. Sorry Barry,

Nd4SpdSe · Post by **Nd4SpdSe** » August 8th, 2005, 11:07 am

Technically I wouldn't call it hijacked, the information we provided will be useful for anyone putting on an aftermarket wheel that has cruise control

BTW, good idea on the resistor setup.

jschrauwen · Post by **jschrauwen** » August 10th, 2005, 10:03 pm

Nd4SpdSe wrote:Technically I wouldn't call it hijacked, the information we provided will be useful for anyone putting on an aftermarket wheel that has cruise control. BTW, good idea on the resistor setup.

Don't know why I didn't think of this before, but instead of putting a compilation of resistors together to attain the correct resistance value, why not just get a used or disposed of, cruise control switch from someone who's gotten rid of their cruise control switch and just de-solder the 2 resistors off the mini circuit board. Taras is going to give it a stab, but it doesn't hurt to get another one in case I pooch the solder job and bugger up the correct resistance value. These are just tiny little resisters that will fit into any small envelope. If anyone's got a switch to dispose of I'll take the little mini circuit board which will also fit into a small envelope. Thanks,
john

Nd4SpdSe · Post by **Nd4SpdSe** » August 11th, 2005, 8:36 am

Lets just say, I thought of you John when I went to get some parts from Andrew's car

jschrauwen · Post by **jschrauwen** » November 26th, 2005, 9:10 pm

Thought I'd post the finished product. MS Leather Steering Wheel with hub with new "Temp" buttons mounted on hub for cruise control functions - Set/Coast and Resume/Accel. They work quite well. Thanks Mike for the schematic!!

4u2nv · Post by **4u2nv** » January 31st, 2006, 8:04 pm

I'm trying to wire-up the cruise control with resistors and 2 smaller switches....
Can anyone tell me what are the specs on the resistors I need?
Maybe even some pics? I'll read the specs myself. I'm not lazy or anything, but doesn't make sense to take it all apart to see which ones I need, put it back together and go buy them.

Thanks!

Nd4SpdSe · Post by **Nd4SpdSe** » February 1st, 2006, 8:14 am

Actually Jbeef posted in the first page.
- SET/COAST: 240 ohm
- RESUME/ACCEL: 910 ohm

jschrauwen · Post by **jschrauwen** » February 1st, 2006, 10:04 pm

Thanks Mike ...."JBeef", sheesh ...LOL
I ended up using the original resistors courtesy of Mike (Nd4SpdSe) since trying to source resistors meant ganging up a multitude of resistors together to get the correct value. The pic above clearly shows the 2 intermittent buttons (Rado Shack) used for my cruise control.
Glad to see someone obviously did a search on this. Props!!

Nd4SpdSe · Post by **Nd4SpdSe** » February 4th, 2006, 11:30 am

bump for deimos

jschrauwen · Post by **jschrauwen** » February 4th, 2006, 10:35 pm

Nd4SpdSe wrote:bump for deimos

Why Ian??

Nd4SpdSe · Post by **Nd4SpdSe** » February 5th, 2006, 12:57 pm

cuase he was looking for information in regards to installing his aftermarket steering wheel

den · Post by **den** » February 16th, 2006, 1:34 am

I finally changed my steering wheel. On my first setup, I ran the cruise control wires thru the edge/side of the hub. But after test driving the wires were cut coz it was rubbing between the hub and harness cover.

I want to install the cruise control swtich on my steering wheel but how do I run the wires from the steering wheel column thru the base of hub?

Bling Bling · Post by **Bling Bling** » January 18th, 2007, 7:31 am

I'm attempting this as well but with the MOMO hub.

Bling Bling · Post by **Bling Bling** » January 21st, 2007, 2:34 pm

I just pulled my factory wheel...with the help of a puller...and what do you know I kept all my teeth.

I'm going to take photos throughout the installation of my aftermarket hub and wheel for future reference. I'm going to mount the cruise buttons behing the ignition like Nd4SpdSE. Try and use reference for wiring. I'll keep you posted.