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Hi

I've just fitted a Mk 1 Golf Gti steering wheel to my T25, as I've just had electronic power steering fitted- Amazing!!
However, there is a gap (10 mm ish) between the wheel and column, and now the indicator doesn't switch off automatically, plus the horn won't work!

Has anyone had this problem before? Does a boss or some sort of a spacer need to be fitted?

Looking forward to any help sorting this out as my misses told me to leave the old one on and I said- don't be silly, a smaller wheel is much better!! :-/

Many thanks

Jason

Welcome the the club!

Hi jason, better weather today
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jamesc76 wrote:Welcome the the club!

Thanks, new to this forum chat!

I took some pics when I did mine, figured this was a popular fitment and issue. Raised using computer motherboard mounting posts:















It's self explainatory but essentially the switchgear is raised to meet the self cancel paw on the steering wheel.

Martin
Martin

I,m in the middle of doing this, the brass standoffs thread are 3 mm male & female.

Just be careful about the final clearance between the horn contacts and horn contact ring...in my experience you might need to file these posts down a couple of millimetres.

Good job...

Martin

Thanks for that i'll bear that in mind ,I,ve fitted the posts but that's as far as I,ve got at the moment.

Martin, would you be so kind as to advise where you purchased the 6mm mounting posts please?
Thanks
Katie

I will have a look at the weekend to see if I have some spares Katie...


Martin

Or go into any local small computer shop (ie not PC World )

We used to have buckets of them in our service centre. I hate throwing stuff like that away, "you never now when you might need one" is me. I even pick up washers etc from the kerbside "just in case it comes in handy"

These are the ones..(fine threaded M3 internal and external) but thats a bit expensive...I'll see what I can find on sunday (I'm off to Manchester tomorrow).
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/25-Brass-M3-M ... 2001wt_934" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;


Martin

Thanks for the replies

PM me with your address Katie...I've found some you can have.

Martin