How do you hook up a later horn to a '71?
 

My steering wheel hub is cracked, so i decided to get a replacement wheel. I wound up getting one off a '71 Chevelle. How can I adapt the horn spring to let the horn work with this wheel?

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Re: How do you hook up a later horn to a '71?
 

i thought this question would be a ground ball for the experienced brothers we have on here. :confused:

Re: How do you hook up a later horn to a '71?
 

You need to find horn contact wire. It is a black wire with a plastic fitting that locks into the contact ring and keeps tension with a spring. The other side will clip onto that tab.

As far as where to find one - I don't know.

Re: How do you hook up a later horn to a '71?
 

I have one off the exact same wheel, send me your address and I will mail it to you free...You will need to get the horn contact that lets it push in and turn into the notch to make it work.

Smitty

Re: How do you hook up a later horn to a '71?
 

Well, after wasting a couple of hours staring at this thing, the beer fog wore off, and i rigged it up temporarily until brother Smitty sends me a piece.

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I know alot of you guys dont like this wheel, but it only cost me $40 at a swap meet and there are no cracks, and the smaller diameter makes it have greater clearance to work under the dash.

Re: How do you hook up a later horn to a '71?
 

This thread was quite helpful actually, I have a wheel out of a Nova and the horn doesn't work and now I know why. I think that style wheel looks good in the 67-87 trucks. What size is that one, my is about 2" to big.

Re: How do you hook up a later horn to a '71?
 

Yeah, my stock truck steering wheel is just too big. This one looks big in this photo, but it is the size of a standard american car steering wheel, and it is much better.

Re: How do you hook up a later horn to a '71?
 

I also liked that it is flat rather than dished. I also have this same wheel. Too bad I can't find the center part or I'd let it go cheap.

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