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I’m so excited to find an auto body shop that will be an outstanding job on my 1970 international pickup.
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Hi Danny – I was looking on Amazon at a steering wheel for my 1970 Scout 800A (Grant 967-0 Classic Nostalgia Style). I saw your comment, “there’s no way to plug the horn into the unit, so I’ll have to add a push button to the dash.” Can you please tell me what the issues were as to why the horn/button could not be installed into the wheel hub? I would really appreciate it and thanks in advance!
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Chris, I should clarify that there may be no way to “reliably” plug in the horn. Some of the cheaper wheels have a plastic horn cap insert that is unreliable in pushing the metal plate to make ground contact and fire the horn. The horn has a power wire and then relies on the plate to ground out against the steering column. You can run a ground wire separately and make it more reliable as an option. But I found that in an emergency, I’d have to turn or jiggle the cap to get proper ground contact and opted to just use a push button instead. I already had a hole in the dash from the original dual tank switch that I wasn’t using. So it was neat and required no additional drilling. Hope that helps!
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Understood (and seems at this point there are too many holes in the dash – LOL).
But did your Grant wheel have a plastic horn cap? I thought it was metal.
Also, although I really like the look, there seems to be a few complaints over the fit and finish, and I’m not sure how long a wooden wheel and its joints will hold up in the Texas sun, heat and humidity over time.
Thanks for taking the time to respond, I appreciate it!
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The Grant wheel does have a plastic cap, which is why it has a separate backing plate to make the negative ground contact. I’m in Georgia, and the wheel held up well for me. Being wood, you can also sand and stain to match your interior, then clear it with a UV based protectant. I suspect you’d get about 10 years out of it, at least.
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