Gotta be the dumb question of the week..how to install horn button

[shadango]

Ok...thanks to 72 RTChallenger, i have a really nice horn button now for my two spoke wheel....Thanks Terry!

BUT.......I guess I am an idiot.

I figured it just snaps on......

But cant seem to get it on there.......dont want to push TOO hard and break it....

Is there a trick?  I measured the hole on the horn electrical part and then the prongs on the button/cover...seems like it should work.......

I feel pretty dumb right about now...LOL

[426HEMI]

One thing is that   

If you showed what you are talking about it would be easier for me to help any way,   

[Moparal]

Dont be shy, center the button and slap it on with the palm of your hand. It will go right on

[MEK-Dangerfield]

For what it's worth, a tuff wheel horn button looks like a 3-spoke button, but won't fit. I assume the 2-spoke wheel uses the same horn ring as the 3-spoke, so maybe you got a horn button from a tuff wheel?


  Mike

[shadango]

I am guessing that is the case.  It is so close....

Iam wondering if I can reem out my horn electrical part to make it fit.....?  Looks like the hole is about 11/16" too small.....

Tried pressing it on hard but I think i just bent the tangs a bit....

[MEK-Dangerfield]

I am guessing that is the case.  It is so close....

Iam wondering if I can reem out my horn electrical part to make it fit.....?  Looks like the hole is about 11/16" too small.....

Tried pressing it on hard but I think i just bent the tangs a bit....

It definitely sounds like you have a Tuff wheel horn button. I even broke off a couple of tines, and it still wouldn't fit.    If your horn button works, maybe use a Dremel tool on it to reem it out a bit.  Oh...I hope you meant 1/16th inch and NOT 11/16.   

[shadango]

 
I finally won one on this car !

I used a die grinder and reemed the hole on the horn button a bit (took it off the wheel first).....

Kept reeming til it looked "just right".....snapped it right on.

WOO HOO!

Thanks for the moral support guys..

[426HEMI]

Glad you got it to work!   

[72rtchallenger]

glad you got it on  ,,and it is an orignal horn button off my 72,,its not a tuff

[shadango]

Terry, you ROCK man!  This horn cover is like new!

Made all the difference going to the cruise tonight.....

No idea why I needed to reem that out.....but hey.....it worked! 

[plumbeeper]

The standard woodgrain wheel for the 70-71 E-body has a smaller horn cap adapter than the 72-74 standard 2-spoke wheel or the Tuff Wheel. I'm thinking the switch and adapter is from the E-body woodgrain wheel. The switches are all the same from 68 up on almost all wheels, just different adapters mounted to them.

Dave

[shadango]

Well that would make some sense.....I know the steering column that is in this car isnt original to it...it had a column typoe shift column in it...I rebuilt it with new collars etc....

Hmmmmm....what you are saying is that I probably ruined a woodgrain wheel switch.....